Numurkah Fire Brigade Troubles and Trustees Decay
Numurkah District history notes the 1884 to 1890 Numurkah Volunteer Fire Brigade faced financial woes while providing vital town service. A 1890 public meeting discussed trusteeship, ownership, and future control, foreseeing a state trustee and council brigades bill.
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Numurkah Volunteer Fire Brigade
Numurkah
Brigade
C. Levings
Sai
Cantlon
W. E. Cantlon
Fire Brigade
Barrah
Draper
Montgomery
Cobram
Dy O'Sullivan
North
Messrs Trengrove
Turner
Turney Till
Trengrove
Cannon
Trustees Debated as Numurkah Brigade Seeks Reform
At the meeting of Numurkah brigade trustees a change was discussed to replace nonperforming trustees with men closely identified with the brigade. A £5 pledge by Mr Turner was noted, and subscriptions were urged to reduce the debt. Promised sums totaled several pounds, and the adjourned meeting drew 100 residents.
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Barrah
Turner
Montgomery
Trengrove
Glenny
H. Levings
Aikman
8. Gallander
Eddy
Jos. West
Earthworms Turn Desert Acre Into Fertile Garden
The Reader's Digest article recounts Dr Thomas J. Barrett of Los Angeles turning a barren acre in California’s San Fernando Valley into a thriving garden using earthworms. Worms fed on scraps and manure produced rich castings, boosting soil nitrogen phosphate and potash and yielding peaches and carrots.
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California
Fernando Valley
Frank J. Taylor
Reader's Digest
Thomas J. Barrett
Los Angeles
Barrett
France
The Four Points A Good Cough Remedy
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions a cough remedy titled The Four Points and unclear dialogue about family cough remedies. No identifiable persons or organizations are readable. The text appears incomplete with broken phrases and stray quotes.
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