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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1922
Page
2
McPherson Callander and Co advertise seasonal wear in Numurkah Sydenham and Cobram locations inviting inspection of wonderful values that will soon go. Offers appear across Numurkah Syberton and Cobram as part of a regional sale.
A dense row of mixed notices and ads including medicine claims for Quinilax and Pine Tar remedies, Guenther’s cough lozenges, and other patent cures. local sales on sewing machines, coats, hats, and farm goods. livestock for sale including Leghorn and Orpington stock. fishing gear, building blocks, and disc parts. a public notice of non-responsibility for debts and a revision court notice. social events, sales, and auctions. a parish-like telegraph of local business, job ads, and community announcements from Numurkah and surrounding districts.
In loving memory of our dear brother Archie who passed away at Doonside Drumantire on July 15 1919. Inserted by his loving sister and mother Jean. For ever with the Lord.
A Numurkah section lists June 14 corrections to a charity event, a tubercular soldiers fund cheque for £12 13s, and upcoming Universal and local film showings featuring Marie Prevost and Hoot Gibson. Dentists visits, railway social dances, violin tuition offers, and a Cobram ball plan follow, along with rain updates and a large Numurkah sale of sheep and cattle on 18th. transport aids noted.
Mr George Woodhouse hosted a social evening with friends in the district. The long standing resident Mr David Bis is noted as having died recently in the Kuarimba district.
The monthly meeting chaired by BR. J. Ambler discussed a committee purchase of a player-piano for £20 under regular price with no commission. Debated halting or reducing hall rent for the Russian relief. rule changes allowed decor with safeguards. Library committee reported buying 330 books from Strathmerton library.
The annual meeting shows the balance sheet with a 44 overdraft rise but about 250 in new assets and a 200 profit. Revenue totaled 1066 from pictures rent billiards and subscriptions. expenditures include pictures 502 lighting 52 piano-house 100 billiard tables 110 and rates 19. Officers were elected and thanked. Mr Stringer and Mr Ambler praised. Mr Kilpatrick elected trustee. departure of Mr Beynon noted with thanks and a token of appreciation planned.
J C Trengrove, back in Numurkah after a long absence, was warmly welcomed by Messrs Bedwell and Pearson. Kilpatrick lauded the picture committee for the institute’s strong position and public \(cheap entertainment\) support. A motion praising the committee was carried with applause, Trengrove acknowledging Spgrave’s major role, noting large weekly attendances as the reward.
The Numunkah group held its fortnightly meeting on Monday night with good attendance. Caffrey reported securing railway concessions for returning celebrants including holiday excursion fares on production of a certificate. The group planned Carnival Week events and discussed public works for town approaches.
Western Riding members and nearby landholders restored Tomlinson's weir and bridge and opened it again. The voluntary brigade earned praise for benefiting many residents. Our RS boys plan a grand ball around August 2, with joint secretaries C T Jones and Wallace Baird aiming to make it the event of the year.
Fragmentary OCR record shows regional scores and names including Numurkah, Cobram, Yarroweyah, and Naring with various point totals and notes. Other terms like Salvation Army and Reverend appear, but readable context is limited to scattered team and score mentions.
The narrator travels from Caller Kirsty to Huntly and Diffinwe, describing shale mines, old-built towns, rough fields, and pine forests. He recalls meetings with Mrs Grant and Robbie Gordon relatives, notes whisky distilleries in Glencoe, and observes rural life, farming, and water-driven mills along a rugged Scottish landscape.
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