In Memoriam Notices From Numurkah District
In Memoriam and funeral notices appear for Edward Henry Martin of Numurkah who died at Penza nce Private Hospital on July 20 aged 70, and a memorial for a beloved wife and mother who departed July 21, 1928. The notices express enduring love from family including a husband, Zona, and their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartin
Penzance Private Hospital
Numurkah
Edward Henry
E. C. Martin
Earth
Zona
Girl Guides training and new enrollments in Numurkah
The Girl Guides Association formed committee met with Miss Hoffmeyer to receive Guiders training for Numurkah units. Three guiders were enrolled and others urged to train. Rangers will be open to 16 year olds, while 21 is the age for assistant leaders. Subscription for members is 2/6 and more volunteers are sought. Court postponed due to illness. police court levies a £1 fine to a man from a football match disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Guides Association
Mex Hummeyer
Numurkah
Brownies
Hoffmeyer
Bendigo
Avis
Hawker
Kathleen Powell
Meryle Pearson
Glasson
D. Bitcen
Strathmerton
Patrick Knight
Draper
Dry Weather and Local Court Notes Highlight Patchy Harvest Season
Dry spell returns with no rain since last issue aiding farmers to resume seeding. Two rain events last night altered a weather record slightly. Community events include Numurkah H.E. exstudents gathering with dances and solos. Court records note two larceny charges and one drunkenness verdicts, plus twenty civil cases and six other matters at the Numurkah Court for the June quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Catlow
Numurkah Court
H. R. McDonald
P.M
G. Corlett
G. Bacon
A. Stringer
A. E. Morris
J. S. Mackenzie
Rates drive Tungamah shire formation and anti tax protest
At a Devinish ratepayers meeting the Shire Council was formed with a pledge to cut rates rather than revalue property. A resolution opposed the Tungamah Water Trust effort to rate Bealla shire property and urged Devinish councillors to oppose the move. Dentist P E Boyett will visit Numurkah Fridays from 10 am to 5 pm, and stock sales by Campbell and Co. will feature about 1000 sheep and 60 head cattle at Cobram, with ~1000 sheep and 100 cattle at Numurkah including springing heifers close to work. buyers urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devinish Ratepay
Ers
Tungamah
Tungamah Water Trust
Bealla
Requ
Devinish
Dentistry
P. E. Boyett
Numurkah
Messrs
Campbell and Co
Cobram
School Bank Progress Across District Averages Rise
Amid economic softness the district school bank program shows steady growth with five year balances climbing from 126 to 491 pounds. Certificates were earned by Thyersordon Wanghau Mundoona and others as 73 percent of scholars held accounts, reflecting strong thrift habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inis
State Savings Bank of Victoria
Thyersordon
Wanghau
Mundoona
Baulkamaugh South School
Beari
Drumanure
Invergordon
Numurkah
Sandmount
Strathmerton
West
Wakiti Creek
Waghaw
Yaroweyah South
Mlitaly
Annual Meeting Noted With Mr Hy Pearson Attending
The annual meeting closes the above proceedings with Mr Hy Pearson present alongside others named.
Serious Charge In Police Court Over Attempted Murder
Roy Morgan is charged at Nathalie Police Court with attempting to murder Robert J A Buchan of Barmah on July 7. Sub-Inspector Grove led testimony about Morgan riding over a bank near a school and threatening a witness, with detailed alleged actions and later financial receipts and plant-related expenditures cited in court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathalie
Messrs
H. M Munts
J. W. Munts
A. Melishell
JSP
Roy Morgan
Easwith
Robert J. A. Buchan
Barmah
Grove
Robert
John Andrew Burden
Barmahy
Morgan
Numurkah hall meeting and cattle yard sale notes
The Numurkah hall committee discusses improvements to the venue including ventilation and after hours use, a talkie plant, and stage scenery. Officers elected include President Youlien, Vice Presidents Sharpe and Moss, Treasurer Harper, with the committee and auditors reappointed. A cattle and sheep yarding report from J. McNamara Co. notes strong demand and high prices, followed by a sale of 150 more head. A licensing court hearing covers hotel licenses and licenses fees for Mor morgan and others with details of gun and cartridge incidents near Barmah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youlien
Linton-Smith
Younden
Rev. Sharpe
W. L. Moss
Harper
Linton-Sauith
Shaw
Brunskill
Pearson
Bitcon
Belt
Campbell
Marshall
Coxon
Ambler
Corlett
Guenther
Trengrove
Public safety item unclear and garbled text
The readable fragments describe a safety notice or alert but lack clear names places dates or actions. Overall content is too fragmented to identify a concrete event or conclusion.
Unclear crime scene report from a dinghy incident
A chaotic account from a Batmah caretaker describes an afternoon scene at Ho Asoo near July 7 where a man named Morgan is said to have produced cartridges from his pocket and later broke a gun on a punt. Morgan claimed the gun fired only into the air despite witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo Mel Wo Aly
Dow
Walter James Chiford
Bo Mune
Batmah
Ho Asoo
Hamil
New South Wales
Rint
Morgan
Morgan Gallapil
Marguis
Cobram Stock Sale and License Grant Mentioned in Local Notice
A report notes Mrs Johanna Connors owner of the Albion Hotel applied for a renewal license for the premises and the application was granted with Mr C B Lethbridge appearing for the applicant. The rest of the text references unrelated legislative and incident notes including Morgan tax proposals and a police encounter involving Sergeant Culling and Mor gan, with scattered garbled names and phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Connors
Albion Hotel
C. B. Lethbridge
South
Aust
Wren
Morgan
Rucken
Stewart
Leonard Vincemt
Church Notices From the Nanyrken Tham Parish
Church notices list names and dates for people such as Tham Kayes Presbyterian and Deumanury service attendees. The fragment references Rev Chasson and local names like Mir Wo Fowler Vi and Pepper mint Curt for Conga and Colin nrtr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of
Voters List Revision Session Adjourned in Nathalia
The Court for Revising the Voters and Separate Voters Lists 1931-32 at Public Hall Nathalia is adjourned from Friday July 2 to Monday July 27 1931 at 1 30 pm. Chairman ALEX McDONELL J P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathalia
Alex. McDonell
J.P
Nat thalia Shire Secretary Recovers From Pleurisy
Me A Stringer shire secretary has been bed bound with a pleurisy trace but doctors expect a quick return to duty within a day or two. Edward Henry Martin, long time Nathalia district pioneer and Metho dist Church supporter, died aged 70 after illness. Born Waubra, he moved to Picola district in 1878, helped found Moira station, retired to Numurkah in 1923, and left a lasting local imprint. He is survived by wife Mrs Martin and two sisters. Interment was in Nathalia this afternoon, with services by Rev J Fletcher and mortuary arrangements by Mr G Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me A. Stringer
Shire
Edward Henry Martin
Nathalin
Martin
Waubra
Picola
Moira
Numurkah
Muir
Killmister
Methodist Church
Nathalia
J. d. Fletcher
G. Nicholson
Numarkah Mechanics Discuss Hall Use and Library Orders
Members chaired by W C Shaw considered Church of England Guild demand for Friday hall use but limited sessions to annual fairs. September 11 approval granted. Mc Youlden noted 45 new books ordered for the library, 14 arrived. Belt reported talkies reduced cinema takings to 20, 45, 146 and 385 pounds on successive nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numarkah Mechanics
W. C. Shaw
H. B. Linton- Smith
RK. J. Ambler
C. Corlett
C. T. Trengrove
C. Campbell
Ret J
G. Sharpe
Dr. Brunskill
G. Bicon
J. E. Harper
L. Belt
J. Coxon
J. E
Mc Youlden
Belt
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Guenther’s
P. E. Boyeit
Numurrah
C. Wood
McDonald Street
Nemurtah
Galt Mall
Thare
Convent - Fane Coatae
Tate
Weil Bank Fils
I Cbs Cnet
PeeNe Groen Numark
Aleo
Davidson
Il Elise
Wark Dane
Numark Newhywnedeweter
Cohen's
Coweb
Ee Telegraph Hotel Numure
Lan Pom
Methodist
Phil
Ofer
Veirtlian
Orion
Confile
Benaber
Peto Wink
Ties
Wight
Uguet IL
Fuenl
Hitle
Sunirkah
Alf
Warfe
Country Roads Board
Melbourne
Ful
Shire of Numurkah
Shepparton-Numurkah-Cobram
Read R. Jansen
H. J. Pearson
Melville Street
Numarkah
MR. Pearson
The
Numarkah Leader
Girl Guides
Satudente
Social
Numurkah H.E
Guild Hall
J. and
G. Paterson
S. Trewin
G. Daly
E. Kruth
C. Hilliard
Macxenie
Bitcen
Prideaux
Teare
Stife
Mechanics’ Talkies
Eagles
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Clara Bow
Skeets Gallagher
Hy « Pearson
Burtonby
Walker
Meryl
Wiloon
Aevusudl
Atd
Moreau
Balance Sheet
Trent
Sheka
Harrington
Wat
Sharpe
J. McNamara & Co
Iowa
Lambsttown
Timothy J. Kelly
Pena
Fatina
Corowa
F. P. McGrath
Numurksh
Thay Moreno
Mori
Morar
New Sau Vale
Phe Tan
Pury
Morgan Hail
Mariel Bughan
Vivian
Abraham Navy
Kamp
New South Wiles
Howe
Miegar
Buhuga
Maama Echuca
Ms Porket Kinite
Collegy
Kajandin
Petes
Thane
Bane
Ratamatite
Siena
Cookie Coleet
Henry Alberta Mehe
Buchan
Kevamanite
AL He Mille Cures
Dienes Curry H
Olene Wits O'Conner
Conch
Grant Peppermint
Colin
Shire OF
Revision Court
F. Nilsson
LDS
J. Clough Lv
B.D
Tucumwal
MR. P. Nilsson
Nu’ Murkah
Shamrock Hotel
McDonnell, Collins
Street
Morrissy and
Deane
Numurkal
Deckie
Ghepparter
Collins-sereet
Maton
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