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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1940
Page
4
Brabender Bros wool merchants invite quotes for all classes of wool. We are buying wool as usual and request numbers for six tests or grades. Melmilue Stref opposes Cotn's Garage. Contact for pricing and terms.
An old notice recounts Mr Ambler of Camberwell who bought yearly season tickets for around three years despite being said to prefer daily tickets. The piece highlights his high regard for railways and staff, noting his long habit and the department’s tolerance of his explanations amid ticket choices.
Railways commissioners announce a curtailment of train services due to coal shortages. They state the action aims to conserve limited coal, minimize disruption to essential services, and spread impact equitably, while acknowledging some inconvenience to the public.
Anzac Day services were held in Numurkah with a large turnout despite rain. A march to the memorial preceded a Town Hall service led by Mr H W Guthrie and MLA J G McDonald. Wreaths were laid, hymns sung, and the Last Post noted as a theme of wartime vigilance and duty.
Mr J McEwen presents a precis of the national network talk by the Minister for External Affairs on war aims and defense. He urges universal training, a strong navy, and unity against Nazi threats, praising Britain’s leadership and warning of potential German moves across Europe and the Pacific. The appeal highlights support for returned soldiers and League aid, while noting neutral and Allied positions in the Middle East and Balkans and Australia’s duty to act.
Town Hall Pictures announces a week of entertainment featuring Will Fyffe in The Mind of Mr Reeder as Scotland Yard’s famed detective and Gloria Stuart with Stuart Erwin in It Could Happen to You. The program promises popular Thornton Wallace thrills and light comedy with star power.
The Editor reports on remarks by Sir Mr Fredman, chairman of the Shepparton Chamber of Commerce, as noted in The Leader. The piece presents his statements and the context of local business leadership.
A Thursday night meeting convened by Mr L Heathers led to unanimous support for forming a Numurkah orchestra. Mr Barker chaired the turnout. officers were elected with F A Guenther as president and Mr Barker as conductor. The first practice drew 15 players, with aims to grow to 22 and assist district causes.
A long-winded discussion details how after a poor season farmers, especially Wheatgrowers, struggle with high prices for inputs yet face tightened credit. It notes low fixed-term finance, vanishing liquidity, and mounting debts, with some reference to agricultural policy, mortgage pressures, and calls for government action to ease financing for rural development.
The Sydney Telegraph praises a new film featuring Mr Chips, calling it one of the best ever made and noting the high awards won by Gapen and three stars from Women's Workly. The program includes Good-bye Mr Chips and Meeting Night by Grantlind Rice, with patrons urged to attend this great picture.
Fragmented readable phrases reference names and places in a distant event. The text appears as garbled OCR with scattered names and numbers and partial terms. It hints at a sequence of actions and people but no cohesive narrative emerges.
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