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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1934
Page
4
Judge Miss Quine and Nemerkah stewards oversee the Numurkah Show where younger participants have started producing items for the home. The listed awards include Carrota, Mrs W C Tynek junior, and other entries highlighted by J. McArthur.
A plain list of winners and exhibitors by item shows Rhubarb won by Mra E Watters and A Cantion, Cabbages by Mrs W Rowe and Mra Tynck, Lettuces and Radishes credited to Misa E Cuthbert and Alan Tynck with Mrs Rowe, Green Peas by Simm Cuthbert, Asparagus by Mrs Brunehill, Spring Onions by Mrs W Tynck and Alan Tynck, Oranges by Miss Cuthbert, Lemons credited to Mix E Dudley and A McPherron and H T Hunt, plus a Collection of Vegetables by Mrr Tymek.
Poultry judge Mr E Perry and a panel including Dendesong Stewards Messrs D Stewart H Stewart Bruce Cresier and B Hillierd are listed in an official notice with names associated to a forthcoming event or committee.
The Numurkah show featured preserved fruits and woollen crafts with Mrs McCrabb and Miss Yarwood winning in several classes. Prizes spanned jams, jellies, and cushions as new entrants challenge long-time winners, while poultry and textile sections show strong entries despite transport delays.
A long read of prize winners from the Numurkah show notes many names such as Mrs Harris Mr Ewart W Rowe and G Adams across diverse classes including pears tomatoes quinces gooseberries apricots and various poultry breeds. The results include multiple first places by W Rowe G Harris and Mrs Fowler among others with scores and entries in crafts crops and youth sections.
Fragmentary text records dog show references including owners and dogs such as Alsatian and Collie. Names like C Levy, R McNeil, Jorgenson, Joyce Ral, and W R Kitely appear amid scattered judging notes and champion mentions.
The article discusses germination timing and soil coverings for seeds like phlox asters turnips and carrots. It advises light sandy coverings or finely sifted charcoal, keeping soil open, and using straw or branches to retain moisture. Larger seeds may be sown in boxes for easier moisture control and later transplanting. Dahlia seeds show variable germination, with older seeds often germinating later.
Olive Lola Word, third daughter of W L Word and the late Mrs Ford of Orange Grove Yousamite, married Leo Joseph Dempster at St Augustine’s Church Shepparton. The bride wore pearl white satin with a long train and orange blossom girdle, carried arum lilies, and was veiled with a coronet of orange blossoms. Rev M S Day officiated. bridesmaids Alma Myra and Reta Mac wore sunset silk velvet. Best man Ronald Bat ey and groomsman Frank Ford. After, a wedding tea at Elliot's. couple to reside at Kialla.
Garden notes discuss sowing depth and spacing for various vegetables, soil cultivation, and feeding. Guidance includes early hoeing between drills, soil drawing around plants, and application of sulphate of ammonia during flowering. Recommends frequent watering, continuous cultivation, and nitrate of soda dressings for beds and cabbages, with surface sowing for shallowly sown seeds.
The notice lists multiple upcoming court dates and matchups among townships including Nurkah Cobram Numurkah Wunghnu Katunga Naring Cobram Barooga Strathmerton Tocumwal Weala Wasia Drumanure and Numurkah with dates October 13 20 January 12 27 and 3 26 November 3 and 10 February 2. It records byes and pairings such as Wunghnu Numurkah Katunga Naring Drumanure Wasia, Cobram Barooga Strathmerton Tocumwal Cobram East, and Weaia Wunghou with various November February deadlines.
The article discusses handling seedlings, noting smaller plants transplant more easily with care. It favors raising in boxes for root development and advises buying grown plants for warmth-loving seeds like salvia and zinnias when greenhouse facilities are unavailable.
Presbyterian and Methodist notices list service times and speakers for Numurkah, Waniq, Baulkamaugh, Wanghnu, Marungi, Congupna W, Kaarimba, Bunbarths, Kata matite, Dunbulbalane, Youang, Youanmite, and Youarang. Rev W Mellroy, Rev Taylor, Rev Heming way, Rev Hemingway, and Mr Dudley or others are named for multiple churches and times.
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