This week in 1919: August 28

Timely Rain.—The rain that fell vesterday morning has deighted farmers and graziers, who were viewing the conditions with anything but staisfaction. 

This fall will make matters right for some time to come, and as far as early crops are concerned, at least, a good harvest should be reaped; that is, given fair conditions in the immediate future. The Numurkah P.O. guage showed a total fall of 46 points.

Football. — An interesting game was that played on the local ground on Saturday between Numurkah and Wunghnu. The Wunghnu team, which has plays a nicely concerted game, lays a nicely consistent game, had much the better of the struggle, and should have won by more than the two points that were in their favor when the bell rang. In their ranks are two or three players who will make their mark with a little more experience. The Numurkah team did not “play with its head,” and it needs to be impressed on players that they cannot hope to succeed until they recognise the necessity of the whole team playing as one, and not each individual playing on his own.” W. Rowe umpired satisfactorily.

The Cobram club, owing to influenza weakening many of its players, has decided to withdraw from the competition, and it was reported that Muckatah and Katunga had adopted a similar course.

School Honor List. — Mr John Calder, head teacher Numurkah State-school has inaugurated an admirable idea, the intention being to enthuse the children in their school work. Each week the marks earned by the scholars are aggregated, and the leaders in each grade will “have their names in the paper” each Wednesday. In the following list the scholars mentioned were the highest last week in Mental, Spelling and Home Work respectively, the fourth name mentioned being the “champion” of the grade for the week:-Grade 8.—Tom Daly, Lois Holmes, Lois Holmes, Tom Daly. Grade 7.—Eileen Willcox, Thelma Bartlett, Eva Brooks, Eileen Willcox. Grade 6.—Allan Bitcon, Herbert Frampton, Milly Newby, Eric Harbison. Grade 5. —Vern Thomson, Grace Hawker and Jim McBride (equal), Eileen McLeod, Vern Thomson. Grade 4.—Elsie Morris, Ray Wilkinson, Tom Ahern, Elsie Morris. Grade 3— Hazel Ellis, Norman McBride, Myrtle Hawker, Norman McBride.

NATHALIA

The war loan meeting called by the shire President for Thursday evening might be described as a frost, and another meeting is to be called for the day time, in order to give landholders a chance of attending. The boys have voluntarily done their bit, and it is up to those who can to follow their noble example.

The football match Picola v. Nathalia was won by 5 points by the visitors. The home team had a bit of hard luck, as a mark was secured just as the bell rang and a goal scored.

PICOLA.

Tree planting in connection with the soldiers’ avenue is getting well forward.

To-day is—to-morrow is not. It is not many weeks back that strong exception was taken by Picola West folk at the shire meeting, to the height of the weir on the lower reaches of the Broken Creek near the lakes, the reason being that water was backed up through Goose Swamp on to farm lands. Now every effort is being made to impound as much water as possible in order that as large an area of the forest country as possible will be flooded in order to make feed. It is just the difference between a year with a good rainfall and one of a very partial nature.

CORRESPONDENCE

Sir,—I understood that all stock found in the reserve would be impounded. As there are cattle and horses in there from day to day it is safe to assume that this is not being done. Are these a favored few, friends of the managers? I would like to get my beast in, too, and would not mind paying up to, say, 2/- per week for the privilege. If you can help me at all, Mr Editor, I will be obliged, seeing fodder is pretty high just now.—Yours, etc.,

DUFFER.

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.