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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
5
J HL Tackett received an enlarged framed tribute from colleagues upon retirement after 24 years with Numurkah Shire Council. Dr Gordon led remarks praising Tackett as a pioneer and valuable asset while noting his extensive community service and personal impact.
Shire Council met Monday with President Cra Gordon and members including Dudley Hooper Christie Meiklejohn MacKensie Garonne Ross O Banlon Ball Tuckett and McDowell. Correspondence from Numurkah Infant Welfare Centre praised renovated Stire Hall rooms and thanked the council for patience and courtesy. Meetings discussed liability for damage to Postmaster General property, river erosion visit by a deputation, and water provision via windmill improvements. Debates over senior constable appointment and drainage works in Weir Street continued, with support for a qualified inspector and resistance to politicized posts. Residents raised objections to tree removals in Meiklejohn Street, urging root work instead.
Scattered council notes report a Motor Club outing on Murrey next Sunday with a Cobram river rendezvous. Other items include treasurer's accounts, a bank overdraft, health officer’s report on notifiable disease, drainage repairs in Weir Street, infant welfare visits, and road contracts progressing on Echuca Picola and Nathalia Kythram roads.
The article discusses a plan to ease patient distribution and faster response for the season. It notes cooperation with local authorities, the need for improved management, and the aim to implement changes with broad community support and recognition.
In a discussion on agricultural education and youth, Cronin, a former Victorian farm school student, is highlighted for leaving farming to pursue literature. His life story reflects hardships, occasional success, and a shift from rural work to writing, with praise from judges for a serialized novel.
J Lewis of Numurkah is praised for building the band swiftly. On Sunday 22 members performed, a throwback to former days, the music carried along the creek to nearby homesteads. The fishing season opened with many visitors to the Murray and Goulburn, with individual catches up to 10 pounds. The Goulburn attracted visitors from across the state, signaling strong holiday patronage, though overall fishing was modest. Family outings and camping are reshaping local holiday life as Melbourne teams face stiffer local competition.
Local agents for motor cars and trucks plus insurance and agency listings appear with a series of stock sales in Numurkah Nathalia Cobram and Shepparton. Notices include shares in Fawcett estate ice factory phosphate co op and Numurkah grain store with multiple sale dates across towns in Victoria and New South Wales.
Nu Murkah rinks visited Nathalia Bowling Club on Saturday afternoon. The Nathalia hostesses gave a splendid reception and the Nimurkah green was in first class order. In a tight finish the visitors won by a single point with scores tied at the last end. Guenther faced Ojen, Hyde met Shaw, and Toare played Tuc.
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