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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 09, 1928
Page
2
An advertisement lists Quinilax as a cold remedy with tablets priced at 1 shilling per box, Antiseptic Pastilles for throat at 1 shilling, Cough Compound for hard coughing at 2 shillings, White Pine Cough Syrup with Tak a noting relief, and Cod Liver Oil Emulsion priced at 2 shillings per bottle. Includes multiple products for coughs, colds, throat irritation and breathing difficulties.
Listings announce combined agricultural unit meetings at Shire Hall May 11 and band carnival planning with afternoon tea duties. Also notices for dance events, euchre parties, football club appointments, sales and auctions, and shop adverts including Capitol Chevrolet at £176 and farm equipment for sale.
Notice to occupiers of shops under the Factories and Shops Acts requires shop registration by May 14. Penalty for default is £10. Forms available from Inspectors of Factories or police stations. albourne, 27th April, 1928.
Next Saturday the program includes The Quarterback featuring R Dix and E Ralston along with Fascinating Youth starring Paramount Junior Stars. Comedy and Gazette provide light relief in a varied lineup.
Tenders invited for road works in Numurkah Shire with deposits and inspection details at Nathalia and Numurkah. Local notes cover bowling club season close, football fare cuts for rail travel, a Mulwala case involving possum skins and cyanide, council neutrality remarks, Numurkah stock sale results, and the Miller bequest distributing funds to Mooroopna Hospital and several churches. Includes stock sale prices and next sale date.
The Numurkah Leader announces its Wednesday issue from 1928 with a 10 shilling yearly subscription and home delivery. Established 1895.
Local notices list winter wear exhibition by Misa Joan Mansfield at the Telegraph Hotel Numurkah from Monday to Wednesday with tender invites for St Michael's RC Presbytery renovations. Also previewed are stock sales by Campbell & Co and Bajanna estate sale tied to Strathmerton plus broader rural notices and a spider catching a snake anecdote.
An old advertisement promotes a homemade cough syrup claiming to rival costly blends. It instructs mixing sweetened water with a concentrated product to create a ready-made remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and influenza.
A Victorian golf gathering reviews the upcoming Victorian Golf Association event and the Victorian ladies' golf club tournament. The committee plans special practice, fence protection, and vandalism prevention as preparations for the event proceed.
A short poultry listing notes available chicks and eggs from Black Orpingtons White Leghorns and Light Sussex stock. Includes varieties ready for prompt sale at local farm stands and markets.
Interest will be charged on all rates unpaid after May 15. The rate collector will visit the Public Hall, Nathalia, on Thursday May 10 from 10 am to 5 pm and the following Tuesday from 10 am to 5 pm to receive rates. Ratepayers should bring notices and include separate cheques for Shire and Water Rates.
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