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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
2
Fragmented OCR lists perfumes colognes lavender waters and soaps with prices and ranges from 2/8 to 7/6. References to toilet soaps skin care products and boxes with quantities amid misread marks and product names.
The Honorable Minister for Water Supply and officials will visit Cobram to hear claims for Mooray River allotment. Local farmers and residents urged to attend and press their case. Also notices demanding probate details for the late Allan McLean of Kalamatle and James Adkin of Vimerhah. Solicitors Morristy & Deane advertise probate actions and require prompt particulars.
Intending motorists are urged to STOP LOOK LISTEN as the Overland offers style comfort power and low petrol use at £335 complete. Essex Four and Hudson Six are pitched against utility and price, with Hudson Six priced at £675 and the dealergs agency for Ford Fiat and Oakland in Rumurkah.
YOUN PORTRAIT and per dew OVAL FRAMES marketed as suitable framing options for Art Coy's paintings, featuring Conver Glass and oval designs. Some wording appears garbled but centers on display frames and glass quality for art pieces.
A flood of short items lists sales offers for machinery plows harrows and chaff cutters. farm gear include Wheat-Graders Discs and a Mason and Hamlin organ. Also missing items, lost property, and local café notices plus public sale details and a charity gathering at ARC Gordon convener notices.
Mechanics' Pictures presents Soul of Youth starring Lewis Sargent and Mary Miles Mintor, with Eyes of the Soul and The Starboarder from Paramount Magazine. Program highlights a mix of featurettes and short showcases next Saturday at the local cinema.
Railway notice from GEO H Sutton secretary outlines travel from Cobram to Moorcopna and from Picola to Waals with trains Wednesday January 24 and Thursday January 25. Booking closes vary by origin with deadlines January 21 to 23. particulars at stations.
A brief note from Strathmerton expresses heartfelt appreciation to Arch-Pricet Mc Kennedy and the ladies for their untiring consideration during a recent bereavement.
A fragment mentions McLean on January 10 at Numurkah with unclear details. It notes ages 65 and 86 and references landownership and a colonial era. Names and full facts are obscured in the OCR.
At a Virigimal Water Trust meeting a letter from a Youanmite resident accused Numurkah of halting southwest ratepayers’ water, leaving them unable to drink or swim. The trust replied no suitable supply was available to fulfill the request.
Strathmerton conducts farewell services for Dr George Tuckett on a three week Tasmania trip. The Methodist Church bids farewell to L M Caygill and daughter Susie as they move to Brisbane, with trusteeship noted. Lionel Young appointed to lead Cobram and Strathmerton churches, and Thos Watson remembered. Local concerns include health updates on Thos Rourke and Walter Broom family after typhoid illness.
Nathalia and Numurkah opened the bowling season with league games on the Numurkah green. Nathalia led early, but Numurkah surged to a 6d margin as results rolled in from multiple clubs including Cobram. The Numurkah club hosted frequent tournaments. results listed feature Grub Champion, President’s Trophy rounds, and Junior Championship action with several named players from Nathalia, Cobram, and Numurkah.
A singles tournament for a gold medal presented by Messrs Brown Corke & Co. draws interest with close games. The results so far include L. Dockery defeating G. 1648 and other matches in progress as Wanghau green participates.
Fragmented diary like sports snippet shows players Teague and Gillespie with incomplete actions. It mentions a tug of war style event and draws for upcoming matches. Readable portions reference sections and sections names but lack coherent dates or results.
Fragmentary text references cricket, water needs, and raised names like Thaxton and Mend in a dated tone. Little coherent detail emerges beyond scattered phrases and possible event mentions.
Park and Kaarimba split sets, with Dudley and Kruth beating Rualt and Galt 6 2 6-1, Moss and Patterson winning 3-2 over D Galt and Betts, and several other doubles results. Final tally shows Park two sets to Kaarimba three.
Local church notices list Anglican and Presbyterian services with times such as 9.4 and 7.30 at Numurkah, Invergordon 3, Rev Falconer. Drumanure 3, Rev Lee. Yarroweyah 1, Naring 3, Gobram 7.30, Rev Lahore. Salvation Army at Naring 3, Rev Webb. Koonoomoo and Strathmerton 3 with Col Mr Young. Waaia 11 and 3 with Mr Tyres. Werennd Harthe 7.30 with Wren W. Wunghat 7.00.
Subscriptions received by post since last James Mesers ROA Edie and others. Names include Henry Lunder TM, 34,4, Wondbeck Po Sear FE Cargees Rasim Doherty Maher Bunnett Gresser Bollard Wishart Gurney Purdin Falta and several unreadable entries.
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