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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1936
Page
2
A dense collage of ads promotes Christmas gifts and supplies in Numurkah including lamps, scribbling pads, sewing machine repairs, greeting cards, fresh meats and tinned goods, lunch options, clothing specials, and a variety of holiday goods. Also listed are books, libraries, personal care services, and local sales notices with contact details and prices.
The Numurkah Trotting Club will hold its annual meeting at Mechanics Hall on Tuesday evening next December 15 at 8 o'clock. All interested are urged to attend. W A Charlesworth Hon Sec. Freeman. In loving memory of Cecil Roy, who died December 12, 1934. Inserted by family.
District readers are invited to visit Nunwuckeh on Christmas Day and subsequent nights as the main street glows with lights funded by Numurkah traders to boost the festive season. The issue urges locals to prefer Numurkah shops over outside towns, noting cheaper purchases rarely beat the value of local trade. Also mentions the annual Troting Club meeting at the Mechanics’ Hall and a memorial notice for a Mrs Gleeson.
Mrs F Grinter and family express gratitude for expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement. They specially thank Mr and Mrs D Galt Mr P Prentice and Mr P Gleeson for their kindness.
The issue records local notices and society items from Numurkah including health topics, Christmas fairs, community ads, lost property, and court notes. It reports Australia Day date changes, local business notices, and upcoming events such as the Numurkah Bowling Club opening and water filtration work. It also notes a court case involving a youth charged with stealing a mouth organ and a name-confusion incident in a local court.
Ormond catalogs featuring Summer Planting List with seeds seedlings trees and shrubs and a New Dahlia Catalogue with modern dahlias gladioli and chrysanthemums. Request to receive both up to date catalogues by return. Gardening by Wireless airs on 3KZ Saturdays at 1 55 p.m. with talks on gardening by manager J W Robinson.
E Fowler handles all classes of insurance including combined fire and hail livestock workers compensation and motor vehicle coverage for various risk needs.
The Committee of the Numerkal choral Society thanks sincerely all non members for help during the production of San Marino. Names include Mrs Trott Messrs New man Shaw Hancock Jamieson Miss Kruth and others. Banks of the committee also go to Miss Treacy Bicon and Norwood for their efforts over many weeks to perfect dances costumes and more.
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