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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1932
Page
3
The Netauchah Agricultural Society held a meeting with reports on member illness and sympathy letters. Discussion covered the freezing works, funding, and possible open works bids, plus parade planning and a basketball match tally among house teams.
The annual charity football match between Murray League and Katandra Association was held at Nu nurkah ground on Saturday afternoon. A large crowd attended as funds raised surpassed expectations, with gate receipts around £82 and total proceeds nearing £17 including other collections for Mooroopna Hospital. Organised by Numurkah Football Club with President Mr D P Simpson, the event featured local players and officials and was hailed as a successful benefit for the hospital, with plans for a return match announced for August 1 under Katandra Association.
A 1932 Australian notice lists church services for next Sunday and local agents for vehicles and insurance. It critiques unemployment policy, cites ministerial support, and discusses economic pain from mechanization, urging policy action and public relief measures.
July auctions listed for Nathula and Numurkah stock sales including Kilpatrick McLellan Cobram Namara and Campbell firms. Pig and poultry sales appear in Nathalia and Numurkah. Also land for sale across Victoria and New South Wales with clearing sales conducted in all states.
On March 22, 1802, Flinders and the Kangaroos Tk recounts an ashore party at Sangaroo Tland and Gott oC St. Vincent prior to a storm. The diary notes at least twenty one horses cattle sheep and pigs seen or killed during the voyage with a bounty of meat after months of scarcity. Names include J. McNamara & Co and Investigator, with reference to Kangaroo Island as a southern land supply.
An article surveys a Brisbane Housecraft training program teaching unemployed women home economy, baby care, and clothing making with free dining. It highlights the economic kitchen menu, broad skills for women, and notes on youth and married women participating, with broader unemployment aid efforts. It also mentions stock auction events and regional clubs in Numurkah Cobram and surrounding towns, including cattle, pig and poultry sales and league football scores in Katamatite and nearby areas.
Local agents listed for Ballarat Banking Company Victoria Insurance Co. Perpetual Exors and Trustees Association of Australia Ballarat Trustees Exors and Agency Company National Insurance Co of NZ Ltd P and C Branch Service P and O Mail Line Blue Funnel and White Star Aberdeen Line Cooper s Cheep Dip Francis Ross and Co All General Motors Products plus extensive sale of wheat sheep and irrigation properties.
Numuskah Boy Scouts entertain parents at their annual reunion with flag ceremony, national anthem, welcome speeches, and awards. The program features songs, plays, demonstrations, and recognitions for Scout masters, cub leaders, and patrol pennants as rovers claim honors.
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