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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1928
Page
2
Purpose Accounts may now be opened at any Branch of the Bank for special expenditures such as holidays medical Christmas extras higher education purchases etc. A shilling per week or fortnight may be lodged for a period of three months or more and interest at 4% will be added. Any number of purpose accounts may be opened and the nature of purposes need not be disclosed. Full particulars from any Branch of the bank.
A brief notice outlines casual advertisement terms with a sixpence per line rate and a minimum charge. It notes no free paragraphs will be provided, and rejected advertisements appearing in this column will not receive complimentary paragraphs. Local merchants and readers are guided on insertion basics.
TENDERS are invited for conveyance of mails on specified services from 1 July 1920. Routes include 518 P.O. and RS., 119 Wangh ba nine weekly, 521 Nomurkah and Katamatite six weekly, 523 Waaia and Yate North three weekly. Tender forms available at local post office and General Post Office. Tenders close 3 p.m. Tuesday 11 December 1928 at the General Post Office Melbourne C.1.
Department of Public Works Melbourne invites tenders until 12 o clock noon Thursday 20 December 1928 for new building at State School No 2792 Strathmerton West. Deposit £10 and security 5 percent. Details at Public Works Office Police Station Strathmerton and Inspector of Works Shepparton.
A meeting of interested persons will be held at the Shire Hall in Nunurkah on Thursday December 6 at 8 pm. The topic is Learn-to-Swim week and attendance is urged due to the importance for both young and old. Wheat seed grading note included.
Auctioneers Ly Gibbons & Co Shepparton offer business allotments in Katandra parish including Lot 1 38 6-10 perches Lot 2 38 5-10 perches Lot a 48 6-10 perches Lot 4 38 6-10 perches Lot 5 38 6-10 perches Lot 6 28 5-10 perches Lot 7 38 6-10 perches Lot 8 38 6-10 perches Lot 10 partial acres Lot 11 3 acres Lot 12 3 acres Lot 13 3 acres with immediate possession Crown grant on completion of purchase Pull particulars from auctioneers Rivers and Water Supply Commission Shepparton or Lands Department Melbourne Also adjourned Annual Meeting of the above in Shire Hall Tuesday December 1 at 5 pm large attendance urged L BEST Hon Sec Notices re accounts and crop judging update text included in readable fragments.
Charles Walter Williams, a touring husband to Elizabeth and father to several children, is remembered in a local notice. The piece lists Mary, Mrs Wilkes, Mertha, Mrs D, Raston, Annie, Cov Port, Melbourne, Numurkahy, Chrise, Willeim, Mepwie, Thomas, and Leathe as part of the family circle associated with the deceased.
The Numurkah Leader announces a subscription rate of 10 per year for delivery or postal posting. The notice appears in the Wednesday edition dated December 5.
A young boy son of Mr C Twedle of Numurksh nearly drowned in the Murray while his father and others tried to assist. Sergeant Lang and Mr D P Simpson, fishing nearby, reached the scene and Lang saved the boy as he sank. Authorities urge caution entering the river and recommend safety-tested undertow-free areas. Local cemetery trustees discuss grass burning and maintenance, with sympathy to the sexton over a death in the community.
Two Paria Youths headlined by WC Fields and Cheetos Geet Niet perform a new comedy tour at the Mechanics Nest on Saturday. The show features a feud driven plot with Thelma Todd and a romance subplot involving widow Clee Mute. Nevada cattle country romance by Zane Grey presented as a film within the program.
Notice to the public that after fourteen days an application will be made to the Supreme Court of Victoria for probate of the will of Charles Walter William S late of Katunga farmer deceased dated 14 October 1924. Albert Tremaine Williams and James Douglas Smith of Katunga farmers are named executors. Dated 5 December 1928 Morrison & Teare proctors Numurkah.
Fragmented notice column lists church events and names. References include Rev Pavtersog and J Fowler alongside a sequence of place names and personal identifiers, suggesting a local timetable or memorials in a parish journal. The legible items mention services, baptisms, and community notices.
A brief piece urges early eye examinations for children and notes that good vision is essential for success in life. It cautions parents to monitor both their children's and their own eyesight to avoid unforeseen handicaps as youths enter productive work.
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