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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1943
Page
5
A reader describes waking to a rare sense of exhilaration on a sunny morning, compares the new warmth to prior frosty days, and recalls the moment the power outage interrupted the scene with a jarring electric hum as the kettle boiled.
A public meeting discussed next season's swimming facilities and pool plans. Attendees including Mr Corn and Mr Waldren debated site, safety, and fundraising options with attendees committing to subscriptions and potential committee actions.
Early 1852 a London youth set to emigrate to Australia, chose Australia over two jobs, and received a father's warning letter about the perilous gold fields and high costs. The piece chronicles his voyage to West Australia, move to Creswick, then Victoria, and land selection near Wunghnu, with notes on local families, early settlers, and a tale of a cow that suckled itself.
Various churches schedule worship across towns. Dates include Numurkah Cobram Katamatite Yarroweyah Cobram Naring Strathmerton Wunghnu Youanmite Katamatite and more with times from 2 to 9 p.m. and multiple ministers listed such as Rev Allison Rev Fabb Rev Churchward Rev Packett and Rev Kemp.
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