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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1927
Page
3
The table shows the district averages with rainfall totaling 16.68 inches across 1888 to 1927. For the wheat growing period May to October the average over the same years sits at 10.21 inches.
Church notices list services across multiple towns with ministers and times. Presbyterian circuits at Numurkah Waaia Cobram Cobram Strathmerton and surrounding areas, Methodist schedules include Numurkah Wasia Wunghnu and Katamatite, Church of England at Numurkah Holy Eucharist and Evensong with precise timings.
Queensland Railways faces widespread disruption and losses as extremists trigger strikes and protests. The public suffers delays and inconvenience amid heightened tensions, with officials blaming a minority for the industrial upheaval. Proposals for order emphasize calm, responsible action by authorities.
The Labor Premier dismissed every member of the Railways Union amid a dispute over sugar mill deliveries. Strikers branded sugar "black," while militant leaders urged noncooperation with orders. The issue centers on whether elected Parliament or extremist unions control policy, with democracy at stake.
The Editor prints a reader letter from P D K O Hanlon defending a position on the Loch Garry tax dispute. He notes the month agreed for a truce between the Commission and landholders and claims his contribution to state revenue was acknowledged. He challenges Mr Lincol to verify details at the State Rivers office in Melbourne.
A Melbourne reader shares that after years of itching piles a day of using Doan's Ointment brought clear relief and full cure. He reports continued freedom eight years later and notes the product is sold by chemists and stores, Foster McClellan Co. marking DOAN'S as the genuine remedy.
Moviel and Master Picture Players promise new characterisations in Australia for the Term of His Natural Life. The project, with lavish company spending and high ambition, moves toward completion at the Master Picture Studio in Sydney.
A garbled OCR passage recounts a famed magician and entrepreneur known for feats and stage tricks. It mentions his humorous crowd work, rope stunts, juggling rabbits from a hat, tying himself in knots, and vanishing acts. It also references a "Great Peppermint Cure" as a product or claim.
Agricultural shows are scheduled from September 15 to 28 with events in Melbourne at Royal and in towns including Finley Yarrawonga Swan Hill Wangaratta Tongass Quambatook Dimboola Numurkeb Euroa Chariton Maryborough Shepparton Warrnambool and nearby entries through November. The listings cover show dates, locations and sequence across multiple regional venues.
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