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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1934
Page
3
Members discussed police post and radio interference issues, urging police to monitor dangerous driving and silent cops. A motion to write to the department about radio interference and town area concerns was carried, with officials urged to address road and park access problems and council attention to projects.
A church gathering in Numurkah led by Bishop Te Hart examined Jesus calling His apostles and urged a practical faith. The talk emphasized personal reform, evangelistic effort, and community improvement, urging Bishop’s plea for deeper religion and active outreach.
Numurkah church notices report changes in the Numurkah and Dookie charge with services not to be conducted by the Numurkah minister. A fortnightly gathering is mentioned and local religious arrangements are outlined amid other match notes. In football, Ber rigan dominates Numurkah with a halftime 11.2 to 2.2 and a 192 scoreline, while Mil burn, McCluskey, Barry, Roche, and Lee feature in goals as Ber rigan extends lead.
In Saturday play, Berrigan blasted 24 scoring shots and a record league score of 15.11 to 11.16 over Numurkah, while Nathalia fell to Finley 7.16 to 6.14 as Barooga beat Muckatah 8.7 to 6.12 and Tocumwal downed Strathmerton 20.11 to 6. Details include Wheeler Bourke Norman Prentice Grinter Hooper and Cocks among Nathalia’s top players.
Nomurkah faces Muckatah, Strathmerton plays Baroogs, Cobram meets Nathalia, Tocumwal meets Berrigan, Finley has a bye. Last Saturday results: Yalca 6.19 over Moira 5.3, Picola 7.11 over Nathalia 4.? Barmah defeated Kotupna. Premiership points list shows Picola leading with 28, Kotupna 12, Nathalia and Moira next.
In a tight Tocumwal match Toolamba surged 13.9 to 2.6 as Wunghni struggled with late outs and a four-goal final quarter burst by Toolamba. Key scorers included Crosier, Ritchie, and Nathalia’s trio, with Wanghnu held to limited impact and several standouts from Toolamba sealing the win.
Numurkah riflemen won the Parker Cup match at Shepparton by eight points led by W Carlisle and E Holmes with 101 each. Watson and Clydesdale led Shepparton with 98 while Linehan scored 99. Scoring noted as inefficient by some observers.
Numurkah HE school football team visited Nathalia on Wednesday and won by 8.9 to L. Goal-kickers for Numurkah were C Johnson, Willcox, Martin, Clayton, Matthews, Charlesworth and for Nathalia Bourke, Pren, Price. Best players for Numurkah included Willcox, Clayton, Tweddle, Charlesworth, Matthews, Johnson and Grant. Nathalia's Bourke scored three, with Prentice, Shaw and Bruton also noted.
An old classified notice lists various firms including Sears Valuations Mada and Graham Bros. Tracks as local agents for lending at low rates. It mentions The Trusteas Executaee and Agener and references the Orient Line of Steamers and Australian Estates and Morage Co. Ltd.
A historic notice lists upcoming stock sales at Kilpatrick McLellan and Co Cobram July 20 and at J MeNamara Co Numurkah July 27 with Campbell and Co August 3. It also notes a public executors realising sale of 1260 acres near Numurkah in blocks 500 420 and 940, part of the late William McClure estate, plus land for sale across Victoria and the northeast.
Attractive catalogue of wheat grazing and dairy properties for sale settlements and related holdings listed by stock and station real estate and business agents with emphasis on pastoral assets and land parcels available through auction.
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