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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1930
Page
3
The Leste remains a key district voice serving the community after many years. Proprietors invite paragraphs on any district functions beyond current knowledge, with social items especially welcomed.
Numurksh and Cobram tied at 22 points each while Fire Brigade finished with 21 and Strathmerton 20. Natamatite 13, Wunghnu 10, Yarroweyah 9, Katunga 8, Wania and Nar Ing 4 each.
Danckert led Numurkah with 42 and Shaw added 10 as Numurkah posted 81 while the Brigade mustered 66. Patterson top scored for the Brigade with 33 not out, and McNamara claimed bowling figures of 3/8 for Numurkah. notable bowling by O Beirne 0/19, Ceonier 3/32, Crozier 2/12.
Interest rises as the no licence poll is set for March 29. The piece discusses the individual national and international aspects of alcohol control, from personal use to prohibition trends, league of nations inquiries, and impacts on health and families, ending with bowling scores.
In job printing the office asserts it produces work comparable to any rival and offers prices that will bear comparison with bourne or country printeries.
Wunghnu defeated Katunga 104 to 71 as Jas Fahey led scoring with 31 points. Reilly and Ten Babee contributed notable totals for Wunghnu in the regional match.
Nathalia A defeated Strathmerton 11 2 while Katunga beat Nathalia B 7 6 and Shepparton won against Numurkah A 8 5 Numurkah B triumphed over Wanganu 11 2 with Katunga and Numurkah B each recording 24 and 20 points respectively Heal Quinn and Flack led scoring and bowling averages while Nathalia A totaled 32 points and Katunga 24 with several players named in match notes and sundries listed
Next Saturday fixtures list Nathalia B versus Ka tunga and Nathalia A against Waughna with Nathalia By and Nathalia A byes. Katunga won seven of nine sets overall. Katanga men won seven sets while the Katanga ladies failed to win a set. Scores show Katanga players named first.
In a Yarroweyah home fixture Katanga won 82 games to 124 runs as the home side defeated the visitors. Chief scorers were M Collie with 38 and G Brien 23, while W Saxton took 6/41. C Bunnett, E Thomas, and A Yarwood reached double figures in batting.
Numurkah A defeated Shepparton with Watson and Munts defeating Tweddle and Tweddle in a doubles pairing.
The final of the Numurkah tournament doubles event was played at Nathalia on New Year's Day. Paapler Seam defeated Swanell and Hamilton with scores 18 2 and 6 6 in a tightly contested match.
In a Monday night bowing match at Numurkah green, Wanghan beat Numurkah by six and a half points after leading 27 16 at the 15th end. Mapletoft and Gillespie won their bouts for the visitors while Lee and other players contributed to the win amid local club support and praise for Wunghnu’s effort despite difficulties.
Numurkah White travels to Nathalia for a pennant match. Players listed include Hurley Pearson Cumming Stewart Simpson A B Morris Tyres Guenther H Mckenzie Teare Harper Ball Tymms Hyde and others. assemble at the green at 7 o clock sharp.
Numurkah welcomes Shepparton to town on Saturday afternoon for a club game. Members willing to participate should add their names to the native board at the club-house by Thursday night.
Notes warn members that the January conclusion of the winter season has seen fixtures delayed. All unfinished games may be forfeited. Numurkah club plans an open tournament on Foundation Day the 27th with rinks and singles to be arranged but not yet decided.
Fragmentary text lists fixtures with places such as Numurkah Nathalia and Wunghnu. The legible parts hint at a schedule or draw for a local association, but the remaining lines are unreadable, leaving the event and participating teams unclear.
At a Monday evening meeting of Numurkah Mechanics the officers present included President W C Shaw and directors C Corlett Dr Brunskill F A Guenther J E Harper and R J Ambler. Financial statements for the half year ending December 1 show profits for Pictures £156 10s 7d Hall profits £29 3s 9d and Billiard Room £64 7s 2d with a library loss of £19 14s 0d. Bank credit stood £74 15s 5d with £200 fixed deposit, against an overdraft of £49 2s 2d last year. Guenther and Corbett reported Panatrope inquiries from £125 to a higher figure, praise from users, and a plan to replace the player-piano. recommendation to continue inquiries and report at the next meeting. A proposal to test open-air theatre use for the new instrument was discussed and agreed to. Cushions for seating were debated with a plan to possibly cushion the centre opencast area at cost, allowing patrons to provide their own cushioning if desired.
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