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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1930
Page
3
Arrangements for the Nemarkah A P Society annual show progress well for a splendid exhibition on Thursday next week. Entries closed for several classes. dairy and trotting divisions drew large entries from far, while the new courts were opened recently by Cr Gordon.
Pal Guenther spoke at a Park amalgamation meeting noting community aims and historic desires. The town eyed a new sports area at Fork after years of effort, with several proposals to repurpose the site and integrate the project into local plans.
The opening sale catalogue listed about 5000 bales mainly Riverina and Murrumbidgee wools from NSW and early Victorian clips. Poor season reduced growth and condition, competition from continent Yorkshire and Japan for merinos and crossbreds. Top price reached 124d amid generally flat value levels.
A reflective reminiscence traces a teen years in 19th to 20th century Australia. It contrasts memory’s pull with harsh bush life, recounting early school days, longing for open country, and the shift from youthful ideals to hard work, hardship, and survival in a galvanized hut with scant cooking gear.
Norman Hindson and Isobel May Collie wed at Scot's Church Melbourne on September 17 with a full ceremony. The bride, daughter of Murdoch Collie, wore ivory satin, a silk net veil, and orange blossom coronet. Bridesmaids Ane and Jean Collie in moire frocks. best man David Black and groomsman Charles Wilson. Reception at Dowling Street and wedding dinner followed. Honeymoon in the Grampians. future home at Wonthaggi.
A reader recalls the 1877 to 1930 changes in Numurkah and surrounding towns, detailing tough journeys, scarce shops, and eventual growth. The narrative contrasts old and new, noting Blink Bonnie and rail area development, and mentions local race results and street attention as markers of progress.
NUMURRAH H O Nathalia Picola Cobram Katamatite and Strathmerton trustees listed for regional governance. Details show appointments across multiple municipalities, with emphasis on local oversight and community projects. The notice outlines the composition of trusts and the towns they serve, reflecting regional cooperation.
The Numurkah area calendar features frequent stock sales from October through November at Numurkah and Cobram with Nathalia Nathalia, Cobram and Nathalia shows. A large tea meeting and concert supported the Naring Presbyterian Church, and a holiday cup shoot drew strong participation, with presentations by E. K. Halliday. Exhibitions, trains, and livestock trade dominated the town’s activity during the period.
L. H. SMITH Auctioneer now of the Mart Fry era street Shepparton will open a mart and sell on commission for vendors anything offered. Entries invited. No sale, no charge. On opening day buys a large quantity of neat item stock including ironmangary tools glassware clothing all brand new. POULTRY WANTED with good buyers in attendance.
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