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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
4
Rainfall tallies from the Numurkah gauge show an average of 16.08 inches per year over 39 years ending December 1925, while the last ten years have averaged 19.61 inches annually. This indicates a higher recent rainfall level than the long term norm.
A courtesy perusal of a circular issued to railway workers shows Victoria’s accident figures are far lower than England’s for 1925 with 13 deaths and 150 injuries versus 291 deaths and 21,303 injuries. The document warns against carelessness, calling it a universal enemy across homes streets factories and crossings.
Nesbit’s advertises sale from 15 June to 27 June offering styles and fittings for all ages. It promotes Nash Getter football boots, children’s and maid’s footwear, and a large ladies slipper assortment with mail orders and repair service.
A fragment from a historic notice hints at a meeting for Carrying Bone a jot Distrie CABs with a motto stressing promptness and cinema. The readable text is garbled but suggests an event or gathering tone with organizational names and dates not fully legible.
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