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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1948
Page
6
A historical notice offering a limited number of mares for sale at £66 with £33 down and the balance due when the mare proves in foal. Interest shown by applicants is directed to J. K. Allen.
Telegraph Hotel at Nu Murkah announces new management by H. E. DeAbel formerly of Tecumwi II. Dining room and kitchen upgraded with an experienced chef, meals featured. Bedroom accommodation advertised as best, with a well stocked bar. Bert Deabel licensed as licensee.
The Numurkah Water Trust met to hear engineers state there is no near start date for the Numurkah or Picola reticulation schemes. Discussion covered pipe integrity, limited labor for cleaning mains, a proposed second service for Tocumwal Road resident Mr Newman, and engineering plans with contractors and suppliers amid supply delays and priority constraints.
A preliminary report to the Numurkah Council by engineer F Callinan sets out a proposed sewage system costing £79,008 19s 6d for 445 acres with ramping pumping plants at Saxton Street and in South Numurkah. Government grants may cover 45 percent, reducing the Council burden to about £43,720, with annual upkeep around £2,668 and a rate of 3d 3d per pound of value. Population growth to 4000 is planned, and the project excludes storm water handling and uses a western effluent disposal site near the sanitary depot. The work faces a two-year wait due to a current ban on new sewage schemes in Victoria.
Mr J. T. Brown reported accounts totaling £95 9s. Encouraging talk on funding to eradicate cumbings in the creek, with the Water Supply Commission poised to take control of streams and grant applications. Com Lancaster warned waiting on the Bill. Com Locke noted dirty water at Nathalia mains and proposed testing a filter device at Nathalia plant.
The shire engineer Mr Shaw clarified the scheme would not handle storm water and that gutters could not be widened after sewerage works. Cr Thornton moved to adopt the consulting engineers recommendations, seconded by Cr Henderson and carried.
Numurkah Panel Works proprietors Jim Powles and Slat Heywood of Shepparton announce services in Numurkah and district. On October 4 they offer panel beating enamel ling ducoing and oxywelding among other auto body repairs.
A partial list of grocery items appears, including canned vegetables such as green peas and green beans, diced carrots and sliced beetroot, plus various sauces chutneys and condiments. The garbled OCR shows several brand-like names and product descriptions with many misspellings and misplaced words.
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