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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1923
Page
1
A fragmentary ad excerpt touts Murka Store offerings for tea brands Robus Union Tea Our Own Tea and other preserves. It claims cheap jam from fresh kept fruit at a low price and urges household buyers to act quickly as a promotional department is highlighted.
A house offers Lofty airy bedrooms clean dining room and spacious yard with well ventilated spaces. Former patrons will be as well treated as ever and new friends will be welcome. MELSON, Licensee.
Nat thalia premiers of the G V F A beat Mooroopna premiers GN PL by 14 points at Numurkah grounds in a charity match for Mooroopna Hospital. Despite rain damp conditions, a strong crowd attended as Nathalia won on merit with a final score of 8 12 to 6 13. A ladies afternoon tea and a sheep guessing contest raised about £75 for hospital funds.
A detracted advertisement extols Dean's Ointment as the safest remedy for piles claiming minimal interruption to daily life. It cites Mr W Stratton of Numurkab who reports rapid improvement after use and endorses the product, urging readers to ensure genuine purchases. Sports meeting Katandhra appears as a stray line amid the text.
A Katandra sport gathering for the Fur Soldiers Hall Memorial drew moderate attendance yet raised £60 on the spot with a final expected total of £409 by year end and £600 ultimate. events included Maypole dancing, football matches, sheaf binding, races, and a refreshment kiosk. The committee thanks donors and lists receipts from gifts and activities totaling £60 16s 8d, with further plans for a euchre party and dance to conclude.
Royal Stores Numurkak announces new season tea and coffee purchases in three grades Mutual Glen Valley three grades, with stock reduced after stock-taking. Prices in crockery, teapots, china, glassware, and prints on furniture, wallpapers, carpets, blinds and curtains promoted at city prices.
Anglican and Presbyterian teams report mixed results with multiple matches across Numurkah Cobram and surrounding towns. Scores show Anglican 1 and 7, Kutungu 3, Wasia 3, Naring 44, Yarroweyah 3, Cobram 7.30. Salvation Army 11 and 7, 68.2.15. Methodist Numurkah 14 and 7, Koonoomoo 11, Strathmerton 3, Cobram 7.30. Baulkamaugh, Rev. Lahore, Capt. Bradford, Pastor Tippett.
A. B. Jaffray Banchurdt and the Northern District Trustees Executive & Agency Company Ltd directors listed include H. Abbott J. H. Goudge Bendigo vice-chairman Major V. Lansell Dr J. McIntyre Kadie W. Crowley O. D. Watson with James P. & McQuie as manager. Firm established in 1888 to undertake executor trustee administrator work and money lending at current rates.
A patient shares a long illness with a tubercular knee, describing seven months bedridden and five months in plaster. After consulting three doctors, Ack Hing’s treatment at Howard Place Bendigo and Farmers Arm Hotel Numurkah restored mobility and led to a full recovery. The writer firmly endorses Ack Wing's for tubercular trouble.
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