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Numurkah Leader

Location

Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

Date

Oct 06, 1947

Page

4

Old Waughnnites Social Week Draws Large Melbourne Crowd

The Old Waughnnites Association held its show week social on September 24 in Melbourne’s Railway Building. Attendees included ex-secretary J Watson and members Mrs Ambler Miss Watson Miss W Ambler and many country visitors.

Old Town Melbourne J. Watson R. Ambler Miss Watson Miss W. Ambler J. Wall R. Matthews Sim Wall G.W Matthews Gordon and Formby George Goodsie Quinn Waters J. Knox Henry R. Gillespie Goodsie Seymour Dockery Hanrahan Elizabeth Formby A. Ambler Fay H. Marks Osborne Johnston and Son Bruce Tunnock Alf McDonnell Watson Johnston Haycroft Edie Nicholls J Knox P. Teare Tunnock Wunghnu J. O'Brien Watts Taylor Gordon Harry Goulburn Valley Mt. Ambler Stan de Campo

Wheat prize toast and local pride in Goulburn Valley

In a celebratory gathering Mr Formby lauds the championship win as evidence Goulburn Valley wheat rivals all Australia. He notes Bunbarths and Wunghnu as local touchpoints while praising district councils and ratepayers gains. Tributes are paid to late officials and Numurkah links are shared.

Sheppartonshire Nbarths Wunghnu Formby Aggie Goulburn Australia Gordon Tunnock Numurkah Associate Tice Reginaldson Stewart

Origins of the Numurkah Fire Brigade Slogan

An account recalls why the Numurkah Fire Brigade adopted the slogan Bring your fire to the Fire Brigade. A Darby’s truck driver, en route to Katanga, saw his vehicle ablaze and sped toward Numurrah, ignoring onlookers until he reached the fire station.

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