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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1945
Page
4
Tomatoes can be planted now in most districts. Plant in two batches, stake plants, remove laterals, and start with strong pots when possible. Choose a warm sunny spot, plant deep, water with light manure, and train on stakes or wires. Feed with bone meal or nitrogen rich fertiliser after fruit set.
The article traces Numurkah private schooling from Mrs Cook in the 1890s to Eva and Bertha Darbyshire's school in 1905. It notes locations on Meiklejohn and Knox streets, mentions early pupils and the printing emphasis, plus later teachers and Mrs Cook's Melbourne connections. It also adds farming tips for tomato growing and a plant care note.
Miss Eva Darbyshire dies this year and Miss Bertha Darbyshire, living in Ringwood, shows interest in teaching. The piece notes school subjects taught at Melbourne University including Latin French shorthand typing and book-keeping and recalls charitable strawberry fetes held by the Church of England ladies.
An advertisement touts guaranteed working sheep dog pups from registered stock and urges advance bookings with deposits. It mentions a Numurkah contact and claims quick relief products for coughs and colds with a cost-saving Heenzo remedy.
Dalgety and Co stock and station agents solicit inquiries for quotations on all kinds of produce. Agent for Mitchell and Co's farm machinery M. O'Kane Numarkal listed.
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