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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1939
Page
2
Pelaco Permabelt Pyjamas in Nabob Art Silk with new stripes priced 15/6. Men's pure fur felt hats silk lined in Steel Slate London Blue Light Grey Fawn Brown selling at 17/11. Stocks include Fs 25 Cavalier 25 Battersby English 30.
A vintage advertisement lists 3 ply reinforced kinkless garden hose Dunlop or Narm 6d ft 2in Bld ft Strong iron garden wheelbarrows with steel tube Bamboo lawn rakes 1/- each 3 prong cultivation hoes 4 19 each Garden bow rakes with bin shaped handle 9/6 each Rain King nozzles Arrow hickory axe handles 2/6 each Guaranteed cycle tyres 26 x 1 6/6 each Black Prince axes Wisma Rayon 45 volt triple duty batteries 16/
The Numurkah Leader published its Tuesday edition with notices and brief items. Subscription price is 10 shillings per year, with delivery details noted.
The column recaps a series of local notices and reports from Numurkah district including corrections to a Wheatgrowers' Association report, soldiers on leave from Numurkah’s Seymour camp, bowling club opening day with speeches by Mr F. A. Guenther and Dr J. T. Myers, a tours tournament, and music examinations. It also notes Methodist services reorganization due to war, a brown snake killed near Blink Bonnie, rainfall and rainfall totals around Numurkah Strathmerton and Katanga, a testimonial for Olwynne Lewis, Echuca Hospital wage changes and increased ward costs, and a council discussion on raising patient treatment contributions to 8 shillings per day with hospital bed costs cited as 6/4.
In perfect weather the sixth annual flower show and spring fete of Katamatity Methodist Circuit opened in Mechanics Hall on Wednesday. About 500 entries were recorded as the event drew broad public patronage with judging and numerous displays of poultry, vegetables, preserves, and floral arrangements.
A meeting at six o clock was held for the Snow branch of the Red Cross. Evening tickets were available, with a plan to raise funds and a note on fines for overloading a truck that carried a load of about three tons. Inspector Steele presided.
A flood of small notices invites readers to inspect farm gear, buy a 10ft Gaston header, sell Lost and Strayed animals with rewards, seek maids and milkers, repair sewing machines, and browse gifts and services. Listings include plumbers, tailors, motor coach schedules, mosquito repellent, and local ads for goods and jobs in Numurkah and district.
Victorian era notice announces 50 vacancies for railway apprentices in metal and wood trades. Applicants aged 15 to 18, with some exceptions for university leaving requirements. Contact Room 100 Railway Stations Eyes Street for details. The text notes eye strain from neglected vision and related headaches.
Readable portions hint at names and places but content remains garbled. The fragment mentions individuals such as Henry Vuk and Kieth, with scattered references to locations like Mt Nuin and Tobin. No clear event, date, or outcome can be established from the available text.
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