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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1941
Page
1
Advertisements promise color and comfort in food shelter and clothing. They urge readers to choose advertised goods for faster improvements and safer value, offering messages of economy efficiency and convenience.
A massive 270 mile gravel road project in Central Australia was finished in 64 days with multi state cooperation. South Australia provided crews and gear for the southern section, Queensland central, and New South Wales northern, under Colonel Bruxner’s leadership. The work ran seven days a week in peak heat, with two bulldozers clearing dense lancewood and a 60 foot right of way. Workers lived in camps with refrigeration, water and power while the project demonstrated high efficiency and coordination across states and the Commonwealth.
The article argues preventive measures for blowfly strike in sheep are more economical than post strike treatment. Jetting suits large flocks, crutching reduces wool value if overdone, and doing either before trouble arises is crucial. Jetting offers quick labor for big properties, but crutching before a fly wave remains most effective.
Garden Notes advises lemons prosper in most Victoria areas with good drainage and porous soil. Plant now while ground is warm, avoid low wet ground, use balled trees, and spray for scale pests in January February. Grafted Lisbon Cronin’s Seedless and Eureka types dominate. prices range 5/6 to 15/-. Planting on a large scale can start now and winter planting is less favorable for root action.
A Melbourne based Oslo Lunch program, promoted by the Opportunity Clubs of Collingwood, reports dramatic weight gains and improved health in a pilot group of 52 Collingwood children aged eight to fourteen. The plan aims to serve 1000 children daily with a simple balanced meal including orange, wholemeal bread with butter and cheese, milk, and a half apple as an optional dessert.
The Donald District Citizens Vigilance Association fixed a protest meeting against rapid centralisation for Thursday next April 17 at Assembly Hall Melbourne. Over eighty associations support, with invitations to Acting Prime Minister and Premier and leaders of parties to speak or attend. District representatives may be asked to hear debates as part of a statewide call for development.
The war’s disruption of imports pushes Australia to rely on home resources with sunflowers as a growing oil seed. New South Wales yields strong oil quality and may replace olive oil imports, especially in irrigation districts like Warren and Bathurst where up to six tons of seed per acre is reported. Each ton of seed valued around £20, residue serves as feed, and fibre enables strawboard. Deep ploughing and heavy superphosphate are required for best results.
Church notices list service times across multiple denominations including Church of England at Numurkah and Katunga, Presbyterian, Methodist, and various outlying towns. Rev. Johnson, Rev. Bequest, Rev. Kemp, Rev. Hughes are named among the cler gy assisting with services in different communities.
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