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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
5
Nuturkah leads the Murray League premier division with Muckatah Nathalia and Berrigan close behind as the final round approaches. Nuturkah defeated Muckatah 16 to 9 while Finley beat Cobram 11 to 10 and Tocumwal upset Berrigan 13 to 8, leaving Nathalia with a bye.
Numurkah defeated Muckatah 15.18 to 9.13 in a hard fought football clash before a near 1,000 crowd. Piper led Numurkah with five goals, Martin four, and Campbell, Coxon, and Staggard among others scoring, as Muckatah’s O’Dwyer and O’Rourke, Rudd, and McCluskey battled for the visitors.
Kilpatrick McLellan and Co. with New Zealand Loan and M A Co. Ltd announce entries invited for a special sheep and cattle sale at Shepparton on Friday July 2. The sale will feature 6 pure bred Red Poll heifers and 15 to 24 month fats with well bred steers and heifers plus breeding ewes. A pig and calf sale follows on Monday July 5 with baconers, parkers, and dealers sought. Melbourne buyers expected. Early stock yarding advice requested for advertising.
The Picola Association and partners promote a 100 horse yarding at Shepparton on July 1 with 50 from Mr Les Arnold Warrracknabeal and 50 local horses. Nathalia Morse Sale reports 40+ horses from Jas Arnold Warrecknabeal, including four trucks of top farm horses, attracting strong local attendance and high prices.
Wunghnu has yet to win in seven games this season in the Second Eighteens. Leaders are Lemnos with 28 points, Katandra 24, and Ardmona, Andera, Tallygaroopna each on 16. Saturday’s match saw Wanghnu defeated by Ardmona 8.13 to 2.7.
Firemen and ladies attended a social evening by the Numurkah Brigade. Ex captains and officers presented chevrons and trophies from Warrnambool. T Morrison and W Jackson led the discipline team while Hall of Shepparton received a sandwich tray for training. The married men won the Coronation Day cup for companionship.
Wimmera market notes draft for merino wethers at 36 shillings per head. Fat lambs sold at top rates. well grown lambs with good skins reached 27 shillings 6 pence. Downs cross fatweights around 29 shillings 7 pence. Store sheep saw best young ewes in lamb to long woolled rams fetch up to 92 shillings 6 pence. cromabred wethers 2 years old 27 shillings 2 pence. Crossbred ewes, 4 years in lamb to B L rams, 24 shillings.
Church notices list service times for Church of England Presbyterian Methodist and other denominations across Numurkah Cobram Katamatite Waaia Naring Band Wunghou Bunbartha Youanmite Dunbulba and You Rang areas with various ministers and lay leaders including Rev Hinde Rev Hull and Mr Olive through morning and evening sessions.
A list of upcoming Numurkah stock and pig sales including schedules from Kilpatrick McLellan J McNamara Campbell Pry Ltd and related auctioneers with events in June and July. Special horse sale is noted in conjunction with Campbell & Sons Melbourne. Auction houses and contact lines referenced.
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