This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 12, 1936
Page
5
The Deputy Director of Poste and Telegraphs urges readers to address mail correctly. He notes delivery delays arise from faulty addressees and provides a structured guide detailing exact fields to include such as title, given names, surname, house number and street, post office, and state.
A crowded pastiche quotes a range of literary pieces and authors including Eden and Athene, interlaced with stage directions and character names. The excerpt references performances, dialogue, and critical commentary, hinting at a theatre program or literary page excerpt with numerous author and title mentions.
The district market notes forward steers sold up to £7 with bids from £0 12/ to £7. Hecht weights reached £86 10/ while heifer dealers ranged to £3 6/. The report reflects forthcoming sales and agents’ reports in the district over recent periods.
The report outlines opening fixtures for the 1936 Murray League season including matches at Nathalia, Tocumwal, Cobram, Murrrkah and Muckatah. It notes upcoming stock sales by J McNamara Co at Cobram and by Henley and Fairman at Nathalia plus a Nathalia practice game and a players meeting to discuss training and travel.
Tallygaroopna claimed their second win of the season at home, defeating Ardmona in a game notable for unusual goal kicking. Tally led 3.4 to 1 at Q1, Ardmona led by only goals in Q2, and after halftime Tally extended the margin before Ardmona narrowed late. Final score 13.8 to 9.7 with Crozier four goals for Tallygaroopna and Pyke two for Ardmona.
Toolamba beat Wunghnu 8.17 to 5.1 at Wunghnu after a strong third quarter by Toolamba. Best players for Toolamba were W Newnham Robbins Goodson Pogue Sandilands and McKenzie with Newnham kicking seven goals. For Wunghnu Hunt Grahame Wall Bourke Sanders also featured. final shots hampered by errant kicking.
Katandra suffered a heavy defeat in its first home match of the association, scoring 4.9 to 10.10. After a competitive first half Lemnos surged after the break, adding 6.4 to a single goal in the third quarter to seal the win.
Church notices list service times for various parishes including English Anglican and High Church offerings. Locations Talloge voopna West Strathmerton Katunge with times 10 am 11.90 am 2 pm and 3.30 pm.
West Numurkah residents J C Wilkinson T Gainey N Carroll and T Biggin seek a larger water mast or other improvements with an engineer to inspect and report at next meeting. J A Tyres secretary Mururkah Farmers Produce Store asks for refund of wrongly paid rates on company property due to no water.
The April rural and urban rate collections are listed with details for Numurkah Strathmerton Nathalia Cobram and surrounding districts. Meetings discuss land transfers unpaid deeds water purification plans and pending prosecutions for unlicensed plumbers. The Numurkah stock sale schedules include McNamara Campbell Kilpatrick and Campbell & Co with Cobram Cobram township property and various unreserved sales.
Kilpatrick McLellan & Co Pty Ltd AUCTIONEERS STOCK AND STATION REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS AGENTS Numurkah H O Fat Sheep and Lamb Sale at Shepparton Pig and Poultry Cattle Sale Special Horse Sale at Shepparton New Zealand Loan Numurkah Stock Sale Kilpatrick McLellan & Co Pty Ltd Competent Staff Prompt Settlements Trust Money to Lend Sworn Valuations Made
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.