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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1939
Page
3
Strawhorn and Marshall top scoring for Sunjurkult as Kaarimba battled to a draw. detailed bowling and batting figures show mixed totals with multiple players contributing and the time call denying a win.
Country correspondents report district events. In Cobram Court Walter Coleman William Granger and Ronald McConkey were charged with larceny from Mew Ryan of Cobram East and groceries from George Gordon’s truck at Srooga. Coleman got three months, McConkey 35 days, Granger seven days. each sentence suspended on bond of 10 pounds.
The Picola Red Cross unit has been formed locally and its officers elected. President is Mrs F Dobnt, vice presidents are Mrs E Moor and Mrs E Edmonds, treasurer Mrs H Knowles, secretary Mrs McKenna.
A Sandmount district picnic at the school grounds brought together children, parents, and visitors for a day of events and prizes. Winners in numerous children’s races and adult contests were celebrated, with Lee receiving the most votes as a highlight among activities.
A cluttered listing shows multiple upcoming services and town events. Readers note times such as 3.08 pm and 7.30 pm with religious gatherings, town hall discussions, stage performances, and youth programs across local venues including Katamee Presbyterian and Numarkah venues.
An advisory briefing outlines the Back to See plan, detailing aims, funding sources, and expected timelines. Officials emphasize community impact and accessibility, with notes on implementation phases and oversight mechanisms.
Fragmentary text notes duty in public affairs and a departure. Mentions a Mr and Mrs Roberts and a supper provided by the Indies, with a Tunetinn ending in Auld Lang Syne. Lacks clear event, date or location details.
Waaia forms a Red Cross branch with Mrs Alan Tweddle as President and W Baxter, Mrs Percy Tweddle as vice presidents. A charity dance with playful costumes raised about £4 for the branch funds. Participants included Lenore Cowan Gladys Tweddle Nancy kins Edna Tweddle and Roy Tweddle.
Garden notes discuss shrub care and varieties including Pyracantha and Spiraea Anthon y with flowering and berrying habits. It covers planting times and pruning, plus stock sale reports from Kilpatrick McLellan Co and Numurkah horse and clearing sales with prices for sheep, cattle, and equipment.
Town Hall Pictures features a garden column on Sutherlandia Frutescens and Tamarix varieties thriving in poor soil and sea air, followed by an October screening of Racket Busters with This Way Please and Wild THE KITCHEN GARDEN entries.
Advice on picking beans young for flavor and lists best varieties such as The Wonder Zulu King Feltham Prolific and Canadian Wonder. Guidance on cucumbers sowing in pots frames and maturation plus other shaded crops and vegetables to plant in frames and outside.
Loans were negotiated and insurances effected with rents collected and values made. Advances were made for unspecified purposes as part of ongoing financial operations.
J McNamara and Co auctioneers stock and station agents advertise lending rust monies at lowest rates sworn valuations made and local agents for Dodge Bros 6 cylinder motor cars and trucks with other names like Commercial Union Assurance Co Trustees Executors & Agency Co Orient Line Prudential Life Australian Estates & Mortgage and Lanz Bulldog crude oil tractors mentioned in a dense OCR style listing.
A sequence of livestock sale dates at Numurkah and nearby towns including sheep lamb fat stock and cattle, with McNamara and Co Melbourne acting as agents. November and December listings feature Kilpatrick Melellan Co Nathalia Cobram and Nathalia Pig Sale, plus special off-shears sale at Cobram. Export buyers and Melbourne butchers expected.
Auction notices list fat sheep and lamb sales at Numurkah and Cobram sites to be held by agents including John Darling & Son and Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd. Sales feature monthly stock sales and poultry events with accompanying consignments and buyers, including mentions of tractors, farm implements, and local auction schedules across Cobram, Numurkah, and surrounding districts.
Fragmented notice shows a livestock and fencing sale listing with references to Deange Li Melbourne and various entities. Mentions Campec bell Crt Movember bsp and Dew Larcelies Ltd. unclear dates and locations. readable items include stock sale and general motors car and trucks. The fragmentary text limits precise facts or outcomes.
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