Back to Numurkah District reunion held in Melbourne
Former Numurkah district residents living around Melbourne gathered at the Manchester Unity Buildings in Collins Street on Wednesday for the Back to Numurkah District movement. About 60 attended despite wet weather, sharing reminiscences and forming plans for October celebrations. Dr W G Hooper chaired. Melbourne committee formed. subscriptions and next meeting scheduled at 52 Parnett Street, Elsternwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Unity
Collins Street
Melbourne
Mbourne
Numurkab
W. E. Bennett
Bert. Bond
Dolly Draper
George Fitzwater
Charlie Hilliard
Con. Fitzpatrick
Lil Corlett
Mary. Dockery
Fe Formby
P. Good
Fros. Morrison
Creahan
Miss Hooper
Jim Graham
Si Bennett
Minnie Lancaster
Mortill
Curtis
J. Saxton
Hanrahan
Bysouth
Nee Delatrue
Dennis
A. J. Hinds
Nellie
Nora Fitzpatrick
Daffey
Ollie Bennett
R. J. Barton
J. Guthrie
G. Reynoldson
C. H. ‘Alexander
Bennett
Harry Baxter
M. Tyack
Roy Harper
P. Mulcahy
H. Lang
H. R. Dixson
Nicholson
Geo. Fitz
We Fitzwater
M. White
8. Selleck
M. J. Rourke
A. Dunn
E. Crocus
T. Pike
W. G. Hooper
J.P
Numurkah
Messrs
A. McPherson
C. Corlett
H.W. Hodge
D. P. Simpson
A. E. Morris
Tilly Witham
Hooper
McPherson
Praug
Messra Harper
Dottie
Ivory
W. G. and
Fitzpatrick
Barton
Parnett Street
Elsternwick
Inquiry on Misses Muir Head from 1870 Ladies' School
A letter from F Walter Benson seeks the whereabouts of Agnes and Jane Muir Head who attended Mrs Orr's Ladies' School at Wellington Street St Kilda in 1870. He wonders if they may be alive or deceased and asks for current addresses if living, noting one alumna is ~80 and he is nearly 72. He adds the find would be a record.
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F. Walter Benson
Agnes
Jane Muirhead
Benson
Orr
Wellington-street
St Kilda
Indigestion Remedy Bisurated Magnesia Spotlight
A health brief explains indigestion results from excess stomach acid causing fermentation and discomfort after meals. It touts Bisurated Magnesia as the quickest remedy to neutralize acid, stop fermentation, relieve symptoms, and restore proper nourishment, noting it is sold by chemists in powder or tablet form.
Church Notices Services to be Conducted Next Sunday
Church notices list Sunday services across multiple parishes led by various ministers including Rev Boylden Rev Sharpe and Rev Sunderland.Locations include Numurkah Katunga Drumanure Naring Waain Baulkamaugh Bunbarth Marungi Congupna Wunghnu Youarang Katamatite Kashimba and Katunga with times ranging from early morning to evening.
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Church of England
Trinity
Numurkah
H-C
Katunga
Boylden
Ian —Numurkeh
Drumanure
Rev
Sharpe
Methodist
Naring
Supply
Waain
Baulkamaugh
Mr Moore
Wunghnu
Bunbarth
Mr Sargeent
Free Moving Pictures On Australian Dried Fruits
A public educational screening will be held at Mechanics Hall Numurkah on Friday at 8 30 pm under the Austra Handinad tralia campaign. J P Me Mackensie will preside, with speaker A E Hammet a returned soldier grower from Red Cliffs. The program includes irrigation drying and packing of Australian dried fruits with a heath talk on fruit as food. Admission is free and a new Australian Dried Cakes book will be distributed.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Numurkah
J. S.mackensie
J.P
A. E. Hammet
Red Cliffs
Mr Hammet
Mir Hammet
Tungamah Council May 29 Meeting Notes
Tungamah Council met May 29 with present members and sent items to and from several departments. Correspondence covered land sale objection, rate arrears recovery, closer settlement interviews, health campaign costs, creditors’ meeting reports, road closure opinions, dog act enforcement, dead horse removal costs, rate work in lieu, contractor power supply, pipe ownership, and road works tenders with lists due by June 26. Engineer Daly’s report followed.
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State Rivers and Waree| Supply Commission
Yabba
James l Jones
Katandra
Derrymen's Assn
L. G. Lawrence
Arvidson
Public Health Department
Tungamah
St. James
Katametite
Cobram
Numurkah Shire
Coucil
Sheppartonshire
Shepparton
F. Hester
Katamatite
N. Coombs
Numurkah
A. Britton
Ford's Corner
Saunders Bros
Youarang
C.R.B
Benalla-Tocumwal
J. Millerick
Yarroweyah
Sandmount School
White Australia policy may require northern modification
A 1920s discussion argues Australians must colonize tropical north Queensland coast while preserving the White Australia policy south of the 20th parallel. It suggests limited importation of Asiatic or British labor to develop temperate and tropical regions, with caution about indenture and slavery. Proposals include state guidance, chartered companies, and eventual policy evolution to meet economic needs.
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Bruce
London
Pearce
Adelaide
Huyy
Wyndham
Queensland
Indiana
India
Australia
M. OR. St. John
Cough Remedy Ad Claims Eight Bottles For The Price Of One
An advertisement touts a cough remedy package offering eight bottles for the cost of one. It describes mixing with water and a two shilling bottle of concentrate, claiming value of £19 in relief from coughs colds croup bronchitis whooping cough and influenza.
H. G. Wells on Future of Broadcasting
H G Wells comments on broadcasting's future drawing thousands of letters, praising women and the public benefit while warning of broader social fears. He argues media voices can unite humanity and aid mental and physical crises as portable devices expand access to information and comfort.
Roosevelt on old age security policy debate
In a damaged excerpt from a late era news item President Roosevelt is linked to old age security and national pension concepts. The piece hints at proposals for reform, government insurance, and a focus on workers and unemployment as central topics, with references to advocacy and political debate.
World Reconstruction and Peace Plans Amid Global Tensions
A chaotic fragment discusses postwar world reconstruction and rising disarmament debates. It references leaders and nations including England, the United States, Mussolini, and Britain’s White Paper outlining reform stages and a four-power pact amid upheavals and elder leadership influence.
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Farlow
Pri
England
Mussolay
Fragmented OCR Title Not Recoverable
The readable portions are too garbled to identify a coherent news item. No clear person, place, organization, date, or event emerges from the OCR segment.
Wife’s Recovery Attributed To Kruschen Salts Treatment
A damaged letter recalls a wife suffering years from rheumatism and pains in arms and legs. After starting Kruschen Salts, she improved markedly within months, enabling both spouses to continue using the product and vowing not to be without it. The note links rheumatism to intestinal stasis and the buildup of fluids and acids.
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Ace
Alektartiot
Mnishtag
Bostu
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