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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1926
Page
2
A collage of small ads and notices appears from Numurkah in September 1926. Vendors promote wool, seeds, cattle implements, poultry stock, cushions, disc ploughs, house sales, fishing and bakery items, and public events. Parish halls host fairs, baptisms, and sales with community engagement across local businesses and clubs.
A match will be played at Kate Nga for the trophy valued one guinea, donated by Miss C N Spargo, on Saturday September 25 at 3 p.m.
Suttons Piano Service advertises tuner Mr Frank Willder in the district with prompt service for orders left at the office or by phone. A public display at Numurkah promises a grand gymnasium event to support a local boys institute, with proceeds aiding a charitable trust. The notice invokes the Trusts Act 1915 and mentions the estate of John Patrick McNamara of Numurkah and executors in Melbourne and Numurkah, along with local lodging and hotel amenities.
In loving memory of my father Septimus Fawcett who died at Beatterved Numurkah on September 16 10395 inserted by his daughter Isabel Mornington. Walsh announces Ann Lynch died September 11 at Marie Street Cookie aged 66 years RLP.
A reports details of improvements at the Numurkah show grounds including new gates and better cattle pens, with the bee a success and a dinner at Telegraph Hotel. The article notes cricket club activities, a community choir idea, crop competition prep, and farmers’ field day plans at Werribee.
An annual district meeting at Katamatite covers club powers, elected officers, and district boundaries. Reports note a push for governance standards, a planned pennant season starting October, and concerns over poisoned meat in town suspected to target dogs. A lively evening of euchre and billiards funded by the local club is reported along with committee actions and potential budget considerations.
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