Rainfall Averages for District 1888 1927 and Wheat Season
The table shows average district rainfall from 1888 to 1927 at 16.68 inches. It also lists the May to October wheat period average over the same years as 10.21 inches.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
3
The table shows average district rainfall from 1888 to 1927 at 16.68 inches. It also lists the May to October wheat period average over the same years as 10.21 inches.
An unusable OCR fragment mentions a vessel and location in unclear wording. The readable bits indicate a maritime topic or boat reference but lack coherent names or dates. Further readable text is needed to establish concrete entities or a clear event.
Minutes of the Numurkah shire monthly meeting record grants from Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind and others, road and drainage matters, memorial appeal on Mr Calder, railway freight issues, grain shed policy, footpath and drainage repairs, funding and financials, and road maintenance recommendations.
Church notices list multiple services across Numurkah Katunga Waaia Cobram and nearby parishes for Third Sunday after Trinity and Evensong. Clergy named include Rev Townsend Rev Sharpe Rev Patterson Rev Woods Rev Stroud Rev Hales and others with various times and venues.
A New York inventor Mr Bens proposes self locating golf balls using scent sight and sound triggers. Variants include ammonium chloride vapor when grass moisture reacts, a spit devil coating to produce visible marks, and phosphorous glow with carbon bisulphide. Golfers desire a ball that travels true always lands near hole and does not roll off course.
Members played ping pong and other games including billiards and table bowling at the social club. The mix featured billiards and billiards related activities with informal competition and social games among participants.
A short instructional note urges frugality in fall expenses. It cautions against overspending, promotes peace of mind over possessions, and highlights the savings bank as a thrift aid with agencies in every Australian post office.
A vintage home remedy ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick, cross or fussy children with stomach and bowel issues. It claims a gentle liver and bowel cleansing clears foul waste and restores vitality, noting dosages and the Califig brand as the authentic product.
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