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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1929
Page
4
An old classified fragment advertises a line of household goods with prices, including porcelain enamel bath at 7 pounds, cement wash trough, stove at 6 pounds, heavy galvanised bath, universal wringer, lawn mower, wire doors, safes, garden hose, chests and folding beds. Prices shown for some items, others available on application.
Mr E C Hill predicts a Labor win in Echuca as the new Government faces unemployment and industrial reform. He supports Labor’s program and praises leaders Scullin, Theodore, and Lyons while noting Echuca’s party emergence ahead of the next election.
Senior Assistant to A A Abotemey speaks on scientific sight testing and eye diseases. John Allan Ingram B Sc London refractionist recently completed a course at London Refraction Hospital for difficult cases. Next visit Friday November 8 at Farmers Arms Hotel 10 am to 4 pm. Appointments via Guenther chemist and Fairless. Headquarters 39651 Kilda Road Melbourne.
A description notes clean well ventilated bedrooms and a spacious convenient yard after modernisation. It mentions ample beverages available and advertises a subscription to "The Lredor" at 10 shillings per seven days.
Dr Robertson dismisses warnings about kissing spreading disease while noting risks. He quips that doctors preach danger but youths ignore advice, and jokes about kissing babies during political campaigning as a social providence protects innocents.
Melbourne wool sales Saw keen competition with 4800 bales, mainly from Riverina Central and Gippsland. Earthy wools reduced, display strong demand across using countries, nearly full clearance, next sale planned for November 11 with about 6000 bales. Dalgety notes 3200 of 6000 catalogued due to withdrawals, NSW merinos and Deniliquin comebacks featured, market firm with high bidding. Younghusband Ltd reports about 6000 bales offered and most sold in sale.
Numurkah v Cobram finished in a drawn match while Brigade beat Katamatite Winghna defeated Narng Strath Jaérton beat Yarroweysh and Katunga defeated Waaia in recent round results.
Cobram hosted a high scoring draw as Strathmerton declared at 100 for seven. Hirst led Cobram with 34 not out, while Wearne and Shaw starred for Numurkah in a 123 for four first innings. Lorenz bowled superbly 6/17 to back a strong all round day.
Numurkah Fire Brigade defeated Katamatite on the Numurkah ground. Katamatite batted first for 120. Sinclair top scored for Katamatite with 67 before being well caught. Brigade bowlers Donald and Sinclair led the bowling, while K Crozier, A Crozier, and B Crozier helped close the innings at 124. J O Beirne took 4/53 and G Crozier 4/41 for the Brigade, with K Crozier not out on 79 to finish the day.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a baseball like play with innings and a score reference 52587, but details are unclear. No clear names, teams, dates, or places readable to identify a full event.
The fragment shows a cricket match score with batsmen Jeffery, Ritchie, Williams, and Graham among others. It lists first and second innings totals and bowling figures for Fahey Jeffery Graham and Pinchbeck, but many names and numbers are garbled, providing only partial coverage of players and scores.
Played at Waasia, the visitors won. Katunga opened with 87 thanks to D Munro’s 51. no other double figures. Maxwell led bowling with 3/14 while Waaia’s G Tweddle added 31 and H Heal took 4/13 and P Heal 4/18. Detailed scores show Katenga F Heal out, A Tweddle, Carter run out, Munro out to Maxwell, Adams out to Pettitt, and others.
Nathalia A teams win nine sets to four over Numurkaha A with individual results listed. Froomes Stackhouse and Harbison Thompson lead wins. Watson Muntz and Krutli Galt split matches. Grey Boaden and Nugent Thompson pair win close results.
Katunga players Tweddle Gunn and Hansen Dreher beat Moss Twitt and Eddy Krutli 9-7 9-2 9-3. Twitt Moss and Eddy Kruth beat Dudley and Eddy 9-5 9-2 9-7. Dudley Eddy and Twitt Moss went 1-1 with Hansen Gunn. Misses Dreher Heard Tymms Selleck Corlett Guenther Rowe Carter competed. Katunga won 8 sets to Numurkah B 5.
George A. Judkins, Director Social Service Department of the Methodist Church, argues against a no licence policy in Victoria. He notes that US Volstead led to greater treasury gains and prosperity, and claims the small hops area in 1927-28 could be repurposed if licences were halted. He urges farmers to vote Yes for no licence next year.
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