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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1927
Page
4
The record from the Numurkah gauge shows an 1888 start. The long term average for the 29 years ending December 1935 is 16.03 inches per year. In the last decade the average rose to 19.61 inches per annum.
A summary of local events includes a hospital ball raising £18 7/6 with another £7 from a separate sale, plus £8 1/6 from oranges. Miss D Crawford honored for three years with a xylon ite comb and brush. The Agricultural Society reports a £32 balance with a £10 honorarium to the secretary, and plans for an October 4 show. Youanmite public hall concert boosts funds. rain arrives Saturday, aiding crops with 35 points registered.
A historical critique argues that long tenure for presidents leads to detached leadership and minimal committee engagement. It proposes electing a president with his chosen committee, mirroring US presidential practice, to revive enthusiasm and improve club governance.
At the North Eastern and Goulburn Valley Council Developmental Association conference in Beechworth Cr W A Campbell represented Namorkshire. Motions urged relieving councils of main road upkeep in tourist districts and sought declaring the Goulburn Valley road a state highway.
Agricultural show listings for August include Sheepbreeders Show in Melbourne on the 1st and 2nd, Ballarat on the 17th and 18th, Hamilton on the 1st and 8th, Albury Goroke on the 13th to 15th, and Melbourne Roya on the 15th to 24th with October remaining unspecified. The notices outline regionwide exhibitions and scheduled show periods across multiple towns.
R F Nesbit the Shoeman presents Nesbit's celebrated footwear with styles for rehab, goal getter football boots, children's and maids footwear, boys and youths boots, and a large assortment of slippers. Mail orders available.
The oldest established district repair house offers skilled workmanship and first class materials. They advertise cooling prices on timber, roofing, plaster sheets, doors, windows, mouldings, fencing materials, paints, oils, and varnishes. Furniture bedding fire grates stoves and more hardware items are available. A special stock taking sale promises lower prices across groceries and other lines below cost to bedrock levels.
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