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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1934
Page
5
Fragmented OCR notes reference McLellan & Co with a sale and notices about Red Poll hints. Mentions of a retiring bank, advertising for a Pennant Cricket line, and names such as Walter and others appear amid scattered phrases.
The Numurkah Cobram District Cricket Association opened its southern division with a 109 run score by Naring while Drumanure struggled to 55. Key performances included K Webster 29 and G Sax ton 18 for Naring, W Selleck 2/14 leading the bowlers, and J Gray 12 and E Graham 11 top scores for Drumanure. Matches featured six teams in each division. northern division starts next Saturday.
A strong wool sale drew wide demand with Home trade Japan local mills and France securing the bulls. Prices were about 5 percent higher than October 3. The top price reached 16 3d for the Steam Plains line from Deniliquin, while the fleece average stood at 13d.
Rendell retired R Sr run out to Soutar st Negri b J Adams. Total 120. Bowling scores listed: C Flack 1/27 Sexton 2/11 D Munro 3/15 F Rowe 0/14 P Heal 0/10 F Hendy 0/8 J Adams 2/8.
The Numurkah club will start the pennant season next Saturday with a match against Wangaratta on Wangaratta ground. A practice gathering on Saturday 23 members attended, seen as a good omen for the season. W. C. Shaw elected captain and Bert Crozier vice captain, with H Sloley and H Paterson as selection committee. Several young members showed promise. the challenge may be choosing who to leave out.
Reports from major wheat regions forecast a bountiful harvest and better world prices for Australian wheat. The Fortescue patent power takeoff enables ground driven harvesters to operate as power units, solving difficult harvest conditions in New South Wales and delivering quick repayment of the investment. Full details available from Arncliffe works near Sydney.
A dated list of upcoming stock saless across Numurkah Nathalia Milawa and surrounding districts includes events by Campbell Kilpatrick McLellan Co and John McNamara Co Pty Ltd. Sales cover spring lambs fat and store sheep cattle pigs and poultry with multiple dates from October to November and mortgagee public sales.
Agents for Ronaldson Bros. Tractors and related farm implements appear alongside entries for Little's Sheep Dip and the Trustee Co. of Australia. South British Insurance Co. is noted with Lewis Shearer’s Farm Implements and the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. led the group.
Campbell and Co acting for the estate of the late Mrs. Sarah Carlisle of Wunghnu list multiple properties for public sale without reserve. The offer includes three lots of crown land with grazing and slaughter yard facilities, plus household furniture, stock such as milking cows and cattle, butcher equipment, and vehicles, all to be sold as listed without reserve with details via Morrison and Teare solicitors Numurah.
St Johns joins Bunbartha association after shelving reform plan and defeats Kaarimba 16 sets to 1, 99 games to 41. Matches feature Breen Hooper Galt Twitt Adams Lowe Pavey Saniland Lee White and Gleeson lineups with varied scores and several mixed doubles results.
At the annual meeting of the club Mr J O Varrell led with remarks and overview of recent activities and future plans as members gathered to discuss governance and community efforts.
A dated notice lists multiple stock sale events in October across Numurkah and Shepparton including fat and store sheep and lamb sales, cattle and pig sales, and a public auction in Star Theatre Shepparton. Entries mention McNamara Co, Camps, J McCrabb Esq, and Denys Lascelles Ltd among organizers and participants with references to consignors, consignments, and trusted lenders and insurers.
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