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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 09, 1939
Page
3
Garonne proposed moving the allocation to another site and suggested work could be at the memorial. The president seconded, Dr. McDowell opposed the idea as the preferred option, and the motion was carried.
Campbell and Co. announce a series of stock sales at Numurkah and Katamatite with large yardings of sheep and cattle. Auctions feature crossbred and breeding ewes, fat sheep, store cattle, wethers, and dairy breeds. Entries urged for May 17 and subsequent sales, with detailed catalog notes on ewe types, weight bands, and expected prices.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Foie te pry eile Daal and Ute Worle in a historical context. Readable bits point to a local event or notice with names and place hints but lack clear dates or outcomes. The reading remains ambiguous, offering little verifiable detail for a full summary.
Correspondents report Cobram Show events with few votes cast and officer elections postponed for a courts site on showgrounds. Fallow competition results list W. S. Collie first H. P. Wilton second T. Hea ter and H. P. Melton tied for third. Mrs Michael Walsh died at Murrumbeena after illness. she was from Cobram. Mr Wee Jordan, long-resident, died aged 16. Seven temporary worker houses rose during the week as teams near town.
The President Mr James Jones welcomed visitors at the opening of the Katamatite golf links last Saturday. Thirty-two mixed foursome pairs competed for best card prizes, with Lyons Jones and Brown Laird among winners. A vulture party and dance followed. Katamatite residents learned the Electricity Commission approved lamping for 81 consumers, and the Progress Association was praised for its role. A football match saw Katamatite lose to Katandra 8.14 to 5.6, and the Renalla-Tungamah FA pennant will see Katamatite meet Tungamah next Saturday on the local ground.
Town Hall presents a night program featuring Blockade a Spanish evolution story and Little Miss Thoroughbred Janet Chapman as a main screen jest star. Also shown is Mysterious Pilot. Saturday Paramount offers If I Were King starring Ronald Colman with supporting The Mysterious Rider. Big pictures make great entertainment at your local theatre.
First round results noted with Cobram B leading 34 to 8 and Cobram A 40 to 13 over Strathmerton B. Strathmerton A triumphed 23 to 13 while Ulupna posted 14. The May 18 draw lists Cobram versus Strathmerton A and Ulupna versus Cobram A with Strathmerton By. Bearn. A postponed annual meeting for Numurkah and District Basketball Association set for May 11 at 7 pm in the Methodist Hall with a strong turnout urged. Sed Mayting postponement cited due to lack of interest. Country Week highlights Victoria Women’s Basket Ball Association country tournament in Melbourne June 10–12 during King’s Birthday weekend, with close date for entries June 1, 1939. The Victoria coal-throwing championship will also be held that weekend, with two competition sections beginning under new gears.
The Advis monthly meeting of the Ne marked Methodist Men takes place on Sunday at 6 20 pm. Details will be verified in the Primsonethe North West Mallle listing. The town event, Hell te Sheree ichwerthed Tee, Monday the 5 Watch for particulars from J McNamara & Co and Campbell & Sons Auctioneers in conjunction.
The Numurkah Water Trust held its monthly meeting in the Council Chambers yesterday. Attending were chairman Gordon and directors McDonell Tuckett Hooper Dudty Bacon Pinnock Prentice Blackenzie Gurotine Lancaster and O'Hanlon.
Major-General G Rankin urged the RACV to press Australia’s government to develop oil resources or stockpile fuel for emergencies. He contrasted Australia’s 20 weeks of fuel with Japan’s ten years of navy reserves, urging action to avoid shortages during crises. The meeting also noted water service and town pumping plans with local council and state commission discussions and payments totaling over £260 in rural and urban accounts.
In a formal debutante gathering the senior vice president Mrs Lenae presided as Mrs Webster did not officiate due to bereavement. Debs in white with partners in attendance, bouquets sent by Mrs E A Patrick and Miss Mona Kelly, opening with a waltz and followed by a refined supper and elegant table decorations.
Letter from Isaac Isaacs chairman urges donations to fund a dairy farm memorial for The Little Doctor in Melbourne. Notes 4000 pounds already spent on milk relief for undernourished children and argues a dairy farm monument could boost milk supply. Appeals for reader contributions via the editor.
Auctioneers and stock sales listed for Numurkah Nathalia Cobram and surrounding towns. Entries include May 10 Numurkah stock sale Campbell & Co special sale of 4000 sheep and 800 cattle at Cobram with McNamara & Co Melbourne. 18 Cobram monthly stock sale. 23 sale of Fernbank Clydesdale Stud. 25 Nathalia stock sale. 31 Numurkah stock sale. various consignments and associated firms. Also mentions multiple insurance and financial companies and transport lines.
H W Tuck & Co announce a four special cattle sale yarding 500 head from the Moree district of New South Wales. Includes 65 Hereford and Shorthorn cows, 55 calves, 10 six months old at foot, 120 pure Shorthorn cows with calves, 3 to 6 months old, 100 Shorthorn Hereford and cross cows in calf, 40 Shorthorn steers and heifers two years old, 30 fat cattle, and 160 young dairy heifers. Sale aimed at graziers and restockers. Moree stock praised as well bred and in excellent condition.
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