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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
4
Local sale offers heavy drapery fabric, carpets, and home textiles at cut prices. Includes white fabrics, carpets, ready-made curtains, and assorted piping with reduced sale prices and standard discounts. Sale items feature multiple sizes and finishes, aiming to clear stock for upcoming season.
Sale prices listed for cash purchases at counter on Saturday January 24. Materials described include men’s department items with prices given per bale and sale conditions. Readable fragments indicate auction or sale event details and payment terms.
Readable figures show Messrs Coldwell and Tells harvested 41 bushels per acre from second prize Federation crop while Austan yielded 35, Weather damaged crops affected totals. Yields ranged from 56 to 114 bags per acre on several plots. Federation top performer with 220 percent, and Mra Lafty's May sowing on new land produced 10 bags per acre. Hail damaged final results. tractor work and manure trials noted.
Mr I A Mullett senior Inspector of Agriculture outlines soil and mulching practices for fallow land in Wimmera and Mallee districts. He cautions against dry conditions, advises ploughing depth of 3 to 4 inches, and recommends a loose mulch about 2 inches deep to conserve moisture. He notes use of Wimmera cultivator and spring cultivator, with attention to soil type and rainfall patterns.
Nathalia visited Numurkal for a match, triumphing by 74 runs in the first meeting. McKenzie led Nathalia with notable bowling figures and ran out McIntyre, while Numurkal struggled to chase as Hurley and Rowley impressed for Numurkal’s bowlers.
The Waaia club opens its racing season at Waaia to raise funds for paying off the hall debt. Last year’s well attended fixture is hoped to be even better with many entries listed, inviting patrons to enjoy a shaded, accessible course and a relaxing afternoon of racing.
At the monthly meeting held Monday night the Numurkah Mechanics Institute committee members confirmed minutes and passed accounts. Financials showed the overdraft reduced by £165 since last year despite ordinary expenditure for a second biograph machine and ongoing payments on a player piano. The half December race yields and a program for Flaming Youth Tuesday next were noted, with debate over Bishop of Queensland remarks and a controversial reading of the source book.
A farmer near Tungamal uses tractor plowing to cultivate 2000 acres with 200 under fallow. He tests promising varieties from seed stations, growing wheat, oats, and barley with careful selection. Seed plots and a merino flock support a diversified farm with high yields expected from improved seed and management.
A historic letter extols Assulated Magnesia tablets for indigestion and stomach trouble. The author claims long relief after painful meals and frequent fasting, praising the remedy over substitutes and inviting others to try the product.
Yalea builder Mr George Jackson designed a farm hall table for four homes that includes space for 50 tons of diu and 300 bags of oats, with a stable 77 by 38 feet and 2 feet high to the eaves. It features external wagon platforms, galvanised iron bins, and gated passages for easy fodder handling. The structure uses slate Murray pine and corrugated iron, with bird-proof netting and a roof of galvanised corrugated fret. Harvesting was nearing completion amid heavy rain and wet conditions.
The article outlines changes in income tax affecting Commonwealth and State levels, noting relief under the Federal Act. It mentions lower rates for some earners, a potential super tax, and the likelihood that overall payments by taxpayers will not exceed last year’s amounts, with variations by jurisdiction.
Mr Rus Callander of Numurkal reports a theft at Victoria Hotel Shepparton. An intruder entered the premises and stole twin suits, other clothing, and Roy’s war medals. The victim is the son of Mr and Mrs S Callander.
A local grocer promotes a freely stocked department with tea, cocoa, canned fish, meat and fish pastes. The ad also highlights new bedroom and dining suite designs including Is and Ben oto.
Residents of Numurkah are told that the Mebijabs of Fascination will receive professional attention at the clinic. Appointments may be arranged with Mr Les Belt for personalized care.
Auctioneers Livestock Land and Estate Agents Ronaldson Bras and Tippatt Chaileattres oversee sales of roveses matsing suetiges and related farming gear with various firms listed including Victorian Wheat Corporation and Trist Manes. Private lines 73 88 P.O. Box 29 Wathalia.
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