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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1937
Page
2
A public meeting will be held on Friday evening July 9 at Y o'clock to discuss the hospital charity football match between the Police team and a Murray League team in aid of Mooroopna Hospital. A large attendance is desired by the organizers.
The Shire of Tungamah announces the voters lists and separate voters lists for the ridings for 1937, open for inspection at the Shire Office Numurkah and various district locations from July 5 to July 14. Objections must be filed by July 19 with the Shire Secretary, A Stringer, and the Red Cross auxiliary reports a year of hospital donations and wartime relief efforts. The meeting of district councils confirms election procedures and notifying changes, with posts at Numurrah Mechanics Institute, Strathmerton, Nathalia, Nathalia Herald, Murtho.
The State Government proposed making rates on certain properties a first charge on land. The Municipal Association initially rejected it but accepted the proposal at the Northern Districts conference after Hon. G. J. Tackett spoke. A later note says the government will not collect arrears of rates. legislation would target rates for such properties. A light rain assisted crops after a dry spell, with limited showers easing drought conditions in parts of the district.
Wins continue for Messrs D. and H. Stewart after earlier successes. At the Poultry and Kennel Club show last week they took top honors in White Wyandottes with first for cock and cock erel, cups for best Wyandotte and best heavy breed, a cup for best bird in the show, and a gold medal for best standard bred male bird.
A dense scanned page reports a mix of social activities and local sports. It notes a meeting at Slav Hall next Friday, a Euchre party, and a hospital appeal. Sports results feature Strathmerton and Numurkah district games with scores, plus a house party and a charity fundraising drive.
Isabel Gilmour wed Leo Pinnuck at Barooga Roman Catholic Church on a Wednesday ceremony. The bride, eldest daughter of A Gilmour of Cobram, wore a silver-threaded chalk gown with a short veil and orange blossom headpiece, accompanied by her sister Thelma in a forget me not blue frock. The groom is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Fred Pittuck of Strathmerton, attended by Mr Bailey.
A fragmentary item from The Editor references a court case and names Mrs Dae Scott, Mr Wall, and Mrs Dempster. It mentions a truck incident and a match team, with unclear actions and timing. The piece reads as damaged OCR, lacking coherent details or outcome.
The Town Band extends gratitude on behalf of the band for support at a recent performance. Special thanks go to the ladies and groups who organized the event in the district and to the Agriculture Society for broader public backing.
Notices show an upcoming meeting to arrange hospital football mats and an annual meeting for Numurkah committee. Public notice reads misformatted due to OCR, but indicates event planning and club gathering at Mis ts Baasdaher Bowing Club.
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