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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1939
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reports deaths, civic notices, and local affairs in Nathelia and nearby towns. It notes a bank manager’s illness, elections, and civic proceedings, with mentions of Saumurkah, Nathalia, Barmah, and St Kilda. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A crowd paid 116 pounds 13 shillings for the Murray League final between Nathalia and Berrigan. Nathalia won by 11 points 12 15 to 11 10 after a hard, low-scoring contest. Best for Nathalia included Robertson, W Pridmore, McKenzie, I Rourke, Pell, Prentice, S Card, and F L Rourke with Rourke kicking five goals.
Mooroopna won the first semifinal against Tallvearonpna with a score of 22 to 14. Notable scorers included R. Collins, D. Trewin with one goal, T. Mehoney with nine goals, T. O'Keefe, and R. Sandilands contributing two goals.
The readable text describes an archaic procedure for killing a bird and preparing feathers. It mentions timing of actions, heat water, and pulling out parts while the body remains in water. The language is jumbled and several phrases are unclear due to OCR errors.
A 40-member Indies meeting revived the Red Cross branch with officers led by President Mrs B J Binwerjee and Mesdames E Dogget and P H Davis. The Picola Hall reopening by Dr J W Lancaster featured a ball with attendance. Nathalia district clubs also elected leaders in tennis and cricket associations. The shire secretary A Etrin addressed yesterday's meeting.
In Cobram Court of Petty Sessions A P Broomery and A Ross Soden faced verdicts with £15 10s for work and labour plus £1 14s costs. constable G W Wilson noted. Pasknale Curace fined £1 for dazzling headlights. Colin Campbell fined £2 for unlicensed goods sales. Reminder: boisterous weekend weather and a high river level. Mission by Rev Father Taylor praised. Katamatite mission next week. Barooga Station slated for October selection across 16 farms of 545 acres, averaging £3800 value each.
Buyers are warned of Kilpatrick McLellan stock sale on Wednesday September 21 near Waais, with 50 cattle and good sheep forward. Walter Wilkinson’s unreserved clearing sale follows on the same date at 2 p.m. horses, machinery, and farming gear featured as Wilkinson retires. Cobram reports a large yarding of sheep and cattle, with strong fat cattle demand and high prices for ewes, lambs, and pigs, plus next Cobram sale October 5 entries sought.
The Numarkah branch of the CWA held a Friday birthday celebration with iceland poppies and blossom decor. Mrs Johannsen baked the cake in CWA colors, and Mrs Wellington decorated it. President Mrs V. J. Webster welcomed guests including Mrs Lenne and representatives from Cobram, Strathmerton, Nathalia, Katamatite, Wangaratta, and Youanmite. Flowers were exchanged among officers, and a musical program featured Mrs W. H. Hankin, Mrs Z. Cowan, Master Hedley Gainey, Miss Kerin Marshall, and Misses S. Moss and J. Gray. A news‑paper folding contest winner was Mrs Graham of Wangha. Afternoon tea followed, and Mrs A. Harris was thanked for two years as tea steward with a pottery bowl and flowers.
An annual meeting of the Nu Murkah Tennis Club will be held in the Town Hall supper room next Thursday at 7.45 pm. A turkey and ham supper is planned at the Cobram Diggers ball on Tuesday night next week September 19 with lavish hall decorations. Applications for 18 Baroors Land Settlement District farms are available from Mr A R Wadeson Cobram real estate agent. A display of millinery and mantmurtah ex-students will be held at MU Mallom Saturday night next. The annual bell will be in the Town Hall on Tuesday night next week.
The Katamatite Methodist Church marked its anniversary with Rev. J. E. Warren delivering morning, afternoon, and evening messages. Despite inclement weather reducing attendance, the services featured fine anthems by the choir and solo by Miss Isobel Wellington, with sermons on Thanksgiving and Pauls defense of the Gospel citing Origen against Celsus as example of faith defense.
The preacher asks what if Christianity vanished from earth. God would sustain it. The choir leader is Mrs C. R. Wood and the organist Mr Clive Lukies. Mr Warren returns to Melbourne and stays with his daughter Mrs Hull, wife of Rev A. Crookes Hull, during a circuit visit.
Notices list a September 13 working bee at Numurkah show-grounds, Town Hall pictures including Marie Antoinette and Wild Bill Hickok, annual Numurkah Tennis Club meeting on the 1st, Numurkah Red Cross meeting on the 15th, Devonshire Tea at Town Hall on the 15th, Numurkah Ex-Students Reunion on the 16th, Numurkah Golf Club annual tournament, Town Hall Pictures shows on the 6th, Cobram Diggers Ball and Numurkah Ex-Students Ball on the 9th, and a working bee at Numurkan ahead of the October 2 show.
Namara and Co Auctioneers stock and station agents at Numurkah Nathalia Picola Cobram Katamatite and Strathmerton offer sworn valuations and local agency for Dodge Bros. Also advertise 6 cylinder motor cars and trucks and service by The Commercial Union Assurance Company The Trustees Executors & Agency Co and others including Orient Line and Prudential Life.
Sale fixtures and stock sales listed by Campbell Co Nathalia Kilpatrick McLellan J. McNamara and Co with entries for unreserved sales at J McNamara Co old saleyards Cobram removal timber gates and a special off shears sheep sale at Cobram in November in conjunction with John McNamara Co Melbourne.
Kilpat 21 Unreserved Clearing Sale of Horses and Farming Plant near Waais on account of Mr Walter Ikinson. Numurkah Stock Sale listings by I McNabura Co and Kilpat ack McLellan Co. Local agents Dennys Lascelles Ballarat Banking Co Insurance Co Cooper's Sheep Dip. General Motors care and trucks. Trust money to lend.
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