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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1946
Page
2
Annual charity carnival at Numurkah Show Grounds features wood chop, tug of war, horse events, marshall races, pedestrian races, cycle events, schoolchildren races, basketball, soccer, gifts, and prizes. Proceeds aid Town Band and Memorial Hospital with free school entry and a merry-go-round.
Agricultural Ball on Tuesday July 9 clashes with a social and dance at Wasia Hall on Wednesday June 19. Proceeds to Waaia Basket Ball Club. Admission 2/-, 1/-. General meeting Numurkah Welfare Committee Town Hall Supper room Tuesday June 11 at 8.30. Mothers invited. Katanga Comforts Fund meeting Thursday June 13. Postponed hate shoot organized by Wanghau Cricket Club Wednesday next week June 19 from Dockery's corner 9 am. C W A meeting Friday June 14 at 2.30 pm. School Committee 500 card evening June 12 in M A Hall. G Morieson secretary.
Obituaries notice multiple deaths in Melbourne region and nearby towns. Names include John Blake aged 85 at Rushworth. John James Blake deceased. Lilian Mars Hamilton. Roy Blake. Gleeson Mary of Mundoona former Mulhall family listed with relatives. Details reference locations Bunbartha Kerang Violet Town and St Bernarda affiliations.
The engagement of Elsie May Williams second daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Williams Tecoma to Ronald H Twitt elder son of Mr and Mrs W H Twitt Numurkah was announced.
Classified notices promote apples and produce in stock at Sloley's and other shops. Listings include purchases, sales of farm items such as ducks and cockerels, farming gear, and machinery. Also notes on donations for afternoon tea, housing exchange offers, wanted help for drapery sales, and chemist advertisements for medicines and tonics.
Legislative Council elections loom with three candidates Crawfurd, Johnson, and Walters. Walters tours Numurkah and Nuthalr to reconnect with WWI comrades. May River reservoir readings show gains. ration books issued free replacements. Next Monday hosts sports for Wat Memorial Hospital fundraiser with dance and band events. Mrs Walters attends conference in Melbourne. local figures bid best wishes to departing D. Wren.
In fond memory of Pte Raymond Ku Vx186932 KIA June 11 1945. Many a lonely heart, many a silent tear, memories of one we loved. Inserted by his mother and siblings. Gibson in loving memory of husband and father who died June 14 1945. Sweet memories by wife and son.
Advertisements and notices show RSL meetings on Friday June 14 and special RSL auxiliary on Tuesday June 15. Events include a Wanghua Cricket Club hare shoot on Wednesday next week June 18, a ball June 27 for War Memorial Hospital, dentist visits, Numurkalab school card evening June 12, Axhesitures Society ball July 9, and other community activities with notices of shop closures and local socials.
A garbled OCR passage lists scattered names, places, and streets with no coherent narrative. It presents a jumble of characters, possible events, and partial phrases, lacking clear events or outcomes to summarize meaningfully.
In a Murray League match Numurkal and Katamatite played a hard fought game with Katamatite prevailing despite Numurkah's goalkickers Jo Dudley Gilchrist and Bourke leading the attack. Notable players included Dudley, Clay, Rourke and Te Thornton for Katamatite while Numurkah saw contributions from Jo Dudley and Lumsden.
An advertisement touts Heenzo cough remedy claiming money savings and fast action. It mentions a draw next Saturday for remedy access and lists multiple towns including Nomurhur, Nathalia, Cobram, Finley, and Berrigan. The copy targets both adults and children.
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