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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
2
A brief ad promotes Guenthier's reliable remedy to banish mosquitoes. It claims skin application will keep pests away and invites readers to price a bottle. The notice ends with P.O. Bos as a partial contact reference.
A collage of small notices and ads listing prices for box plans at Ben Cohen's store, seed oats, apples and produce, dancing events, football club meetings, gymnasium and tennis ball invitations, fuel and goods sales, and lost items. Includes public notices for meetings at Shire Hall, Mechanics Hall, and Katanga Katang. Also advertisements for scrabble pads, Decca records, and local services.
Department of Public Works Melbourne invites tenders until 12 o'clock noon Thursday May 17 1928 for filling repairs painting at State school 1 No. 3067 Tallygarcoona Deposit £5 security 6 percent. Details at Public Works Office and Inspector of Works Shepparton
Elisabeth Knox widow of William Knox of Drumanure and mother of Alex Jack William Chris Margaret Jean Archie, Capella Queensland, notice from the Capella district listing next of kin and relatives in a memorial context dated June 4 1928 and April 25 in Capella Queensland.
Mr and Mrs C Christie express gratitude to friends for sympathy in their bereavement. They especially thank Sister Harper Sister Curwen Walker and Dr Brunskill for their unremitting attention. The Husking family also thanks friends for cards telegrams and expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement.
Numurkah Leader issue dated Wednesday May 30 1928 published weekly with 10 shillings yearly rate. Establishment dates indicate the paper has served the area since 1895 and features standard notices and community items for the town of Numurkah.
Dr James Ross, president of the Samurkidshire, attended a Numurkah public meeting over a 30 mile journey to set a standard of public service. The motion earned warm applause as Campbell and Teare praised his devotion to duty and urged citizens to follow his example. Vasey judged fallows across about 100 miles of fields, advising farmers on soil, paddock faults, and wheat varieties with help from local A and P Society officers.
Notice is given that interest will be charged on unpaid rates after May 16. At Numurkah Anzac services Mr G Honan received spontaneous applause for his compelling address. A public meeting is set for 8 pm Thursday at the Shire Hall to plan the King’s Birthday band carnival on June 4. Shrine appeal funds receive £1 from Mr J Lander and £2 from the local R.S.A. branch.
The Anzac Commemoration in Numurkah drew a large crowd at Mechanics Hall with J E Harper as chairman. An orchestral quartet accompanied the service as wreaths were laid before the Union Jack and tributes transported to graves.
The church service reflects on national sacrifice and the fallen Anzacs, urging devotion to divine justice. It recalls the afterglow of the sun and the soul’s persistence beyond death, urging citizens to live by ideals modeled after the perfect man and to strive for a world without war. Campaign notes include candidates for forthcoming council election.
A quirky item promotes a stylish grooming routine named For a perfect Shingle Trim Maree and Water Wave. It markets an electric head treatment and massage as a novelty beauty tip. The tone imitates a late era catalog or newspaper short feature. The notice hints at modern salon services with a playful, instructional edge.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions assorted names and terms with no clear event. It hints at people and places but lacks a coherent report or identifiable actions. No definite dates, organizations, or outcomes emerge from the readable text.
Fragmentary OCR text presents garbled lines with scattered letters and misplaced words. It appears to be a cryptic or corrupted note asking Why the Difference, referencing a vendor and a white ink sample, but the overall meaning and entities are unclear.
The article notes that the summer hay crop in South Age Fen and southern England is likely to be good. It describes robust yields, with high weight per acre at times, and mentions rainfall and moisture aiding germination. It cites B Harrison of Codgera Park, Barringhar PO, Naw, as contributing observations on seed quality and growth.
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