This week in 1920: February 5

Compulsory Parade. — The first compulsory parade of the local senior cadets in this town is on the 4th February (to-day) at 1 p.m., the duration of which will be three hours. Absentees will be prosecuted. A board or examination will sit on 25th March to examine senior cadets, officers, N.C.O’s., and cadets for promotion. All senior cadets are to be issued with military boots within the next quarter for use on parades only.

DISTRICT NEWS

WAAIA

Irrigation for this district is again being discussed, and everyone is wondering if any move is being made to see that we are not passed over altogether in any projected schemes and the water taken past our lands to be used away up in the Mallee country. If we do not move in the matter early it may be too late later on. (We understand Cr. Moss is keeping a watchful eye on this matter, on behalf of the various district leagues. —Ed. “L.”)

NATHALIA

At the monthly meeting of the Agricultural Society (President H. Hooper in the chair), it was decided to call a public meeting re the amalgamation of the show grounds and recreation reserve.

The appointment of trustees was held over. Regarding the curtailment of the mail service between Numurkah and Nathalia and Numurkah and Picola, it was pointed out that letters sometimes took two or three days to reach Numurkah from Picola, and a motion was agreed to that the attention of the Postmaster-General be called to the disabilities under which the people were labouring.

ALLEGED WOUNDING WITH INTENT

YOUNG MAN COMMITTED.

At the Numurkah Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Messrs C. J. Rogers (PM.), H. J. Glenny and E. Coxon {J’s.P.), a young man named Richard Brown was charged with shooting at his step - brother (Christopher Brown) with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Christopher Brown deposed that on the evening of January 15, about 8.30 o’clock, he and accused had “a bit of a row” and “a bit of a scuffle” at the house of their mother. After a time they went outside and he was shot. There were two shots fired. When accused fired the first time, witness said, “You missed: have another,” and he “didn’t forget to have another.”

CRICKET

NUMURKAH V. KATANDRA

With nine men only, Katandra suffered defeat at the hands of Numurkah on the latter’s ground on Saturday. Katandra batted first and made 82, of which McDonald scored 35, O. Sutherland 16, and S. Sutherland 10. Numurkah replied With 162, the chief of the double figure scorers being Lowe (43), Davis, who abandoned his usual tactics and scored six 4’s (30), and Dudley (23). 

NARING V. BUNBARTHA

The two teams now leading in the local competition met at Naring on Saturday. Bunbartha sent Naring in to bat, and the latter compiled a moderate 99, the most helpful contributors being Ad. Gray (19), Ryan (15) Donald (14), Sidebottom and Barnes (13 each). Tom Burgess did the damage—7 for 30.

Bunbartha met trouble at the very outset. Jensen was disposed of for 0, F. Burgess for 8, W. Burgess for 3, and Tom Burgess for 4. The “big Bunnies” had come to a bad end, thanks to Allan Gray, but the kittens had still to be mopped up. From 4 for 44 the score rose to 10 for 168. Bowey made 84 Owen 33, Jim Burgess 18, Billingham 17. Gray bowled like a hero—3 for 23 at the early heavy stage, and 5 for 55 for the afternoon. Heyme also bowled well. Sidebottom and Barnes in the field gave the bowlers lots of encouragement, Sidebottom’s fielding in particular being excellent.

The other fieldsmen nullified the fine feats of their four mates; their fielding was ghastly. Naring committee should now get to work and, sinking neighborly ties, do what is best for the club whose welfare they are supposed to enhance. The secret of Bunbartha’s success lies in the committee’s resolve to take hold of their own lads and develop them to the dizzy limit. That is right; all else is not right—from a cricketing viewpoint. By their win on Saturday Bunbartha run out minor premiers.

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.