Unclear Football Report With Fragmented Names
A garbled OCR football item lists scattered names and lines about plays and players. The passage mentions dates, teams, and figures but is too incoherent to identify a clear event, score, or outcome.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
3
A garbled OCR football item lists scattered names and lines about plays and players. The passage mentions dates, teams, and figures but is too incoherent to identify a clear event, score, or outcome.
The text notes a presbyterian elder near Porbes Caulfield retires after many years of leadership. It mentions a presbytery meeting voting to grant leave for retirement and references individuals including Halliday, Day, and Foote in relation to church affairs and local district events.
A Citizen letter to the editor urges improved public gardens and paths along Ho Mifedhestreee frontage near Numurkah. It calls for safer pavements walls and ornamental pools, proposes a bandstand, and stresses child friendly spaces and accessible streets for residents.
W S L will conduct a ball on Wednesday July 2. Mr W G Bursill and Numurkal Me take over fruit and confectionery and tearooms from Ceeviv. An annual meeting of the new Mel is set for next Monday night.
Final reminder for a public auction of house and land at Wanghau township near Numurkah scheduled for Friday July 4. Kilpatrick McLellan & Co Pry Ltd announce vacant possession, water and electricity to property, with rail shops and school nearby. Also notices upcoming sales at Numurkah and Katamatite plus pig and cattle sales in Shepparton and Cobram with prices and buyers from surrounding districts.
The notice describes the June wedding of Mavis Vale to Harry Betts at Shepparton Methodist Church. The bride wore a white lace gown with satin bands, veil by Mrs Os, and was accompanied by two bridesmaids in teal blue crepe. The bridegroom’s party included his two brothers and a visiting clergyman officiated. The couple planned to reside in Tature.
Describes a large 200 acre plus tract in central Victoria with loamy soil, wheat crops 10 to 12 bags, strong fattening country, abundant water, and a splendid home with trees. Offers price £9 per acre, half cash terms, suitable for a Returned Man or two brothers, with immediate inspection urged as such properties are scarce. Listings note other properties and a permanent licence.
A new Numurkah branch of the Labor Party formed on Tuesday night with 43 attendees. Officers elected included President St Seymour, Vice President J V Roche, Treasurer N Zaneili, and Secretary L Clancy, who also joined the State Electorate Council.
Various donations and small sums listed including £5 10s 8d for Young Girls' Hospital Auxiliary and £65 for J. Twitt’s special stall. Names such as Mrs F. E. Ros-Soden and W. Retallick appear with amounts including £17 10s 8d and £15 from estate funds. Ongoing entries reference Numarkah Younger Set and G. EB. Green with miscellaneous figures.
Unre serve d furniture and effects for Mrs A Marcus and Miss M Lowe listed for sale at Numurkah Town Hall. Cobram and Nathalia stock sale notices appear for upcoming auctions. Local agents advertise Dodge Bros and Orient Line services among other listings.
A report notes activities by the cooperative named Co laquirten in Victoria Complementing riverine work. The snippet mentions removal of furniture and transportation duties across the slate and Southern Riverina regions.
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