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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1928
Page
2
A terse note suggests readiness to provide outfitting or gear in a suitable method. The fragment hints at a service approach or clothing provision but lacks full context or specifics, leaving the exact nature of offering unclear.
A garbled Numurkah page lists ads for J McNamara and Co furniture sales Birders and tools, ad spaces with James Williams agent contact, Treacy’s books and Decca records, a cooking demonstration at Bitcon's, Castrol oils by Hawker Hyde, and urging local recruitment for sales representation. Mentions Bitcon's and P Stuart McKenzie Box 1367M Melbourne.
Federation seed wheat graded and ungraded offered for sale by Rutherglen College breeding. Second year Federation at 18/6 per bag in paddock. Major one year from Dookie College £1 per bag. Prompt application urged by G. H. Close jun. Tallygaroopna. Also sale of Suffolk rams and other notices from Numurkah area.
Chestnut gelding described as light breed with blaze and minor markings may be void if unclaimed and expenses paid by January 27, 1928. In Memoriam notices: Service for the memory of Mrs W. Caldwell at Baulkamaugh Methodist Church on Sunday January 8 at 3 p.m. led by Rev F B Woods.
In loving memory of Isabel aged 9 and Ted aged 5 who died on December 19 1927 and December 19 1925. Their sorrowing father and mother S J and M Watters insert this notice.
Bereavement notices from MR. Z. MERRIMAN and FAMILY and MR. and MRS. S. J. WATTERS express thanks for letters messages flowers and visits. They name W. B. Sutton Lawrence and J. Coghill and Dr Parker Sister Wilds and D. Quinn for special acts of kindness.
Local notices invite tenders for Numurkah Shire works including memorial site works at Strathmerton and road gravelling near Nathalia Kyabfeet on the Wasia South Developmental road. Tenders close January 14 and 15 1928 with deposits required and conditions stated at Shire Hall Numurkah and Public Hall Nathalia.
Numurkah reports a quiet Xmas with reunions and outings, plus a busy week featuring tennis, croquet, and a Tal lygaroopna sports event. A lecture on car care by J W Meyers attracts owners, while tennis tournaments run with full entries. A Chrysler record is noted in local business. Agricultural trials by Mortimer compare wheat plots with varying seeding and gypsum treatments, showing mixed yields and possible smut effects.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a burglary in Numurkah with numerous misspellings and disjointed phrases. Names, places, and actions are unreadable, yielding no clear people, organizations, or dates to summarize coherently.
Mrs J McGuffie of Blink Bonnie suffered a fracture to her right wrist after slipping on a floor at home on Wednesday. Mr Barton, a longtime townsman and leader in the Presbyterian Sunday School and Numurkah Bowling Club, plans to move to Melbourne with family, visiting regularly and touring Canada. Mrs Barton will be missed by the church and croquet club. Lionel Caskie has earned a Bachelor of Laws at Melbourne University and works for the Federal Crown Solicitor, marking a local-born attorney’s ascent. The community notes the death of Mrs Elizabeth Delarue, 76, widow of Robert Delarue, with a large family and services held in Wanghaus Cemetery. The district mourns Tibs Kelly, Tongamah shire engineer, who died October 16, with estate valued at £640 8s 0d divided among wife, sister, and niece.
A fatal accident occurred Saturday evening at Baulkamaugh in the home yard of Mrs Caldwell wife of Mr William Caldwell. A sudden violent windstorm toppled a structure or object dislodging a piece that struck Mrs Caldwell on the head causing a skull fracture and brain injury. She died about half an hour after the incident with her daughter Min Elsie Caldwell nearby. A formal inquiry was held by W A Campbell PP and the coroner’s inquest recorded death from the injuries.
A report from H A Mubett to Numure kah Agtieuleure Society outlines thirteen entries in the humurkah crop competition judged by T Ho Row of Shepparton. Autumn prize went to Sh Furinby of Tallygaroopna with W White of Invergardin and Trudley of Tallygaroopna tying for second.
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