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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 19, 1920
Page
2
A garbled OCR note discusses a tonic labeled vegetable with phosphates and vague risks. It mentions medicines, garden courties, and public fear but contains unclear terms and names, making precise details impossible to confirm from the readable fragments.
A collage of notices from Numurkah and nearby towns detailing livestock events, sales adverts, and community announcements. Items include cow calving, a dairy fest winner with a bull call, sale offers for chaffcutter and furniture, horse gear, and buggies. Also notices of meetings, church events, and agent appointments with local addresses and names such as McNamara, Patterson, Halph Young, John Staiger, Nathalia, and Wagia District.
A fragment from an old paper mentions Mechanics' Pictures and a drama law case in Wehen. Names and details are unclear but indicate a local legal or cultural note involving a theater firm and regulatory action.
Land for Soldier Settlement notice states after 1 May 1920 all parcels of land must be addressed to the secretary Advisory Board Wire Hall Numurkah and to the Closer Settlement Board Journey with a lithograph plan showing such land. STRINGER Shire Secretary.
H M Stuchbery LV So South late Alf announces start of veterinary surgery in premises once used by Capt L L Paterson Saxton Street Numurkaan Messages by telephone to Guenther's pharmacy during business hours. Orders receive prompt attention and communications to Shepparton will be promptly attended to.
A garbled listing hints at a farm sale involving wheat and sheep. The readable lines mention soil conditions and crop types such as wheat, oats, potatoes, lucerne, with references to water supply and potential buyer interest. Specific names, dates, places, or precise figures are not clear.
A fragmentary record mentions a royal visit and an address at 425-7 Collins Street with names like Norton and Shopysittean tied to a business or official function. The page also contains two obituary notices and a memorial for John who died May 9, 1919, at Mooroopna Hospital, with family tributes from James, Tean, and Prid eau x.
A fragmented OCR line mentions a Wednesday date and a Tenth of June marker. The text appears incomplete with garbled phrasing and missing context. No clear events, people, or places are discernible beyond the tentative dates.
Rainfall dominated Numurkah reports with 36 points on Saturday night and Sunday, lifting weekly total to 94 across Ware pasture lands. Hail storms, budding pasture signs, and seed operations follow, while local cinema notes list screenings of Within the Law and Master Mystery as Houdini ventures continue.
The Numurkah Golf Club prepares for its official opening this Saturday afternoon with Presidents and Mrs Pearson welcoming members and friends after previous postponements. The notice page also features a weather summary from the Commonwealth Meteorologist and a long commentary on fashion trends and manners contrasting professionals like artists, lawyers, and doctors.
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