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Numurkah Leader Digital Edition April 2 2025

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25 Mar 2025

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Numurkah Leader Digital Edition March 19 2025

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18 Mar 2025

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Numurkah Leader Digital Edition March 12 2025

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11 Mar 2025

Fitness, community, and sunshine at 2025 Numurkah Fun Run

THE 2025 Numurkah Fun Run was a resounding success on Sunday, bringing together the community in a spectacular display of spirit, energy, and support. The event attracted a fantastic turnout, with participants of all ages and abilities coming...

Dominique Cosgriff

04 Mar 2025

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Local looking forward to new challenge

BORN and bred on a wheat and beef farm near Wunghnu, as a descendent of one of the early settlers (Twitt) in the region, Jennifer Rodger is a genuine local. Like so many country kids, Jennifer stretched her legs for a while, living in Melbourne and...

Dominique Cosgriff

29 Jan 2025

News

10,9,8... countdown is on to 150th

IT’S taken us 150 years to get here, but there’s now just 9 days left before celebrations acknowledging the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the towns of Numurkah and Wunghnu on February 8, 1875. Initially facilitated by the Numurkah and...

Dominique Cosgriff

28 Jan 2025

News

Firies awarded for extraordinary service

VOLUNTEER fire brigades are one of the most revered organisations in country towns, and for good reason. Regardless of the time of day, or, so often, night, CFA members drop what they’re doing and rush to the rescue, never knowing what they’ll...

Dominique Cosgriff

09 Jul 2024

News

Numurkah remembers the Anzacs

THE Numurkah community gathered last Thursday to honour those who have served our country in the military, with hundreds gathering at two Anzac Day services at Numurkah Memorial Park. The first service was held, as is traditional, at dawn, with...

Dominique Cosgriff

30 Apr 2024

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Football

Blue named MFL’s most valuable player, Purple named rising star

NUMURKAH’S own Jordan O’Dwyer has been named the Murray Football League’s Most Valuable Player at the league’s presentation night on Sunday. The award came after the Blues’ newly-appointed co-coach was voted the MVP of the Eagle I Seniors...

Dominique Cosgriff

17 Sep 2024

Cricket

Eckard work pays off

NUMURKAH Youth Club Cricket Club held its annual awards ceremony to see out the 2022/23 cricket season last Sunday at Numurkah Showgrounds, recognising the efforts of senior and junior cricketers alike. A BBQ was held for the Numurkah cricketing...

Dominique Cosgriff

29 Mar 2023

Sport

Bombers break drought

AFTER a sluggish start, Waaia stamped its authority over Tungamah, running away with a 45 point victory in Saturday’s Picola Football League grand final, securing its first trophy since 2005. The Bears burst out of the blocks, kicking six goals...

Dominique Cosgriff

13 Sep 2022

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Numurkah/Wunghnu 150 Years Celebrations Gallery

Numurkah/Wunghnu 150 Years Celebrations Gallery - photos available for purchase

Dominique Cosgriff

14 Feb 2025

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Numurkah Leader photo gallery: October 30 2024

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29 Oct 2024

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Numurkah Leader Photo Gallery: September 2024

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24 Sep 2024

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Numurkah Leader photo gallery: August 7 2024

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06 Aug 2024

100 Years Ago

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Numurkah Leader

This week in 1923: October 4

“BACK TO NATHALIA” TUESDAY NEXT, OCTOBER 9 CONTINUING TILL MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 The committee responsible for the “Back to Nathalia” celebrations are in the happy position of being able to report that everything has been satisfactorily...

Dominique Cosgriff

04 Oct 2023

Numurkah Leader

This week in 1923: September 13

FOOTBALL NUMURKAH WINS SECOND SEMI-FINAL A RECORD GATE—£101 The second semi-final match of the Goulburn Valley Football Association, played at Cobram on Saturday between Numurkah and Nathalia, attracted, the largest crowd that has ever witnessed...

Dominique Cosgriff

13 Sep 2023

Numurkah Leader

This week in 1923: August 23

PERSONAL Mr P. McCormack, of Yarroweyah took his seat on the Cobram Police Court Bench on Friday, August 10, for the first time since his appointment as a justice of the peace, and was cordially welcomed by Mr C. J. Rogers, P.M., Mr W. E. Cassidy...

Dominique Cosgriff

23 Aug 2023

Numurkah Leader

This week in 1923: August 16

LETTER RECEIVED We have received a letter, signed “Sport,” in which the umpire in the Nathalia-Strathmerton match is very severely criticised. Whilst agreeing that some of the umpires sent to this district by the League are not all they might...

Dominique Cosgriff

18 Aug 2023