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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 24, 1938
Page
3
The second round of home and away matches saw the previous Saturday's winners prevail again. Sumurkah did not appear to advance against Cobram, winning by 10 points at Nathalia, Berrigan, and Finley with fairly easy margins. The league games show unsettled form as players struggle to find rhythm.
Nimurkah defeated Coleram by 8.18 to 0. Nathalia beat Strath morem. Tid defeated Berrigan with 13.13 to 0.6. Fin defeated Murckwtah 10.12 to 0.
Sathalia faces Berrigan while Muckatah meets Somal, Strathmerton plays Cob Nunurkah, and Finley is listed among the matches for next Saturday with regional teams penciled in.
A rugged Australian rules match between Numurkah and Cobram featured late goals and shifting momentum. Cobram led briefly in the first half before Numurkah dominated the final stanzas, with key scores from Bourke, McBride, and G Bourke. Final tallies showed Numurkah in front as the bell rang.
Numurkah and Cobram mixed play with hard bumps as Numurkah edged ahead then Cobram rallied. Final scores favored Numurkah with Bryce and Bourke top scorers, Cobram led by McPherson Butt Scott and Quick with multiple goals, injuries sidelined L Thornton.
Nathalia, short on regulars, edges Strathmerton 11 14 to 8 6 after a tight first half. Key defense by F Butler keeps Nathalia in striking distance as Mounter scores five and multiple players contribute across quarters.
Katamatite, newly admitted to Benalla Tungamah Association, fell 17 to 3.4 against Tungamah in the opening match. J Kane 3 goals led Tungamah with O Kane and Skinner also prominent. Katamatite's Dwyer Charlton Gillespie noted, while bests included May O Kane and Mead Cleary Rudd D Fisher. Other results saw Yabba Dookie no match with Benalla Rovers 5.11 to 4.6 and St James beating Devenish.
In a reluctant showcase Wanghnu was defeated by six points as Shepparton Imperials led throughout. Final score 5.12 to 5.6 with Wanghnu rallying late but falling short. McNab Sellick Wellington Hosey and Osborne scored. best players included Sanders Graham Wright Newby Hunt and Lacey. White left knee injury led to Carlisle substitution. Other results Katandra 9.11 8.11 Tallygaroopna Lemnos 8.11 7.2 Mooroopna 15.5 Toolamba 5.9.
In Picola Association play on Saturday Nathalia beat Waaia by 26 points after leading early and widening in the second half. Waaia led the first quarter 3.8 to 0.2 before Nathalia surged, adding 4.2 in the last quarter. Harmah defeated Moira 7.5 to 6.6 and Picola vs Yalea was not played due to a local funeral.
A major tribute to the growing dairy industry is signaled by the Prime Minister opening the 33rd annual conference of the N.3.W. Division dairy industry. As a boy he had full charge of six herds, illustrating lifelong involvement in farming and dairying.
A reader requests a correction published in The Leader the editor column. The message corrects a prior sentence about “119 motor accidents” and clarifies figures: 216 people killed or injured and 60 to 75 percent of total labeled alcoholic accidents.
A letter from George A. Judkins of the Methodist Social Service Department in Melbourne challenges Charles Owens’ defense of liquor interests. He cites the Victorian Year Book and doctor testimony to argue alcohol fuels accidents and drunkenness, urging readers to accept broader evidence beyond dry-town claims and selective case counts. Katamatite Methodist Parsonage adds support.
A reader questions Charles Owens about statements in earlier correspondence and urges fuller truth on alcohol’s role in accidents. The piece cites the British Medical Association and blood tests, notes partial Victorian Year Book data, and references Dr McAdam Eccles’s Melbourne remarks on drink and driving. It also includes school notices, exam results, sports summaries, and local ladder standings.
Joint action by Shepparton Borough and shire meat inspectors led to the seizure of five sides of beef and three tongues not killed under meat supervision rules. Three sides were found unfit for consumption and destroyed. Two sides of good beef were branded and sent to Mooroopna Hospital.
The Federal Treasurer Mr Casey reported in Parliament that Australia’s combined national debt has risen to £1,042,000,000 with progressive increases shown in 1914 1918 1926 and 1937 figures. Since the war Australia borrowed £350,000,000 of which £103,000,000 overseas, and the national debt nearly doubled. Taxation rose from £11,505,000 in 1902 to £108,303,000 in 1937, with overseas debt up £407,000,000 since 1902. Interest on internal holdings for the year to June 30 was £24,610,000.
The Treasurer noted that tax free loans are steadily diminishing to taxable loans. From 1901 to 1937 the total interest paid on the public debts of the Commonwealth and States is over £1,090,000,000, and on June 30 the tax exempt amount stood at £43,517,000.
Local notices list church services for various denominations with times and locations including Numurkah Strathmerton Cobram Talloygaroopna West Waaia Katamatite Dunbulbalane Youanlang Naring Waania Cowan Baulkamaugh Kashimba Marungi Congupna West Bunbarths and speakers or conductors such as Rev Smith Rev Hull Rev Haynes Rev Hinde and M. W. Fowler.
A compilation of odd inquiries and errors sent to the Pensions department reveals frequent misunderstandings about benefits. Samples include requests about sick pay, large families, missing clothes, marriage certificates, deceased spouses, and child adjustments, reflecting confusion in a wide range of cases.
A provocative Life magazine article from Australia debates possessive parents who hinder daughters from marriage. It includes a defense by a noted editor and a counterpoint by a critic. The piece reflects Life's pocket digest format and offers entertainment with a broad world view.
District rainfall averages 18.31 inches from 1888 to 1937 with 10.29 inches for May to October. The long table lists monthly values across many years, detailing precipitation by month and highlighting seasonal patterns for wheat growing periods and overall climate.
Scientists describe life in three stages childhood youth middle age and old age noting continual renewal of body every seven years. Despite constant change memory and identity shift as tissues nerves and feelings evolve, leaving us rarely identical to our former selves and often surprised by how people alter over time.
A bakery scene centers on a milkman and a widow at 75 who mocks his common sense and etiquette. The exchange turns awkward as he seeks to reassure, but the widow remains reserved while muttering about stale vestry tiles and personal appearance. The odd dialogue and tense tones suggest social friction in a small community.
Fragmented, archaic rhetoric extols renunciation of concrete pleasure and worldly gain. The author urges extreme self-control as a virtue, contrasting material loss with moral or spiritual worth and questioning the merit of indulgence.
An unclear OCR snippet presents fragmented words and garbled phrases, with no discernible names, places, dates, or events to identify a specific news item or context. The readable content is insufficient to extract a coherent incident or report.
A notice announces that Nu Murkah and nearby districts now have an open shop ready to collect old stock. The proprietor regrets delayed operations due to water shortages and explains they were unable to operate earlier.
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