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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1935
Page
4
Council notes include diphtheria cases and immunisation efforts, creek frontage lease questions, and road and drainage concerns. Debates cover pig access, bi weekly sales costs, and a health inspector proposal while budget balances show overdrawn accounts and gate receipts.
At a recent meeting Tungamah council decided no action would be taken regarding a proposal to have Seymour Tocumwal readopted as a national highway under the Country Roads Board. Dr Gemmell and others argued the plan would not benefit ratepayers, favoring the direct Tocumwal road instead. Cr Batey supported delaying delegates while Dr Hodge urged approval for attending the conference. The discussion noted board preference for the Benalla Melbourne route over two roads.
An article arguing for junior technical schools as preparatory, not trade-specific, for ages around 12. It explains three-year program structure, education balance, and progression options including junior and intermediate certificates, costs, scholarships, and post-school opportunities in Victoria.
Letters from residents and officials discuss a bad road between Murra O’Brien and properties near Youanmite, urging inspection and repair. Other notes urge draining strategic waters to prevent land damage, with warnings of council liability and calls for a conference of regional representatives. Data on rates and works by the County and CRB follow.
Church of England schedules services at West 9.80 am Nu murksh 11 pm and 7.30 pm Katamgs Pom Strathmerton 3.30 pm Cobram 7.30 pm Numurkal 11 am The text notes an event and an old quote about drowning at sea but lacks clear context.
A highly garbled OCR text fragment bearing scattered names, places, and terms. It mentions people and places in a disordered stream of words, with no clear narrative or events to summarize. The readable content is insufficient for a coherent article card.
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