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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1923
Page
2
A local listing notes McPherson Callander & Co offering fragrances and cosmetic waters with prices and product codes. The fragment mentions Colognes and Lavé Tea Waters with diverse figures and product references.
A chaotic mix of farm ads and notices from Numurkah including cultivator sales, windmill requests, ploughs, oats, and tobacco offers. Lost horses and draught animals are detailed with descriptions and rewards. Meeting notices, tenders, immigrations, and shop openings fill the page alongside thanks for bereavement sympathy and floral tributes.
In loving memory of my dear son and brother Corporal John William Jackson M M 4th Batt killed in action in France on 28 January 1917 RSP. May the sun shed its bright ray far away to the soil of Australia and incense the earth with wattle from his birth land. Inserted by his mother brothers and sister on his grave brother Rob died 31 January 1918. Just a sad but sweet remembrance a memory fond and true a token of affection to show we think of you. Inserted by James and Tean.
The Associated Board of the London England Local Examinations in Music offers assessments under royal patronage and a president in H R H The Prince of Wales. The notices reference patronage by His Majesty The King and outline exam organization and oversight.
National programmes start next Saturday night with The Child Thou Gavest Me and Star Cut starring Hope Hampton, plus a Pathe comedy Gazette. W A McWilliams advertises W. A. land sales in Numurkah district and shows dates for a rep at Telegraph Hotel and Nathalia Hotel. Also reports Shepparton tennis results, bowling tourney at Numurkah and Katunga Bush Fire Brigade meeting, and notes on Burrill’s reservoir expansion and Hume Dam irrigation potential.
The Numurkah district mourns the death of David McNamara 81 a well known auctioneer who died suddenly at Benedicts Hospital Malvern on Sunday night He had long served the Numurkah area with business ties including a family and a former wife Mra Kelly and Kathleen Jack among others The funeral was held in Melbourne with Numurkah friends traveling to pay respects to an old friend and local businessman son Jun and nephew John McNamara noted among the family history
A dense roster of church services across multiple small towns. Times and ministers listed include Numurkah Parsbyterian 7.30 and 11, Invergordon 9.30 and 7.30, Salvation Army 7.30 and 2.45, Methodist services at Numurkah 1 and 7.30, Naring 3, Wunghnu 1 and 7.30, Cobram Strathmerton 7.30, Youanmite 3 and Kalamatite 8, with various pastors such as Rev. Falconer Rev. Ler Yarroweyall and Rev. Lahore.
The notice thanks subscribers to The Leader through December 31 1923 and lists names including BR Rockliff H Roach J Williams Jessie Campthen Burgess Baxter Twitt Christie and Miller. It mentions a police matter with three defendants and a 13 shillings costs cabal payment.
A meeting of the Valea Harve Home and Farmers' Luton jury committee had no attendance. They agreed to hold the annual function on February 24 and planned preparations, with notices about seating and venue logistics.
Fragmentary text references a sale of sheep at Numur, vendors listed, plus long unrelated items about ships, sharks, and a film advertisement. It mentions February arrivals in Victoria, immigration figures, and a call for applications. The mixed content resembles a cluttered newspaper page with multiple topics.
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