Rainfall Averages for District 1888 1928 and Wheat Period
The table shows the district’s average rainfall over 1888 to 1928 at 16.54 inches and the May to October wheat-growing period average at 16.01 inches across the same years.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
4
First annual meeting of Numorkah Wheat Growers
Delegates from St Arnaud attended the Numurkah district branch meeting at Shire Hall to discuss forming a national Wheat Growers Association. They urged unity to secure Australian prices for wheat, establishment of state and federal bodies, and 100 percent grower control over supply, with a move toward a contract pool and closer Wheat Corporation cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numorkah
Victorian Wheat-Growers’ Association
Shire Hall
St. Arnaud
Messrs White
W. J. Thornton
W. L. Moss
F. Thornton
Messrs. White
Moss
Wheat Growers’ Association
Wheat Growers of Australian
Autralia
Australia
Arbitration Court
Hill
Wheat Corporation
Wheatgrowers’ Association
McGrady's Lament on a Failing Farm Harvest
A farmer group on Tuppal farms recalls hard luck amid drought and pests. McGrady laments sowing 500 acres without recovery, predicting a ruined season. The speaker warns rain may come, but crops will still falter as diseases, pests, and weather devastate yields. The piece ends with a bleak farmer’s warning about profit and ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGrady
Mac
Waite
O'Reilly
Hale
Let Laurel Help Kerosenes Home Help
In early industry a housewife faced rough living, but kerosene emerged as a versatile aid. It cleans dishes, polishes surfaces, cooks, heats, lights, and fights pests. Used in laundry, sinks, and baths it removes grease, stains, and grime, while in the garage it loosens mud and cleans gear. Laurel brand pamphlets by Vacuum Oil promote its household value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred the Guidwyfe
Laurel
Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd
Australian Author Richardson Tops English Reading Scene
Australian novelist Henry Handel Richardson has stormed literary England with Ultima Thule, hailed as a generation’s novel. Everylady’s Journal buys serial rights, starting June, while Life magazine features convict-era tales and Ford’s rise, plus The New Idea weekly images and prizes for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba
England
America
Henry Handel Richardson
Australia
Everylady
Ultima “Thule
Life
W. H. Fitchett
Henry Ford
Jand Cash Prises
Cosy Winter Coat Worn By Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur features a stylish winter coat in Gray broadcloth with a large fur collar and silver fox cuffs. The young star of The Canary Murder Case pairs it with a small grey hat and matching pumps in a coordinated ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Arthur
Misa Arthur
Deep Red Fashions In Vogue At Hollywood Studios
Fashion experts at Hollywood studios predict deep red as a prevailing color for the season. Fay Wray wears a cream crepe frock in Thunderbolt featuring a jumper dotted with dull gold discs, side pleating, a matching felt hat, and dull red pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Studios
Fay Wray
Paramount
George Bancroft
Miss Wray
Silk Knit Suit Promises Cool Evening Fashion
Teaise Brooks, the popular young artist in The Carmary Murder Co, now running in all stores of Australia, selects a mocha brown silk knit three piece suit with a beige jumper. The plain suit suits cool nights, says Mrs Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teaise Brooks
Camary
Ranmire
Stoes
Austrabia
Brooks
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Children's Cough
An old-time remedy called Woods' Great Peppermint Cure targets children's hacking coughs. The brief notes its use as a popular domestic remedy and mentions peppermint's soothing claims without medical endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
The Golfer's If Poem of Skill and Self-Reliance
A compact verse adapts Kipling to golf, urging effort and discipline. It speaks of playing with skill and science, enduring setbacks, and self-improvement, claiming such practice forms a golfer's schooling and a sturdy life.
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