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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1931
Page
2
The amendment to the Stamp Unemployment Relief Act 1931 raises stamp duty on salary receipts from £1 weekly onward, effective 11 October 1931. Penalties for noncompliance may reach £20. The schedule lists rates by salary bands up to various weekly amounts and continues at a rate of 1d for every 4d thereafter.
The notice outlines a revised visiting pattern for Tungamah with trips on Monday and Thursday each week and additional visits Tuesday and Friday at week ends, continuing the established sequence. The schedule emphasizes regular engagement on specified weekdays and preserves prior timing.
The family of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson thanks friends and relatives for letters cards telegrams floral tributes and expressions of empathy in their recent sorrow Please accept this personal acknowledgment.
Vacancies for two boarders for Mrs D Stewart and Mrs H Berry at Katanga. Inspect new Christmas greeting cards at Leader Office. Wanted capable woman to take charge of home. Furnished rooms with kitchen use. Wanted to buy a second hand Deering Binder in order, price via Farmer c/o this office. Show frock and hat at Bitcon's showroom with appealing prices. Working-Bee at Numurkah show grounds on Thursday 15th at 9.30 am. Young Buffers Concert postponed to October 29. 70 Southdown Rams one year old for sale. sell any number at 44 guineas each by J McNamara & Co.
Mrs C Wood offers floral work for hand and wedding banquets and various designs. Notice is given that after 14 days from publication, probate of the last will and testament of Flora Annie Johnston, widow of Katanga, deceased, dated 16 October 1922, may be granted to Ernest Frederick Marston, sole executor, in the Supreme Court probate jurisdiction of Victoria.
Numurkah's participation in the Sun Ideal Town Quest yields a hospital benefit of £19 11s for Mooroopna Hospital. The local effort highlights support for community health services through a town competition.
The notice details a no profit sale running ten days, with results from local table tennis players and a schedule for Girl Guides meetings at Shire Hall. It also promotes the film Vagabond King at Namurkah Mechanics and the upcoming Trader Horn engagement. Stamps act changes take effect October 11 1931, with new duties on stockings and apparel and penalties for noncompliance.
Tomorrow and every Wednesday thereafter for about two weeks the Strathmertun Cobram and Cobram Numurkah rail motors will run, connecting with Melbourne trains in both directions. A shire council meeting discussed tenders with one bid far below engineer estimates, leading to debate over fairness and price adequacy. The council ultimately accepted the lowest bid after arguments over contractor capability. A second lowest bid was considered due to prior work given to the lowest bidder. The council’s stance on tender outcomes remains unsettled. Also noted is a drapery sale by E Bennett at the Parmers Arms Hotel, with some advertised bargains.
At the annual meeting of the Katamatite Ricket Club Mr H Sidebottom was elected President with Mr S Barnes as Vice President and Mr E Kilgour as secretary. Sidebottom and Kilgour were named delegates. The tea meeting and concert in aid of the Naring Presbyterian Church drew a good crowd, with Cobram Pierrots providing the program of songs dances and choruses. Farmers report cutting self sown crops for hay and strong growth promising ample hay for several years.
Local notices state the Wednesday rail service will run for about two months starting tomorrow, Strathmerton 12.55 pm to Cobram 3.30 pm, connecting with the Melbourne train. Court records for the September quarter show one good order offence and 19 civil cases with £130 claimed and £53 awarded.
Intending exhibitors for the Numurkah A and F Association show report strong entry numbers for the class day on Friday. The event will feature many side shows boxing tents and a merry go round. The committee prepared dog sheds, memorial gate work, and refreshed attendees with thanks to volunteers and Mrs Newby and Miss Stratton. The show takes place Thursday next week with member cars free admission and nonmembers paying 8/8.
The readable parts reference prices and items in a market context with mentions of Sydney tanker and Pall in English, plus equations and fees. Names like Andries and Chile Jeane appear amidst garbled phrases about feature of other markings and improved tose getshils.
The article outlines the third advance of the wheat pool payments by Victorian Wheatgrowers Limited. It notes the directors delayed full payment until later in the year due to financial position and rail freight deductions. It lists several individuals and officials connected to the pool and mentions advance per bushel figures and recipients.
Market notes indicate strong buyer interest in quality young ewes and lambs at the Numurkah sale. Vendors list fat stock and bred ewes, with entries already received and inspection tours arranged for the Wednesday sale, including multiple registered lines and high-quality dam lines.
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