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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1922
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Christmas gift idea theme with unclear words and stray phrases. The readable portions do not establish a clear person, place, organization, date, or concrete item to form a full, factual news card.
A jumble of casual advertise notes from Numurkah area including buying Wheat and Harrowing tools, wear repairs for windmills and irons, blind makers, saddler Greig, plumber Matthews, and other miscellaneous services. Several lines mention prices, agents, and local trades with fragmented phrases and illegible sections.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a travel or event note with names like Wilkinson and Nommiekah, mentioning holidays and a journey to Sydney amid garbled phrases and scattered proper nouns. The readable names suggest a small, personal notice style item.
The Fox exchange plans a nine programme night featuring Tom Mix Buck Jones William Russell and William Farnum with Pearl White Shirley M T Lonine Lovely among stars. The Texan with Tom Mix opens the bill set against Prescott Arizona sports events. Also on program are Its Husband with Eileen Percy a Sunshine comedy and Mull and Jeff car. Look at the Numurkah Court of Isinns details follow.
Public notice for a sale of assets titled Mechanics' Pictures program items and contracts dated Saturday January 12 1929. Details indicate terms under Act 979 and募集 accounts, with notices to attend at Public Works and Police Station in Shepparton. Capital and trustees listed with state treasury guarantees and reserves.
Members of the Yarrawonga croquet club visited Numurkah on Monday for a series of games. The event included social time in the afternoon and evening, with Mrs Bitcon and Hickey defeating McPherson and Ward 6-17 in one match and also beating Hughes and Ollie in another.
Proceeds before holidays as Sub-Inspector Dalle extends Christmas wishes to court bench police and others. Senior Constable Donnell may be promoted in seven months, likely necessitating transfer from Numurkah. Rev F F Peake leaves Numurkah Church of Petiteand for St Paul’s Geelong. he founded a scouts troop and aided public institutions. Mr Peake to begin new duties in February. Mrs Callander notified of a visitor in the grand room. Wren Lancaster, ex-secretary of Yumar Ah, visits Numurkah over holidays. J F Schilling, former Numurkah State School head-teacher, also visits. Wedding details for William Storer’s son and Miss Sutton of Yea noted. Rev Pallot officiates. Mrs Thomsen hosts wedding breakfast at the schoolroom. A grant acknowledges Mr Re Tym’s promotion to Warragul. Mrs Kennedy suffers a fall. William Collins, Narroka, learns their son is seriously injured in Deniliquin Hospital.
Three rinks from Yarrawonga visited Numurkah on Monday for friendly bowls. Afternoon and evening sessions produced wins for Yarrawonga in all matches. Officials Threlfall and Ditcham spoke for Yarrawonga. McPherson and O'Donnell for Numurkah. Afternoon scores show Yarrawonga defeating Numurkah by clear margins. evening games also favor Yarrawonga with dominant rink performances. A separate note mentions fines of £20 imposed on two men for betting at a football match.
In Nathalia on Wednesday Alec Colvin suffered a three-year-old stallion breaking a leg while exercising, the horse to be destroyed though insured and valued little. Reports say £500 was refused for the animal. Engineers note water blockage on Broken Creek from weirs near Walsh's Bridge to Wanghau, delaying flood flow. Fire destroyed 40 acres near Barmah, with 100 firemen fighting a blaze across stubble and grass paddocks threatening more. Witnesses suggest arson, as paper wads were used to fuel the flames.
In inadvertent school records a mixed bundle of names and ages appears under Merit and Qualifying certificates. The list includes students such as Christina Minehin, Margaret, Myrtly Worm, Sue Alva Cocks, Monica Sulla Monahan, Reginald Andrew Neill, and Edward Winton Andrew with various ages and places like Marsall and Mundoona. The fragmentary text records multiple names alongside numeric values labeled as Merit or Qualifying, spanning institutions including Youanmite North, Sandmount, Marsall, and Mundoona.
Lieut Colonel Bourchier criticizes the government for failing to declare policy on the Eastern Goulburn irrigation scheme and water allocation to landowners and settlers east of the river. He urges an annual water distribution assurance from the Minister amid ongoing discussions.
Debates reveal demand for a clear government policy on how river water will be distributed among landowners and settlers. Speakers urge consideration of eastern districts, storage figures, and existing allocations while stating no district should be deprived in the final distribution.
A travelogue fragment recounts a journey through England from a small rural village to Shropshire and past Severn to Kidderminster. It notes scenery, farms, villages, a Severn River crossing, and visits to inns and a crown hotel with reflections on landscape and local industry.
The entry traces a journey from a high range with ruined fortifications and brick buildings to a bustling Bristol. It notes an arch near the railway, agricultural and coal regions, and a vivid scene of towns, mills, and factories. A stop at Bristol's Royal Hotel Coltene Green precedes plans to Barnstaple, with views of the Avon Bridge and the historic cityscape.
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