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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1946
Page
3
Article discusses the dangers and miseries of small-area settlements, focusing on remoteness, resources, and government neglect. It notes settlers face hardship, dependency on external aid, and pressures from environmental and social factors threatening continuity.
Fragmented OCR text lists items and names from a town hall program. It mentions dates and people such as William, Jimlne Day, and Cape, but details are unreadable. The record preserves only scattered phrases without coherent events or outcomes.
Berrigan defeats Numurkah 9 20 to 9 11 in a tight match as Tocumwal beats Strathmerton 20 22 to 4 15. Martin leads Berrigan with four goals and Dudley and Seymour shine for Numurkah amid late rallying pressure. Barmah and Waaia play to a draw 7 7.
Poorly legible OCR fragment describes events and notices including a meeting at Tevet on August 13 and a Sunday event. Mentions of charity, Red Cross, and a special Nirow Mrukas event hint at a local bulletin. Details are unclear and many words unreadable.
Newly appointed shire secretary Mr A Stringer was welcomed at the council meeting. Privates Arthur Jeffrey and Roy Pinchbeck faced shelling pressure at Wanghau before heading to the front. Dr WT Maloney retires from Moira Riding council after 25 years. Constable McDonald Nathalia reports fines for felling green trees. Wanghau Methodist Circuit held first meeting led by Rev J A Penna. Baulkamaugh W A F M elected Mrs J Fowler president Miss Duncan vice president Mina Yarwood secretary. Bread prices fixed across Nu miurkah Shopparwa Sabra regions. About 200 residents farewelled Mr and Mrs P H Devenish at Katamatity before departing for Melbourne. Council defeated a motion to seek permission for a special soldiers repatriation rate.
The Namarkah district’s Wania State School No. 1 began January 28 1890 with Arthur Jamieson as first teacher. The town grew after 1888 railway development, with a hotel, shops, and a strong school culture lasting until its closure March 20 1946 and reopening July 1 1946 under headmaster C. S. Tarrant. The honor roll lists many students and veterans from World War I amid extensive family records and local names like Moncrieff, Roxburgh, Jorgensen, Hawker, and Williamson.
The Waais school thrived with annual grape gifts from Edward Brensing, fostering honesty among students who helped in the grape harvest. The school, linked to the Mutual Improvement Society, staged Gilbert and Sullivan works and Sheridan abridgements in a goods shed near the railway station. Plans include enlarging the building and expanding staff as irrigation boosts the district’s prospects.
The Association for Advancement of the Blind seeks a public appeal in August to raise 75000 pounds to fund new homes at Ballarat and Bendigo for the totally blind. It notes long waiting lists and ongoing support through pensions, visits, and free medical services, plus social amenities at Kooyong.
J McNamara and Co announces a series of unreserved and monthly stock sales across Numurkah Nathal Cobram and Cobram areas including sales by James Hay Mrs A Kline Nathlia and Strathmerton agents Kilpatrick McLellan and Co and Young husband Limited. The notice lists dates in July for stock sales and furniture auctions at Numurkah and Nathalia with specific consignors and auctions.
A mysterious health note describes a cough remedy named Heenzo mixed to yield one pint for two adults and children. The text hints at a quiet, guarded use and suggests walled storage and cautious administration.
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