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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
2
A transportation schedule notes departures from Lee's Fruit Shop to Melbourne on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 30 am. Return trips depart Melbourne at 2 30 pm on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Shire Secretary CLIVE H. LYON invites valuers endorsed Va. Tuer to apply by 12 noon on Aug 4 1934 to value rateable property across four Tungamah ridings. Applicants must provide experience, testimonials, and proposed remuneration. Valuation to be completed with books and notices by Oct 31 1934. duties spec available on request.
State Rivers invites earthwork tenders at piecework rates for sections of the Harding Spur Channel in Barwo parish with bids due by noon August 7 1934. Plans available at Shepparton Commission office and Numurkah Shire Office. Deposit £2 per section. lowest bid accepted. H G Strom district engineer. Union Trustee Co. executors and agents. Notice of admin proceedings for Edith Maud Emma Callander widow deceased to appoint William Callander as administrator in Victoria.
The column lists bereavement acknowledgments for Mrs E Gallander and Mrs Fraser, with thanks to Dr Parker and Mrs Pryde, plus social notices for Nemurkah and Numarkah clubs. Events include stallion inspection at Shamrock Hotel, football club meeting, showings at Mechanics Pictures, and church and social gatherings at Presbyterian and Guild Hall venues.
Postal pillar move to a new spot near Tocumwal road will see daily clearances at 11 30 am 3 50 pm and 9 pm on selected days with a test of mail figures to determine continued use. Surplus goods sale promises low prices as Water Commission invites Harding spur channel tenders. Cycling Club race results and upcoming events noted alongside new footbridge at Mechanics Hall and film programme for the weekend with Stallion soundness inspections planned at Shamrock Hotel Numurkah.
Mrs J E Youlden was bid a fond farewell Thursday as she prepares to leave Numurkah for Bairnsdale. Community groups, gifts, songs, recitations, and a lamp presentation marked the afternoon at Medudiat Hall. Melbourne to regional ties and local tributes highlighted a well attended, heartfelt send off.
Chairman of Gumage Ltd, a dwindling optical firm, notes two years of favorable profit. Net profit rises to £54.47 from £36,048 in 1952/43. The board cites sustained power of the equity and a solid two-year run of earnings as key support for the company’s outlook.
A jumbled reader text fragment outlines various place names and initials, hinting at district level news items and scheduled events. It appears as a chaotic OCR snippet with scattered references to towns, hospitals, and community notes, lacking coherent narrative.
A garbled OCR read outlines an important land sale linked to the estate of William Melure and a public notice. It references property specifics, dates, and involved parties, but the legible details are fragmented.
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