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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
3
Federal visitors include Dr Earle and Mr W Tild Nemsurkane visiting notable addresses and meeting local officials. The visit highlights scientific and civic ties and draws attention to research institutions and contemporary projects.
Dr Page and Mr Hill address rural Victoria on national finance, tax reform, and federation. They advocate unified efforts for country industries, better credit, and protective policies to aid producers while highlighting railway rates, butter subsidies, and the need for elastic credit to support seasonal crops and infrastructure.
The speaker praised the Country party's strength in the district, noting no added land tax and the 1,400,000 already passed for country development. He foresaw funds aiding the water project, welcomed townspeople into the party, and called for united efforts to back country industries and towns. Dr Page thanked Cr Ball for hospitality as the gathering dispersed.
A historical table shows district rainfall totals. The wheat growing period May to October averaged 10.21 inches, compared with overall district averages for 1927 and other years. These figures reflect seasonal variation in rainfall across the period.
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