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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1930
Page
2
Local announcements list annual balls and dances at Wunghnu, Mooroopna and Yarroweyah halls to aid football clubs, a silent auction, and entertainment by Gervasoni’s orchestra. Numerous ads promote sales, farm equipment, and a crown lands auction at Numurkah with multiple parcel details and payment terms.
An advertisement notes the Stamps Unemployment Relief Act of 1930, labeled as Act No 3868. It lists provisions or an official notice relating to wartime era social support measures and related fiscal steps. The brief item frames the law as a statutory relief instrument affecting stamps and unemployment benefits in the period.
A meeting of Goulburn Valley Wheatgrowers will be held in the Mechanics Hall Numurkah on Friday June 14 at 3 pm to discuss the Compulsory Wheat Pool proposal. Prominent speakers will address. The Act operates from July 1 1930, detailing wage receipt stamps and relief stamp duty payable by employers and rules for records retention. R. E. Wilson organizes for the Wheatgrowers Anti Compulsion League.
Notices a Numurkah Leader item about stamp duty collection and payments by employers for employees. It cites figures such as terms and prices and mentions a supply of firewood. The text indicates confusion over who pays the duty and the method of collection.
Light rain fell in the district on Friday night aiding crops and pastures. Numurkah PO gauge recorded 28 points. year to date 1 878 points, 203 in the month. Stamps under the Unemployment Relief Act affect weekly earnings from £1 to £6 at one penny per £1. Readers are directed to an advertisement about the Act to operate July 1 for twelve months.
The Bearn district mourns Mrs Law rence wife of W E Lawrence aged 63 who died at Chetwynd private hospital Elwood on May 30. Survived by husband Albert Ernest and others. A joint meeting of local committees held a church event at St Andrews Strathmerton honoring late James Reynolds and his son Edwin killed in the Great War. The day featured a parade, a Mona Nugent recital, and varied competitions with modest attendance.
The team invites players to attend practice on Wednesday at 9 and Thursday at 4 pm. The notice lists Rev. Fletcher Rev. Sharp and GS Cyne as organizers and mentions B Lintom Smith and C A Campnet as part of the group leading the pennant event against Urstin next Saturday.
Ilam hosts an annual ball tonight with the full orchestra performing a double-ticket program. Tickets priced 7/6 for standard and 2/6 for extra Lady seating, offering a formal evening of music and socializing.
A Farm implement manufacturer announces the appointment of Messrs William Tyres and Son as agents at Numurrah for Victoria and River Sima. They will handle all inquiries and provide prompt attention to clients and district farmers seeking John Deere tractors and related equipment.
Mr and Mrs James Buttter and family express heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for letters cards telegrams floral tributes and expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgment of deep gratitude.
Mary Amelia Lawrence aged 63, wife of W E Lawrence, mother of Albert Arthur Bear Ernest William Amelia James Inver Gordon, died May 30 1930 at Chetwynd Private Hospital Elwood.
Wording from a local note extends best wishes to Freeday Night attendees. It praises her undoubted talents and expresses confidence in her future success in the musical world. Friends join in wishing her well.
The unreadable OCR fragment references district irrigation, a senate and various names, hinting at a local political or infrastructure discussion. It mentions potential votes, leadership figures, and public notice style typical of newspaper briefs.
A historical golf meet featuring Mr Lew Hielt presenting a silver cup to the Nurmurbs. Players compete under evolving rules with a secretary arranging 4)1 nominations. Winners receive 5 to 18 credits and await presentation at a winter ceremony during June.
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