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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1931
Page
3
District correspondents report on community events and school activities with mentions of meetings, classroom notes, and upcoming dairy farming notices. Baltic Simplex Machinery Co. of Melbourne invites readers to request catalogs on dairy equipment and separators amid favorable industry conditions.
The article argues three core tests for Australia: preserve national sovereignty, provide employment with fair rural and urban wages, and sustain export volumes. It calls for drastic mobilization of production and exports, prioritizing reforms in unemployment relief, tax, and agricultural policy while safeguarding settlers' interests and debt payments.
Numurkah re opening horse sale on Tuesday drew a large buyer turnout including Melbourne dealers Hobart and Mooroopna firms. About 82 horses sold at solid prices with top bids to £36 for a six year old draught mare and several geldings and draughts fetching £31 10s to £28 10s. Next sale at Numurkah scheduled for Friday November 1.
NUMURKAH STOCK SALE S WOOL report shows a large turnout as about 6000 bales were catalogued. buyers from York shire Japan and local mills competed, with strong continental support for older lots. The article notes improvements in wool quality, machine adoption for farming, and emphasis on international trade and dairy sector links.
Kilpatrick McLellan and Co plan a Numurkah stock sale on Friday expecting 1500 good sheep with 1000 already advised including young ewes and ewes with lambs. Fat cattle and well bred local young cattle also offered amid strong demand and confidence urged to yard stock at the sale.
Messrs J McNamara and Co announce a Katamatite stock sale for Monday October 26 with sheep and cattle offered. Further entries are invited as buyers are expected to attend.
Vendors are urged to submit entries early for the Kilpatrick and McLellan stock sale at Strathmerton on Monday next the 36th inst. Entries should be sent to Numurkah or the Strathmerton representative J F Ryan to enable early circularisation for buyers.
Public notice directs attention to a special sale of 800 cattle to be held at Wangaratta on Monday October 26 by Watts Turnbull and Co. Full particulars appear in the advertisement.
A regional wool sale drew wide participation with strong interest from Continental buyers and France. Home trade and Japan bought freely, especially crow’s-bred stock, aided by good local manufacturer support. Prices reached the season’s high with a top bid of 161d for a Skipton Vic stud merino, as the market showed firm demand for better fleece. Our next sale is scheduled for October 22 with a large catalogue.
Watts Turnbull and Co announce a special cattle sale at Wangaratta Yards at 1 o'clock. They offer 250 bullocks aged 3 years, 300 steers aged 2 to 3 years, 100 speyed cattle, 150 young cattle, all in good condition. All cattle will be yarded and sold to purchasers with drovers and trucks available.
Kilpatrick McLellan Co sell through Numurkah Nathalia Cobram Katamatite Strathmerton with exhibits, prizes, and swor n valuations. The event features 2000 sheep 100 cattle and 23 Numurkah sales plus pig and poultry, horse and dairy consignments, special trains, merry go round, side shows and live trust money lending.
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