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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1928
Page
2
An advertisement for Guenther's Reliable Remedies promotes NE COUGH SYRUP WITH TAR as a remedy for bronchial and throat afflictions. It claims immediate relief for colds and lung complaints with Emulsion or tonic forms priced at 1/6 to 2/6 and a bottle at 2/-.
A collage of notices and ads lists goods for sale and services. Includes cabbage plants, fruit trees, chaff, eggs, cigars, watch repairs, dressmaking, dancing events, a poison notice, and various sale prices from Dockerys, Bitcon’s, and Ben Cohen. Numerous names and businesses appear with dates and prices.
Local notes report harvesting wrap up on several farms. Ern Watters of Wanghau gathered about 100 bags from Major wheat despite a second growth, though grain was soft and dark and price sat around 6d below ruling. Federation crops showed rust and light yields. similar on A Jeffery’s farm where grazing crops precluded harvest. Red Cross and church notices fill the rest of the page with community events and meetings.
An assortment of reader letters and notices from the Numurkah region discusses newspaper integrity, a police court cameo with a petty debt case, a censured district event and unseemly conduct concerns, cemetery subscriptions for 1928, council resignation questions, and upcoming RSA ball. Also notes on band classification, livestock sales at Cobram and Numurkah stock listings, and local government chatter.
An insured listing credits Tat Wal Jack Syl and Norma Trewin of Numurkah as those who carry the policy. The note records the names as parties to the coverage. No dates or further details are provided in the surviving text.
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