Numurkah Chamber of Commerce Meeting Notes Actions
The Numurkah Chamber of Commerce met at Telegraph Hotel under Mr J H Bitcen. The group discussed defence road plans, garden land use, and opposition to an Electricity Commission bonds bill. They debated public conveniences, women amenities at Town Hall, and cooperation with Melbourne and Electrical Federation on opposing the electricity bill. The chamber considered farmers debt board measures, land valuations, and possible initiatives including a concrete pool and a district aid class for men, with subcommittees appointed to gather information.
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Numurkah Chamber of Commerce
Telegraph Hotel
J. H. Bitcen
McEwen
Defence Department
N.8.w
Queensland
Electricity Commission Authority
Thomas
Mechanics’ Library
C. Benjets
R. Firman
Town Hall
L. Hamon
Electrical Federation
Melbourne Chamber of Commerce
Electricity Commission
Mee Newman
G. Bitcen
Farmers’ Debt Adjustment Board
Outatantine
G. Bitcon
Iker
de Thomas
Newman
W. Stife
J. C. Martin
Newman and
Bennetts
Chamber
Hamon
M. A. Hogan
P. A. Guenther
Back to Yarrawon Celebrations Planned for October 1939
The Back to Yarrawonga celebrations run Wednesday October 25 through Monday October 30 1939 featuring a full programme including reception school reunions carnival old time ball and a masked hall. Geelong's St Augustine's band will perform and the Premier will open the Yarrawongs weir on Friday October 27. Former residents urged to send addresses to the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarrawonga
St. Augustine's Boys
Geelong
Dunstan
Yarrawongs Weir
Anticu
Desirable trees and shrubs in garden notes by J W Robinson
Garden Notes offers guidance on Cydonia and flowering quinces, Deutzia Gracilis, and various Erica and Azalea relatives. It praises hardy, adaptable shrubs, with tips on pruning after flowering, winter bloom, and color varieties while warning on tricky cultivars and soil suitability. It also covers kitchen garden sowing, seed quality, thinning, and lettuce cultivation for robust young plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Deutzia
Eve Vady
New Zealand
Lewis Teenage Violinist Urges Local Support Fund
Letter from Harold Elvins director of the Albert Street Conservatorium praises Olwynne Lewis as a violin talent of high order. He outlines a three year diploma course costing about 120 pounds, with annual fees of 26 guineas for two years and 30 guineas for a final year, and notes a meeting is planned to organize local fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton Crow
Harold Elvins
Albert-street
Mong McCaughey
Conservatorium
Healy
Numurkah
Olwynne
Olywane
C. Campbell
Hyetis
May Giedler
Morrow
Gardening hints for crops and varieties listed
The text describes sowing and thinning to maintain continuity of crop, warns seedlings transplant poorly in some cases, and advises keeping plants moving and watered in hot weather. It lists Webh's Wonderful, Teeberz, and Neapolitan as favored varieties and provides sowing suggestions for broad beans peas turnips carrots Kohlrabi beets leeks onions parsley parsnip spring onions and under glass for tomatoes cucumbers eggplants vegetable marrows pumpkins melons asparagus rhubarb herbs potatoes cabbage onions beets.
A R Wadeson Stock and Property Salesman Cobram Office
A R Wadeson Stock and Property Salesman based in Cobram operates from the Main Street office. The note outlines services as stock appraisal and estate valuation for local clients seeking valuations and sales guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
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A. C. Venables
Astor
W. F. Walllinn
Care Standard Garage Eet
TOD
Wurkah
Salt “C & G
Shamrock Hotel
Noli
National Trustees
Executors & Agency Coy. OF Australasia Ltd
Queen St
Melbourne
Amberlin
Ansnea Campbell & Co
Austral
USA
Numurrah
Victoria
A. J. Bourke
the Shamrock Hotel
Lique
D. P. Simpson
Proprieto
Chamber of Commerce
Yarrawon
J. W. Robinson
The
Ormond Plant Farm, Pty. Ltd
Obeyane Lewis
A. R. Wadeson
Storn Valuer Cobram
the Star Bakery
Melville Street
N. E. Coe
Bacchus Marsh
Bennett
Ingramise
J. Ingram
M.V.C.A
F.lo
London
Farmers’ Arms
Richmond NS. Brewing CO
FIY
Tion
Fumpers
T. P. McMahon
Asc
Commonwealth
PROFE
Ssional
G. H. Morieson L.ds
Melville-Street
Phome
Furs
National Mutual
Colling Street
Nathalig and
Cobram
Fe Newm
Afidevite
Morrissy and
Deane
Nda
Cell
NT Reeset
Dre Ap
Seleesian Ff
Yanwree
Ars
Ormond Plant Farm Pty. Ltd
Ormond
Vic
W. Elliot and Sons Pty. Ltd
Melville Street, Numurear
Phows
the Hotel Telegraph
C.T.A. House
Goulburn Valley
M. A. Eddy
Leader
Metrilbestrest
Wemurkah
A. E. Merris
Penprieters
Merle Bros
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