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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 22, 1929
Page
4
H. Thompson and Sons announce the opening of brickworks at Tocumwal inviting builders and the public to obtain quotations. They offer bricks in any quantity and also produce bullnose squints and arch bricks with telephone contact provided.
A reader from Bendigo praises Ack Hing, a licensed Chinese doctor trained in Sun Ning City, after seven months bedridden with a tubercular knee. After two weeks of treatment the knee improved notably and the testimonial notes dates in Golden Gully and Bendigo including 28/8/18 and 3/12/18. It mentions the practitioner’s consultation availability on Tuesdays and cites Farmer Ares.
The data show that district rainfall from 1888 to 1928 averaged 16.54 inches overall, with the May to October wheat growing period averaging 16.01 inches over the same span.
Poor attendance on Cobram ground saw Cobram and Numurkah clash in a fast opening match. Cobram led at times but Numurkah rallied to finish 8.11 50 to 6.23 59, with key marks from Bacon Eddy and Watson for Numurkah and Russell Tuck and Smith for Cobram.
An independent tribunal chaired by W Rowe along with Shaw and Dickens met in Numurkah to rule on registrations. Strathmerton registered 39 players, Nathalia 34, Muckatah 35, Cobram 1, Tallygaroona 30, Numurkah 29, and Wanghau 18. Cummeragunja declined to grant clearances for last season’s players. R Hamilton gaining permission to reinstate with Strathmerton despite the ban. Players cleared to Strathmerton include R Hemilgon, T Jones, D Munro, T Morgan, F Tuck, and D Smith.
The Strathmerton Football Club has progressed its ground with a new neat box for time keepers and press representatives. The addition is a great convenience and is praised by pressmen. Nathalia provided this facility last year and Numurkah will have theirs ready for the first home match. Other clubs are encouraged to follow the lead.
On Saturday Numurkah Imperials and Katamatite played a scratch match on the latter's ground. The Imps won by 16 goals 15 to 14 4. Details show a high scoring, tight finish with Katamatite battling to the end.
A brief notice highlights Woods Great Peppermint Cure promoted as a remedy for children’s hacking coughs. The ad-style item underscores a patent medicine product and its target audience, with emphasis on relief for persistent throat irritation.
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