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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1939
Page
3
The passage reviews extended rainfall patterns across multiple months and years, noting unusually dry periods and variable precipitation. It quotes figures referencing totals, peaks, and ties, detailing months with low and high rainfall and related yardstick measures.
Markets show mixed activity as sales and events outline shifting demand. Names and brands appear amid tentative pricing and fluctuating volumes. The brief notes several entities including trades and local buyers, with little detail on outcomes.
Community notices list Sunday conduct details for services and calendar events. Names such as Kalunen Vibra Sibah EL, Nar or Meloy FE, and Marana Fh appear with dates and locations including Picola Wen and Tughos Navin J Kortipr. Note mentions about advice to remove insects quickly from cabbages and vinegar cure.
In Numurkah the Commercial Banks Company of Sydney confirms the transfer of manager EB R Dibbs to a larger branch, marking a career promotion after just over four years in Numurkah. He actively supported local groups, Scouts, and the Light Horse, earning strong local regard before his departure on January 20.
Before holidays the local branch of the Country Women Association hosted a gift afternoon raising items for Mooroopna Hospital. Secretary Mrs Moorcroft received heartfelt thanks as gifts of varied kind were sent to the instation. President Mrs D Quinn spoke on first aid and a later meeting set up transport for children from Wunghiu to local schools with 16 names already volunteered.
Sunday calm gave way to reports from Cobram and nearby towns. John McBride drowned at The Drop between Cobram and Berrigan after a pool outing, while Mix McGifford of Cobram recovered from a snakebite in a farm shed. Two permanent Cobram telephonists are to be appointed, and a competitive exam is planned. A family car crash near Myrtleford left H Thompson with two broken ribs and his wife and daughter uninjured. Work on Yarrawonen weir channels is slowed by hard ground, impacting farmer team labor. W Dawson wins a four year Cobram to Booma mail contract. Yarroweyah North resident Robert Teila died of a stroke aged 70, a local farmer and former mail contractor.
Eatery and Naring teams combined 344 runs as Imba bowled well. Bourke and Staggard led scoring for Eatery while Tyres Saxton Webster Burgess excelled for Naring. the game ended with Imba at 4/111 at stumps and a notable heat driven run spree on a scorching day.
The Drumanure versus Strathmerton B match ended in a draw after a cautious second innings. Drumanure posted 146 in reply to Strathmerton B’s first innings 82, with W Sellick 52 and A Gribben 85 as top scorers. Strathmerton B struggled after lunch, with I Gribben and W Patrick reaping best bowling figures, and J Patterson 19 and R Haines 16 providing late resistance before stumps.
A jumbled report shows Cobram forfeiting and various defeats including Conca Strathmrerton, with mentions of Town Hall pictures and a 4 Town Meeting scene. The text also references The Yellow Jack and potential meet coverage, but details are unclear.
The balance sheet was adopted. The auditor Mr L T Powers noted rates collected matched the struck rate, arrears cut by striking off about £360 on Closer Settlement Board properties, and praised book keeping. Correspondence covered bush fire brigades, street lighting charge cuts, well construction near Harding's, white posts on highways, and various council motions on land, pumping from Broken Creek, dam clearance, road reforms, and tenders.
Unreserved estate contents from Mrs Brown to be sold at Numurkah including leather dining suite, beds, dressers, tables, sideboard, kitchen cabinet, furniture, bedding, and mowers. Purchases cash terms. Auctioneers J McNamara and Co conduct the sale at Railway Place Numurkah.
An assortment of agency and sale notices from a Melbourne style ledger listing Ronaldson Bros and Tippett National Tr Ltd as agents for John Darling Son Grain and stock sale items. The fragment references brokers, export interests, and multiple consignors with mentions of wheat, grazing and farming properties, banking and hulling ventures, and live stock interests.
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