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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1936
Page
4
Numurkah and Muckatah press for position as Muckatah matches Finley to tie Tocumwal for third place with one game to spare. Numurkah beat Cobram Barooga and Berrigan defeated Nathalia, while five second series matches remain before the semi finals begin.
Numurkah beat Cobram Barooga 13.10 to 6.7 while Berrigan defeated Nathalia 14.15 to 6.9 and Muckatah won over Finley 6.3 to 5.6. Tocumwal had a bye in the round.
Numurkah faces Tocumwal while Nathalia meets Finley and Muckatah plays Berrigan Cobram Barooga advances by bye in the schedule reflects a compact regional fixture list without additional context.
In the table of results for Numurkah and nearby teams, the Numurkah Berrigan match scheduled for July 4 was not played, while Finley Nathalia played on May 30 and may require a replay. The page lists various team scores and players including Weed, Teemwal, and Cobram Barooga.
Numurkah extended their winning streak with a comfortable victory over Cobram Barooga United at Cobram. The visitors dominated play, pressing forward early and converting chances while Cobram Barooga fought delays and injuries as the game wore on.
Numurkah led 11.7 to 5.6 at three quarters then surged with goals from Hooper and Radcliffe. Final score Numurkah 13.10 Cobram Barooga United 6.7 as Daly Hooper Bourke and Staggard starred for Numurkah and Radcliffe Quinane Crowder led Cobram Barooga.
Moira defeated Nathalia 9.8 to 6.10 while Valea beat Picola 7.4 to 5.9 and Barmah toppled Strathmerton 4.11 to 3.6. Strathmerton, once deemed unbeatable after leaving the Murray League, has lost two straight and sits equal third with Barmah. Moira and Yalca lead, with Nathalia Waaia and Picola at the bottom after seven rounds.
Tallygaroopna defeated Mooroopna by 10.14 to 8.14 to rise to equal first with Lemnos on the premiership ladder. Wanghua was defeated by Lemnos, 16.9 to 4.7, marking its ninth defeat in nine games.
A June issue article argues that advertising stallions benefits Clydesdale and thoroughbred owners alike. It advocates tabulated pedigrees to help mare owners match sires, noting mares travel distances for desired bloodlines and that broad advertising could expand a stallion's patronage beyond local breeders.
A traveler recalls a Worcestershire farmer tasting red soil and praising its virtue. He argues a true farmer loves his land across all soils, from Devon red earth to Hertfordshire, Yorkshire chalk, Suffolk clay, and the Fens, blending affection with technical knowledge.
Inquiries are invited regarding a reverie poor Adginr case in which nonin .0 amen appears as a fragment. The notice requests information from interested parties and mentions the Ua at es as a possible reference point.
The government proposes amendments to the wool tax law to tax all greasy wool received or purchased for manufacture after July 1 1936, with exemptions for pre July 8 1936 receipts unless certified as shorn before July 1. Tax collection shifts through brokers manufacturers or scourers, with export payment rules and required certificates.
A feature on a San Francisco Chinese quarter telephone exchange where 16 000 subscribers are memorized by staff. Callers ask for names rather than numbers and connect instantly due to staff passing knowledge through generations. The excerpt notes The New Idea weekly for Australian and New Zealand women, 80 pages, 3d, on sale.
Katamatite visited Numurkah for Parker Cup and Kittle Cup events. Numurkah won both, seven and 25 points respectively, as I Ross of Numurkah scored 102 total over three ranges and J Tyres led Katamatite with 100. G Patrick and H Ashton scored valid 500 yard possibles. Next Saturday, stages of the V.R.A. Medal and Riverina Cup will be fired at Numurkah range.
Willimbong Shire Council debated hotel crowding as Cr Tooth urged tighter control. He cited six to eight pm as worst with crowds forcing patrons to the road, calling bars like hog troughs. Cr Struck complained of high beer prices and poor service, while Dr Montford noted weak beer. Police action was discussed as new sergeant Ferris’ recently noted absence.
At Yathella near Wagga Robert Goode son of a noted farmer aided a digger when a fox leapt from a burrow. The animal clamped first on his right hand then the left, delivering severe lacerations before being shot.
Rose time at Ormond Plant Farm lists budded roses on free growing stocks with two year growths and preventive sprays. Prices cover bush roses two year heads 1/6 each 15 per dozen, standards 27/6 per dozen, full standards 32/6 per dozen, climbers and ramblers 1/9 each 18 per dozen. Miniature polyantha roses two year 1/6 each 15 per dozen, 5 10 100, one year 12 per dozen 90 per 100. Also invites orders for varieties not grown on standards and offers fruit trees and shading trees. Contact Ormond Plant Farm Pty. Ltd. Ormond SE9 Vic City Depot Empire Arcade 266 Flinders Street Melbourne. J W Robinson managing director.
Advertisers are informed of alterations to standing arrangements in The Leader. The notice notes a scheduled time before 36.50 pm and states fee guarantees cannot be provided to the lesee.
The article surveys Cornwall s many saints of Celtic origin from the fifth to seventh centuries. It recounts St Sampson s voyage from Wales to Padstow and his defeat of paganism, the Irish St Fingar Gwinear with 775 companions, the founding of St Ives, and the spread of Breton and Irish saints in Cornwall. It notes holy wells such as St Buryan St Piran St Cuthbert St Uly St Keyne and explains their healing legends and marriage lore while urging scholarly sifting of fact from tradition.
Local golfers at Numurkah Club reported results from a 1X-holes stroke handicap with top cards: L McNamara 70, F J Webster 71, C J Rage 75. Keating won the A-holes eclectic with 204, followed by Webster 303. The Knock-out handicap for Dr Gordon Thomas's trophy progressed through second and third rounds with several close matches and ties.
A quirky list titled Exercises in the Home gives odd ball golf related exercises. It parodies self help movement with steps like balance, inhales, facial expressions, and stiff poses. It mocks players who celebrate near misses and those who overreact during a round.
Mawes St Clother Sennen Budoc Crantock Slithney and many others are traced by patient research to show how people held the Christian faith in Cornwall a thousand years ago across lonely hill tops and rocky headlands. The note cites A K Hamilton Jenkin author of The Cornish Miner and an Orient Line News Service report.
A garbled report on rainfall during the growing period outlines district averages. It mentions wheat, oats, and potatoes with unclear figures but indicates seasonal moisture levels impacting crop yields. Names, dates, and precise values are not readable.
Postage charges listed: to Australia and New Zealand 1d. to United Kingdom via France 1d. to United States and other foreign countries 1d. Rates apply to other British possessions 28.
The piece argues ads color life by offering improvements, efficiency, and comfort through advertised goods. It asserts ads guide safe, value true choices, helping readers economize today and enjoy better living tomorrow.
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