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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
1
Numurkah District's Early History surveys the region's beginnings and development through the lens of Seventh-day Adventist activity. The article traces settlement patterns, church establishment, and community growth influenced by Adventist missions and education from early days to the modern era.
Extracts from the Leader bulletin detail local retirements including Drs Thornton Ball Moss and McDonell and notes on opposition to their return. It mentions Wyche valuation issue, Mrs Furber’s death after illness, A. M. Falconer honored, and community leaders speaking on local Shire matters. It covers football scores, volunteer military service, and Wasia Gun Club activity plus a patriotic fund suggestion.
A fragmented notice recounts church events and people tied to the Advent era in Numurkah, including the Sheppard family, Peter My, Cornford, and Morrison kin, with references to a 1908 move and a 1927 death. Bruce, president of the Numurkahites’ Association in Melbourne, compiled the material.
At Numurkah Town Hall the program features This Land Is Mine with Charles Laughton and Maureen O Hara, plus Red River Robin Hood with Tim Holt. Assignment in Britain offers a forecast of invasion. New star Pierre AuMont appears with Susan Peters. short subjects include The Gay Parisian. Coming Mr Lucky.
The Leader subscription is ten shillings per year and can be delivered or posted free from Melville Street Numurkah.
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