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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
2
Catherine Patrick aged 98, widow of George Patrick and noted matriarch, passed away at her son Ed wart’s residence Invergarden. She leaves children Maria Hooper Jane Burkitt and Edward Invergordon and is described as a colonist of over 70 years.
A dense collage of ads and notices lists football match timing next Saturday, agricultural society events, auctions, and sales. It mentions Mrs C Hilliard as president, various farm equipment for sale, including cyclones and gates, and entries for poultry, breeding stock, eggs, incubators, and a Jersey heifer. It also cites social events at Beari and Strathmerton, plus jobs wanted for carpentry and general help.
A notice advertises a dairy con test with prizes for first £3 gift from Holden son & Neilson, second £2, third £1. Entry fees are 4d for members and 40 per cent on first prize for non members. Catalogue lists conditions. Entries close by 2 gelock noon on Friday October 10.
NOVIGE is hereby given that Water Hates for half-year ending 31 December 1924 are overdue and must be paid within seven days or will be placed in the hands of Tenants solicitors for action. A STRINGED Secretary
Nemurkah reader establishes 1895 with school honor lists across grades. The piece notes equal honors for several pupils, a 94 point registration at Numurkah Post Office after rain, and a football ball planned for August 28 at Wangbai hall with tickets at 5/6. Also reports on Ern Charter resuming hairdressing and tobacconist work after accident, a three yolk egg found by H Dudley, and Mechanics Pictures featuring Norma Talmadge and Milton Bills on upcoming Saturday.
A damaged OCR segment reports scattered local notices and names. Mentions visits by a representative, a hotel, a missing child board request, and a factory reference. The text is garbled with unclear dates and locations, hindering firm facts or clear actions.
Mrs Patrick, a renowned Victorian matron born in Northumberland and linked to the Golfield district, died aged 96. Survived by a large family including two daughters and five sons, with 25 grandchildren and 240 great grandchildren. A large mourners’ crowd gathered at Numurkah Cemetery for the graveside service conducted by Rev A Penna. six grandsons bore the body.
A Waia reader writes after 12 months without action on a petition to form and gravel the road between the Eastern and Western ridings about two miles north of Waia. The letter accuses the council of neglect, noting heavy local traffic and wheat transport, and laments lack of representation for Waia.
A jumbled OCR page mixes district news with scattered proper nouns, dates, and places. It references individuals like Gallivelt, Miguela, and Utley, plus locations and events, but the text is largely garbled and incomplete, yielding a patchwork of names and fragments rather than a clear single incident or notice. The chaotic script resembles a newspaper page with many stray words and broken lines.
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