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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1933
Page
3
Local figures Messrs Gibson and Hill preside as discussion turns to bulk handling and wheat pricing amid a crowded Shire Hall audience. Debate covers Australia’s wheat export markets, government policy, and the need for a new bulk handling scheme. financial details of advances and co op funding are outlined.
The centenary celebrations in Victoria begin October 1934 and run through 1935 to mark 100 years since the Hentys first settled. Officials foresee economic boost, fuller employment, and widespread visitor inflow from Australia and overseas as the state showcases progress and plans for a new era. The effort involves city and country coordination, with travel campaigns and industry support expected to stimulate demand for wool, dairy, meat, fruit, and manufactured goods.
A brief guide describes melting plain chocolate with a little milk and butter for icing, and a method for preparing carrots by boiling whole, slicing, and seasoning with salt pepper cinnamon and sugar.
The Numurkah Golf Club championship was decided on 54 holes with G R Renkin winning at 228. J H Bacon runner up at 253. The ladies' title went to Miss G Greig with 25s, Mrs West second at 274. G H Morrison won B division with 284, followed by T F Hurley 292. Mrs West swept both 54 holes handicap and 18 holes event. J Bitcon won the men’s corresponding events.
Next Saturday September will be observed as a social day at Numurkah club with mixed foursomes open to players from other clubs. An entry fee will be charged and trophies awarded. Players should submit their names to secretary Mr Kaurhsers by Saturday. partners may be chosen by players.
The column discusses the health value of oranges and the carbonation of beverages. It explains how carbon dioxide in drinks may aid respiration and oxygen uptake in asphyxia cases, and notes carbonation can inhibit germ growth in water, advising campers to prefer carbonated beverages over local water. (To be continued next week)
A reader asks if a man running around a tree goes before or behind himself. The editor explains: if chasing himself he follows and goes behind. if fleeing he precedes and goes before. If he catches and passes himself, at that moment he is even, neither preceding nor following.
Church notices list Sunday services across denominations in Numurkah Waaia Naring Wunghnu Marungi Katamatite Bunbartha Youanmite and Congupna with varied times and supplying ministers including Rev. Frederick Rev. Taylor Rev. Sunderland Rev. Hunkin and others.
Practical household tips for cleaning glass with hot water and ammonia, cleaning with soap lather, and using coffee grounds with carbonate of soda for steel. Also tips on mustard mixing, boiling milk without burning, a pudding crust with brown sugar, and toasting bread over a copper fire to save fuel.
A compact exhortation on perpetual advertising as a driver of commerce. It links ongoing ads to continued buying, production, and earnings, arguing that stopping advertising triggers a chain reaction reducing sales and activity. The piece emphasizes the cyclical nature of advertising in sustaining markets.
Advertising push asks if a sales policy is efficient and laments wasteful practices. It promotes Numurkah Leader as a vehicle to send hundreds of invitations weekly, urging readers to use the paper for outreach and advertising.
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