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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1933
Page
2
Local paper lists balls dances and fundraisers across Mooroopna Numurkah and Katamatite areas with Gervasoni orchestra venues at Bearn Public Hall Wasia Hall and Mechanics Hall. Also auctions gardening goods and staff wanted plus lost items and a hunt for workers and help with farm tasks.
The Shire of Numurkah Eastern Riding declares William Prentice duly elected as Councillor. Returning Officer J Scott MacKenzie notes the election date August 24, 1933, and confirms the result for the Eastern Riding.
Tenders are invited for the purchase of fence posts by order of trustees. W A Fairless serves as secretary.
Shire of Tend ers invites tenders for Contract No 9/33 forming grading trimming and gravelling in Gray street Numurkah and reforming trimming gravelling on Kaarimba road west from Main Road at Wangaratta. Plans available at Heral d Office Nathalia Sep 6–8 and Shire Hall Numurkah Sep 9–11. Deposit 1 percent or £1. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted. A Stringer Shire Secretary.
Campbell and Co are instructed to sell booths by public auction at the Shire Hall with half cash balance due 19/10/33. Tenders invited to 2.30 on Tuesday September 25. Booths Nos 1-3 include Publican, fruit, and soft drinks. Christmas Eve shop openings discussed after ministerial notice. Annual show dates October 18 and 19. Subscription 10 shillings per year. Published weekly in Numurkah.
A new business proprietor in Numorkah declares a drapery and boots and shoes sale to be held in the next few days opposite the Shamrock Hotel. The issue notes the shop name The champion of bargains and outlines preliminary opening plans.
Round of the club championship at Numurkah features mixed events and final rounds scheduled for Saturday. A railway worker named Jeremiah Foley, 53, collapsed and died near Seymour's crossing, heart failure confirmed by post mortem.
Fragmented OCR text notes a talkie program in Numurkah with 100 pictures, listing performers and scores. It mentions “As Nemurkah 776 You Desire ate” and local names like Yarwood and Mapletoft, with remarks on a choir member and a generational shift in audience.
The notice records a candidate nominated for Councillor in the Central Riding and declares Harry Dudley duly elected as a Councillor for the Central Riding of the Shire of Numarkah. The document lists Morrison and Teare solicitors at 395 Collins Street Melbourne as proctors for the applicants and notes associated details from August 24, 1933.
Community notices list upcoming local events from August to September in Numurkah area. Includes sales opposite Shamrock Hotel and varied gatherings at churches halls schools and clubs with fundraisers and social functions.
The fragment recounts a funeral held at Weilnvaday Me Woysig Cemetery and notes pallbearers and attendees among families and neighbors. The disjointed OCR suggests names, relations, and community ties, with emphasis on solemn duty and a wake. The passage conveys a traditional burial scene and communal mourning.
Markets report a sale at Clydh Marthen Hay featuring fresh aged mares up to 2005 valuation. Withers event lists mares and horses priced to 2005 with regional buyers and multiple bidders observed.
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