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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1930
Page
4
A list of school contests offers prizes for agricultural notes handmade items and needlework. Awards include bundles of wheat heads cut flowers nature study books and various forms of school work books with first and second prizes.
Cobram defeated Numurkah 14.4 to 10.11 in a keen Strathmerton ground clash to decide two of the final four places. Sharpe and Cobram led the scoring with multiple goals while Numurkah fought back with timely majors and long rallies before the final bell.
Canberra correspondent reports the Federal Labor Government’s opening session is viewed as a disappointment with little notable achievement in its first ten months, casting doubt on its early record and prestige.
Opinion piece argues the Scullin government lost popularity as Nationalist Senate opposition blocked key measures. It criticizes Wheat and Referendum bills, Reserve Bank Committee referral, and Arbitration Bill, claiming Labor plans harmed employment, road reform, and industry.
A 1913 account recalls Minister for Lands McKenzie introducing the Country Roads Bill amid debates on road funding. It notes public health as linked to road development, cites Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy, and mentions road value growth from £8,044,593 to £15,835,329 with capital value at £156,814,720. It references Scullin government and parliamentary timing around August 3.
Katandra Association final saw Yabba minor premiers defeat Muckatah by two points for the 1930 premiership at Katamatite oval. Large crowd witnessed a tight game with quarter scores close and standout players listed for both sides. Firepatrick injured in Q1 and replaced by Ryan as nineteenth man.
The opposition failed to gain exemptions, notably for hospital and ambulance supplies, pastry but not cake, and bluestone. The government’s tax appears to press farmers and various industries, risking business closures as costs rise to consumers. Retail markups from 1/5 to higher prices suggest inflation across goods.
The quotation argues that the state road mileage totaling about 190000 was funded repeatedly by motorists who foot the bill. It contends that roads exist not to serve motorists alone but that without motorist contributions the state's road policy would be impossible.
A vintage advertisement promises a cheap home remedy for coughs and flu using a base of concentrated Enzo and sweetened water. It claims a two shilling bottle makes more than eight store bought mixtures, soothing throats and banishing coughs quickly.
A fragmentary account depicts a case at Seymour petty sessions where a man, described with disjointed phrases and unclear references, appears under scrutiny after traveling from Melbourne. The text reads like stray OCR, with garbled names and misplaced sentences, evoking a chaotic courtroom scene without clear outcomes or coherent details.
The readable fragments mention several names and places in a disjointed table. It references individuals such as Joe Senter and Tat, along with terms resembling locations or groups. The exact event, date, or clear narrative is not discernible from the supplied OCR snippet.
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