This week in 1919: October 23

NUMURKAH SHIRE COUNCIL.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14.

Present—Crs Schier (President), Ross, McLean, J. H. and Geo. Tuckett, Ball, Moss, Dudley, Gordon, Meiklejohn, Thornton, and Campbell.

Correspondence From Shepparton Agricultural Society, asking that Wednesday  (to-day) be proclaimed a public holiday.—Granted.

From Water Supply Commission asking if there was any objection to the sale of 5 acres water reserve, parish of Strathmerton, applied for by J. Mills. — Cr Geo. Tuckett gave notice of his intention to move at the next meeting that the motion objecting to the sale of this land be rescinded

From Shire of Kowree asking co-operation in urging that returned soldiers be given the right to vote at Legislative Council elections. — No action

From Ben Cohen, Numurkah, drawing attention to the rapidly increasing numbers of cormorants and pelicans on the creek, to the danger of the fish supply, and asking for a permit to shoot these birds within the town boundary. — Left to riding members concerned and secretary to grant permits. Cr Ross suggested inviting the co-operation of other shires in an effort to exterminate these birds. He moved to that effect, and that the Game and Fisheries Department be asked to formulate a scheme. —Seconded by Cr. G. Tuckett and carried.

From J. S. Vaughan, Strathmerton, asking permission to remove dry trees on the Strathmerton-Cobram road near the railway crossing.—Left in hands of Cr. Meiklejohn.

NUMURKAH WATER TRUST.

Rating By-Laws

On this question Com. Ball objected to a flat rate, and suggested a differential rate, as obtained in years past. It was not to his personal interest to advocate this, as his property would be rated on the higher basis. It was unjust to compel people who could derive no benefit from the creeks to pay as high a rate as those living on the creeks. He moved that the rate be 3d and 2d.-Com. G. Tuckett seconded.

This Morning’s “Leader.”— Owing to the extended report of the show, we have inserted an extra sheet in this morning’s issue.

Our readers have thus about 25 columns of reading matter given them, an amount of space rarely achieved by a provincial journal.

Preferential Voting.—Future elections in this shire will be conducted under the preferential system, but as the trouble generally is to arrange a contest of any sort,the information is not of very great importance.

MUCKATAH PREMIERS

DRUMANURE DEFEATED

Saturday saw the final match of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, but the game was not generally worthy of the occasion.

For this the hot weather was no doubt largely responsible, the players not being envied by the large crowd that for the most part sought the shade of the grandstand and trees. Before commencing the game, the umpire (Moxham of the League) addressed the players and intimated that he had been “approached” in the interests of one of the teams. He did not indicate which was meant, but stated that he did not intend allowing the incident to affect him, but would deal fairly with both. There was a large attendance on the ground, some £33 being taken at the gate.

Muckatah attacked strongly at the bounce, and after a few minutes’ play F. Carroll raised the first two flags from a punt. Muckatah again attacked, but Drummy got the ball to the other end, where a behind was snapped. Give and take play ended in Muckatah being given a chance to score from an easy shot, but only a behind came of it. Drumanure here look a hand again and worked forward, but a free relieved, though, chiefly through R. Williams and Eddy, the ball was sent forward again, and out of bounds play followed.

Drumanure continued to attack strongly, but the Muckatah backs were hard to elude, and nothing came. The first quarter scores saw Muckatah 6 points in the lead —1.1 to 1 behind.

To celebrate the State Library of Victoria’s digitising of the war years editions of the Numurkah Leader, each week we will include the news of the week, 100 years ago.

To view these editions online go to trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/591.