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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1929
Page
3
The record states the average rainfall for the growing period at 10.01 inches. The text mentions figures for 1888 and notes the growing period included various dates, with the yearly totals and averages to be considered. The fragment references historical rainfall data and implies comparative values for different years.
Nathalia beat Cobram in the second G.V.F.A. semi final at Namurkah in gusty wind. Nathalia showed superior ground play and speed, with Cobram's defence strong but forward power weak. Final score not stated, but Nathalia led at half and through the third quarter with multiple goals and singles.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person named Margaret, with garbled phrases about attending an event Thursday and times. Other readable bits are not coherent enough to determine context or specifics.
Nathalia secured a deserved win praised for team handling and superior play. Collins impressed with defense and judgment, Colman worked tirelessly, while Grinter Matthews Crinter and Tuckett supported the effort. Cobram’s standouts included Russell Watson Babidge Bourke and Toohey with Bourke and Russell among goal scorers.
Nathalia and Waughau are scheduled to play at Strathmerton next Saturday in what is called the final. Cobsum has right to challenge the winners, and a grand final will be staged on the Numurkah ground the following Saturday.
The association calls for on time field starts after teams delayed until 3 31 and a half. It proposes penalties as an example for late appearance and suggests warnings to clubs for next season. Fans waited while the game finished near 6 pm, and the public’s patience is noted.
The Stowell News reports the Mallee Association grand final between Brim and Hope at Beulah drew a large crowd who paid 140 in admission. Umpire, though impartial, struggled to control the gate as blood noses and black eyes crossed the field. Hope won by seven points, tallying 29 black eyes and 12 blood noses to Brim’s 15 and a broken leg. The match exposed deep bitterness, with residents condemning the tactics.
Melbourne based S F Brown owner of Abbotsford ice works completed a 6000 mile round trip to Darwin in an ice truck. He and his wife and five children traveled via Bourke Hay Longreach Camooweal Newcastle Waters to Darwin spending seven weeks there. They observed severe drought, cattle dying, artesian bore water pumped for stock, and a nascent peanut industry near Katherine River and Daly River.
A Brisbane letter argues that American prosperity does not reach the masses and that prohibition has not boosted welfare. It cites 1921–27 savings data from the League of Nations and quotes officials noting widespread poverty and unemployment in the United States despite wealth among big business and executives. It warns prohibition fuels unemployment, crime, and corruption.
A report from the Empire Marketing Board highlights rapid expansion of export industries across Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa Newfoundland India and other colonies. It notes significant rises in wool wheat newsprint dairy and meat shipments, the spread of Empire products in the UK, and ongoing new production experiments promising future growth.
The report outlines Empire-wide cooperation through eight new Imperial scientific bureaus and the Colonial Advisory Council of Agriculture and Animal Health. It stresses four aims: tapping natural resources, reducing waste, ensuring supply regularity and quality, and providing knowledge for crop projects and consumer demands. The board advocates long-term investment in research to strengthen Empire production and trade.
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