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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1938
Page
3
A fragmented memoir traces Sir James Duckworth from early hardship to political ascent. It notes his rise from a warehouse job to supporting a wife and child, networking through tea packets, and eventually achieving influence with a long career including many addresses and letters.
Numurksh beat Muckatsh 15 to 5 8. Berrigan defeated Rvathmerton 9 to 4 13. Nathalia won over Tocumwal 9 13 to 3 8. Finley triumphed over Cobram 10 9 to ?
Nathally faces Numurkah while Strathmerton meets Muckatah Cobram clashes Vocumwal and Berrigan take on Finley in a compact regional card with five pairings slated for next Saturday.
Numurkah leads as Nathalia and Finley push for positions while Berrigan overtakes Strathmerton to claim fourth. Final score Numurkah 9-15 Muckatah 5-8. key contributors include Mearnes Staggard Dudley Bourke Simpson Thornton White and Lonergan.
A bitter cold day failed to deter a fair crowd as Numurkah and Muckatah battled at Muckatah. Numurkah, missing several regulars, unable to match the wind and Ch the home side forced by the elements, while Nathalia later edged Tocumwal in a tight finish, with late scores sealing an eleven point Nat win.
A diary like excerpt discusses fear of illness in a community, urging caution about infection and discussing reactions to disease. Characters debate behavior and responsibilities, with references to household storage, open air, and relief measures. The text blends dialogue and reflections on virtue, thrift, and social norms.
Qu prepared to collect ald k dte. He regrets that owing to insufficient water he has been unable to operate at am earlier date.
Barmah defeats Nathalia 11 to 9 and 97 to 11 while Moira beats Picola 12 to 12. Yalea over Wasia 05 to O12. Club positions list Barmah 20 pints Yalea 12 Mofra Picola Waaia Nathalia. Mr G Fowler donated a best and fairest medal to the Waaia club to be awarded for one central unit vote.
G.V. Association results show Mooroopna defeating Katandra 14-21 to 6-11 and Arda besting Wunghnu 10-8. Lemnos edged Toolamba 21-22 to 4-3, Undera beat Imperials 12-9 to 10-3. Next Saturday Tallygaroopna hosts Toolamba while Wunghnu welcomes Mooroopna.
The State Cabinet moved to ask Parliament to extend by 12 months the mora tum and interest reduction provisions of the financial emergency law. The act, originally three years, would run seven years this October 1 unless renewed. It cut interest by 2 2 3 percent with a minimum and exempted public debt issues, affecting about 36 000 borrowers with £19 million advances at the State Savings Bank alone. Municipal bodies and boards face about £257,000 yearly in reduced interest. Cabinet vote was evenly split on continuing the measure.
The 1936 £250,000 petroleum search fund backs a Gippsland and Queensland drill program to map geological history before large oil fields appear. A modern rotary drill, partly English and American, aims to depth of a mile to test structures and rocks. Three more drills are loaned to firms, reducing imports as Australia seeks home growth. Paterson faced pressure over the Mrs Freer incident during the push.
A NSW farmers conference outlined master farmer practices focusing on thorough evaluation of each activity to determine income potential and asset value. Successful planing by fixed dates and rotations, meticulous paddock and stock records, rapid sale of ready produce, asset protection through insurance and soil care, and enduring capital interest drive toward quality production.
In the Dutch colony of Saba atop a volcanic crater lives a unique community in Bottom. Dutch residents, fluent in English, craft schooners and luggers high in the crater, hauling finished ships to the rim and lowering them by ropes into the sea, a remarkable inland shipyard.
The horse is a strict vegetarian with acute senses and a delicate health balance. Poor housing, drafts, or mistreatment cause pneumonia or colds. overfeeding after meals leads to indigestion. Proper food, sanitary stabling, grooming, and kind handling restore flesh and spirit, proving the horse’s reliance on humane care from man.
Mrs Brownlow boasts of reforms achieved while her husband traveled. She claims a hairpin fixed a stubborn drawer and an oven door while a cane cured Johnnie of nail biting in two weeks. The husband questions details with meek humor.
A curious note on cigars explains that wrapper curling often results from a right handed smoker using a left handed cigar. The leathered wrapper bent left to right on the filler and the opposite piece rolled by the other hand can loosen the wrapper.
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