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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1928
Page
6
Members of the Numurkah Fire Brigade held an honorary social at the fire station on Thursday night. Captain A. McMher presided and welcomed the brigade and guests. The absence of some long-serving members was noted, and a repast followed with a lengthy toast to the King.
A damaged report describes a meeting where volunteers donated under £1 per person to offset brigade expenses. The board discussed honoring an honorary member and questioned upkeep costs versus service value, noting payment issues and tension over funds and administration.
Fragmented OCR text discusses forest management debates in Vietnam era style, naming the Upper Yarn and Crown land, and criticizes erosion and misuse of forest resources. It references government bodies like Lands Department Forest Commission and stresses proper state service use of Crown land.
Presbytera 7.30 Drumanure 3 Rev Patterson. Methodist Numurkah £20 Mr Nankervie. Kou Strathmerton 3 Cobram Delarue Baulkamaugh Fowler Waaia 1 Mr G Fowler Wunghau 11 Bunbartha 3 Conzup W. 7.20 Rev Stroud. Marungi 01 Wunghau 7.30 Mr Walters. Kaarimba 3 Mr Willgoose. Yousr ang 11 Katamatite 3 and 8 Re Hale. Dunbulbalane 11 Mr J Mowler Youanmite 8 Mr Vale
An old advertisement promotes Bizurated Magnesia to neutralize stomach acid before meals and prevent indigestion. It claims fast relief within five minutes and suggests using Bisulated Magnesia powder or tablets from a chemist as directed to sweeten the stomach and protect the lining.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions the private cost to individuals and the people, noting life and hardship and a tunnel of time. The readable text is incomplete, lacking clear actors, dates, or a definable event to anchor a complete summary.
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