Auto Club Picnic Draws 100 At Cobram River Spot
The Numurksh and District branch of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria organized a Sunday outing for about 120 members. Cars left Numurkah and Cobram with a set 46 minute target time for the Cobram rendezvous to prevent speeding. Mr Les Belt won a timing prize by hitting 46 minutes from Numurkah. The event featured shade, a shelved beach, swimming, fishing, life-saving demos, and a sandbuilding contest won by Lawl Simpson with prizes for heaviest fish. Helpers included D I Simpson, C Core, J Fearon, and others who arranged hot water, fruit, and swings for children. The party is expected to be repeated before summer.
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Numurksh and District
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
Sab
Cobram
Numurkah
Les Belt
Scott
Orange Grove
Messrs Scott
G. Grant
G. Anderson
Alfresco
Lawl Simpzon
G. €. Carlow
D. 1
Simpern Saecretary
C. Core Tete
Mei J
Fearon
Alee
Heldge
Cca MilTee Pere HN
Thuen
Nustuckah
Moers Simeon
W. ©. Shaw
My € Corlett
Anderson
Cohen
Merit Certificate Winners in Shepparton Inspectorate
List of merit certificates awarded in the recent examination across districts Baulkamaugh South Baulkamaugh Beari Kutarira Kotopna Koonoomon Nothalis Fle. Numurkah Picola Marungi Strathmerton Tallygaroopna Tallyearoopna West Ulupna Wanghau Wasla Wyans Township Wakiti Creek Yarroweysh Sth. Names include Thomas Thorpe Mavis Wright Ned McPherson Frederick teCann Sydney McCannn Vincent McCann Kathleen Tinkler Elvie Co son Margaret Yarwood Alice Lee Cofram Norman Coleman Rod erick Wilkie Mary Cull Hannah Naughton John Popplewill Nacinkar Petzke Rita Morden Mary Shaw Jessie Shue Arthur Trewin Bery McPherson Mabel Tweddle Herbert Baxter Duncan McIntosh John Stoneman R. Alexander Coh lina Ads Downie Merlyn Dudley Aileen Ford Gordon Sandilands John Lindsay Gordon Gerald Ryan Alma Sage Leslie Sanders Victoria Dockery Patricia Booper Lenore Cowan James Lyle Noreen MeKes Grace Dohert Lily Fonermeh Besaity ee.
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Shepparton Inspectorate
Barmah East
Thomas Thorpe
Mavis Drene Wright
Ned McPherson
Barmah
Frederick teCann
Sydney McCannn
Vincent McCann
Kathleen Tinkler
Baulkamaugh South
Elvie
Coson
Margaret Yarwood
Beari
Alice Lee Cofram
St. Joseph's
Austin A. Igvarahan
Kutarira
Norman Coleman
Roderick Wilkie
John Stoneman
Noreen MeKes
Wakiti Creek
Grace Dohert
Yarroweysh
Lily Fonermeh
Besaity Ee
Katandra Country Women's League Meeting Recap
The Katandra branch held its monthly meeting with a program of songs by Mesdames Eve and Davey, a duet by Mr Hick and Miss Hazel Mason, and a recitation by Mrs Waterworth. A produce stall and a cake stall raised 3 8/5 for settlement ladies.
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Katandra
Country Women’s League
O. A. Hicken
Shepparton
Mesdames G. Eve
W. Davey
Hickm
Hazel Mason
Pro‘luce
Invergordon Holds Annual Break-Up at School
Invergordon celebrated the annual school break up on the 12th lnst with a Christmas tree laden with gifts from Santa Claus. A fine children’s concert pleased parents and friends as the eve of departure for the popular teacher Mr Duffy was marked. Mr Arthur Harris and others spoke of Mr Duffy’s five years in charge, presenting tokens of esteem to he and his wife. Mr Duffy thanked all and gifts were gratefully received. A supper with ice cream followed, closing a pleasant evening.
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Invergordon
Santa Claus
Arthur Harris
Duffy
Harris
Gribben
Brittain
Tallygaroopna New Year sports meeting elected officials
A public meeting in Tallygaroopna chose President J L Noble and vice-presidents J O Shea and R Keefe with W Uehir as secretary and G Daffin as treasurer. A working committee was formed and a sub-committee to revise the programme to boost this year’s New Year sports. The Operatic Society handles the evening performance, which rumor says will be exceptional.
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J. L. Noble
Mesars
J. O'Shea
R. Keefe
W. Uehir
G. Daffin
Operatic Society
Superphosphate boosts sheep carrying capacity in NSW paddocks
A NSW Government Gazette report details experiments at Milvale Packes and Miller centers showing residual benefits from May 1926 superphosphate applications. By 1927-28, treated paddocks carried more than twice the stock and averaged 1.6 sheep per acre versus 1.1 on unmanured plots, with pasture thickening and seed production evident.
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N.S.W
Department of Agriculture
Milvale
Packes
Miller
Mttvale
Church Notices for Numurkah and Surrounding Parishes
Presbyterian schedules list Numorkah and Naring services at 11 and 3, Cobram 7.30, and Rev Sharpe. Pattersons Methodist includes Numurkah 11 and 7.30, Wunghnu 11 and 30, Rev Stroud. Church of England notes Advent fourth Sunday with Numurkah services 8, 11, 7.30 and Katunga 2 p.m with Rev Townsend.
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Methodist
Numurkah
Baulkamaugh
Mowe
Wasia
Naring
Woods
Kooneemoo
Strathmorton
Cobram
Browning
Wunghnu
Jaffray
Kasmba
Bunbartha
Stroud
Marungi
Watters Conguons W
Darley
Hales
W. Fowl
V. Youstmite
Delarue
Church of England
Katunga
H.c.katunga
J. Townsend
Church Schedule for Numurkah and Wanghau Services
The Church of England timetable lists 4 a.m. high church service in Numurkah and 10 30 a.m. choral service with Sucharist, plus 9 15 a.m. high church in Wanghau led by Rev. J Townsend.
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Numurkah
H.C
Wanghau
J. Townsend
Cattle used in building two giant U S Navy airships
One and a half million cattle will contribute hides for the airship envelopes in the Good year Zeppelin project at Akron Ohio. The two rigid ships will cost about £2,000,000, measure 785 feet long 132 feet wide and 146 feet high and be inflated with non flammable helium. Nine hundred workers per shift prepare gold beater skin and seal the gas cells.
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United States Navy
Goodyear-Zerpelin Corporation
Akron
Ohio
U.S.A
Karl Arnstein
Dr Arnstein
Zeppelin Company
Aur
Industry
England
Chicago
Kansas City
United States
South America
Zeppelin
Navy
Numurkah Court Hears Idle and Disorderly Charge
At Numurkah Police Court Arthur Tippett faced a charge of insufficient visible means of support. Senior Constable Moylan stated Tippett had been in town for days, visited houses at night, frightened women, and claimed a recent operation recovery. Tippett appeared unwell mentally and sought Mooroopna Hospital to treat a wound. Local agents for Dodge Bros. and others are noted in the record.
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Numurkah
Moylan
Arthur Tippett
E. Lee
SouthNumurkah
Mooroop|na
Mooroopna
Dodge Bros
Corn and Graham Bros
The
Commercial Union Assurance Co
Numurkah and Cobram Sale Fixtures and Auctions Notice
A fragmented advertisement lists multiple stock and clearing sales across Numurkah Cobram Strathmerton and Katamatite with dates in December January and February. It references auctions for land 300 acres at Youanmite lease by auction and various pig cattle sheep and poultry sales plus estate and share sales and clearing sales in Cobram/N. S. W. regions. The notice notes stock sale events including unreserved sales and land for sale in Victoria and N S W and ongoing recruitment of clients to view sale dates. It includes a December 21 sale starting at 1 p.m. with high emphasis on speed and durability and promotional lines for vehicles and merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numurkah
Mara & Co
Youanmite
E. J. Davey
Cobram
Kilpatrick, McLellan & Co
Mimara & Co
Cobram East
A. Pcasey
McNawley
S. Fawcett
Shepparton Butter and Ice Factory
Phoephate Co-Op
Numurkah Grain Store
Competent Bell & Co
Numurkah Sale Under Executors The Trussees Agency
Under instruction from The Trustees Executors Agency Co Ltd Melbourne will offer for unreserved sale in the estate of the late Fawcett shares in Shepparton Co-operative Butter Ice Preserving and Trading Co Ltd five shares Phosphate Co-Operative Co of Australia Ltd two original shares Farmers Produce Store Ltd Numurkah full particulars at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees Executors & Agency Co. Ltd
Melbourne
Fawcett
Shepparton Co-Operative Butter, Ice, Preserving, and Trading Co. Ltd
Phosphate Co-Operative Co. of Australia, Ltd
Farmers’ Produce Store, Ltd
Numurkah
Ack Hing Chinese Herbalist Testimonial Claim
A patient recounts severe knee tuberculosis symptoms and failed treatments by two doctors and an operation risk. After seven months in bed and five months in a plaster, the patient sought Ack Hing’s herbal remedies, influenced by parental advice amid financial offers for township property mortgages at low rates.
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ACK Hing
Sun Ning City
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