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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 03, 1948
Page
4
The William Johns Optical Service of Melbourne Shepparton and tram visits Numurkah monthly for appointments. Call or phone Mr F A Guenther Chemist for bookings.
WUNGHNU POST OFFICE advertises first class wheat grading and pickling services with a modern plant and full pickle supplies.
Numurkah district fire brigade dissolved after a 9 December 1890 meeting amid claims of lacking town support. Records list officers and members from 1884 to 1890, with notes on trustees, fundraising efforts, and a push to publish brigade news in The Standard. Public meetings and the brigade’s end are documented by Bruce Tunnock.
About 40 soldier settlers and their wives attended a welcome social organized by the Progress Association in Strathmerton Hall. Mr A Roas-Soden chaired and assured support, with Mr G C Moss and Mr H V Guthrie giving welcomes. The event included dancing and a buffet supper. Anzac Day commemoration service followed with a march to the War Memorial and an address by Mr W M Church.
Garden Week ran April 12 to 17 with strong attendance despite poor weather. The event emphasized education over competition, featuring dahlias gladioli delphiniums chrysanthemums rhododendrons and holiday plants with an information bureau handling over a thousand plant inquiries. Next year’s show is planned for early April.
Eve says Christmas Eve has lost charm for children due to closed shops and dull streets. Mr J H Ritch moves that Nathalia Traders Association seek permission to stay open next Christmas Eve. motion carried with support from Messrs W T Barry A W Limbrick and E J Martin.
Advertisement lists Meiklejohn Street Numurkah with private phone numbers 98 and 188 for Cuthbert and Dare. It urges readers not to be late and to ring for train service on request.
A garbled OCR listing various canned vegetables and sauces. Items include green peas green beans diced carrots sliced beetroot and multiple meat and condiment brands with unclear formatting. Also mentions Worcestershire sauce and a salted peas line with incomplete packaging details.
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