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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1927
Page
6
A Victorian era editorial argues for decentralisation to address a knotty problem urgent to the community. It urges broad discussion of concrete proposals to realize dangers to public morality and industry, noting that even if the scheme fails, discussion is beneficial.
A Victorian Railways Magazine letter from Mrs Jas. Sanders of Wangha praises station staff for kindness during a Wanghau to Shepparton trip. It also argues for decentralised livestock saleyards at Ballarat Bendigo Geelong Seymour and Dandenong to ease stock movement, reduce costs, and improve markets while noting government inaction on saleyard relocations.
An old advertisement warns of hidden kidney poisons causing pain and disorders. It promotes Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as restoring kidney filtration and provides a testimonial from Mrs S Porter of Nathalia claiming cure and long-term relief.
On Saturday November Mr and Mrs Hans Winned of Wyste ria Mount Waverley celebrated their golden wedding. The gathering at their daughter Mrs H Cornell Oakleigh included Rev Flockhart and relatives. Mr Winned recalled arriving in Australia from Denmark at 18 and farming near Yarra.
A Melbourne General Post Office notice warns readers to mail greeting cards and parcels early to avoid peak Christmas delays. It notes a large rise in mail volume and limited handling capacity, with daily deliveries expected to rise from normal levels to about 4000 through the season. The department urges public to post promptly to ensure timely delivery.
Aunt Maria recalls visiting the Browns after a birth only to find guests had drunk everything. She muses that descendants follow after if that holds, jokes about rent collectors as kin. She criticizes Mrs Ruggles for drinking, defends her daughter’s future higher wages in service, and laments lack of training. The piece ends with an advert for a ten shilling annual Leader subscription delivered free.
The Attorney General will introduce the new Industrial Arbitration Bill aimed at extending conciliation, enabling secret ballots, and seeking better Federal State arbitration coordination. Prime Minister Bruce moves to accept a financial agreement on state debts totaling £7,400,000, with a sinking fund and gradual debt overhauls designed to transfer and redeem state obligations, pending constitutional amendments during adjournment for a two year temporary measure.
Fragmentary text warns against neglecting savings and urges vigilance toward future finances. The lines reference earning money, saving, and prudence, though the passage is garbled and lacking clear context or concrete details.
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