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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1939
Page
6
Sale offers include wool filled quilts from 8 6 each and pure down quilts from 18 6 each. Carpets and runners feature tapestry 223in at 3 11 yd, axminster hearth rugs medium size, velvet pile runners 22tin 5 6 and 27in 6 6 yd, axminster carpet runner 27in wide 10 6 yd, English linoleum 5 11 yd, linoleum remnants bargain prices. Men’s wool scarves from 2 11 each.
Public interest grows in Olwynne Lewis musical career with plans for aid to study at Albert Street Conservatorium and abroad. A public meeting led by F A Guenther agreed to seek practical support without large fundraising, with a ladies’ meeting planned to discuss suggestions. Letters from Miss Gertrude Healy and Mr J Sutton Crow praise Olwynne, urging community assistance to develop her talent and bring credit to Numurkah.
The Tungamah Council discusses water drainage at Katamatite properties and requests open crossings replacing inadequate pipe culverts. Motions cover road repairs flood damage, gravelling boundaries with Numurkah, school drainage levelling, and calls for tenders to remove trees and install culverts and crossings.
A Kingly figure tours in a State car fleet with a familiar ease through traffic, praising the road badge and Order of the Road. The piece debates stabilising Australia’s wheat industry, recalling 1929 price guarantees and current export quota talk while noting feed flavor issues in New Zealand dairy and practical steps to reduce it through herd management and milking timing.
An article recounts the King of Britain receiving a Lanchester standard saloon at Buckingham Palace, noting this as the monarch's growing interest in motoring. It highlights the car’s royal delivery and contextualizes royal automotive history from 1899 onward and the pioneer era’s challenges.
Community briefs list a 2 pm service at Serwbinee Cobo with schedule details and local notices. Names and times appear partially obscured but indicate church activities and community announcements for the afternoon.
The Premier Dunstan told a deputation from the Australian Natives Association last week that the State Government would take every step possible to increase water storages in Victoria. He urged support for ongoing supply measures and discussed the balance of supply and demand amid mining and forestry developments.
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