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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1945
Page
3
A local appeal in Numurkah reports weekly contributions from the Younger Set and residents. The annual drive collects money and goods for the War Child or related causes, with substantial support from Somurkah and surrounding groups.
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An OCR fragment lists products and promotional items from THE B WATKINS COMPANY at 292 Tshibition Street Melbourne, mentioning cleansers and related goods. It references displays and appointments for information and various brands such as Ovality Products and Snape cleansers.
At the annual meeting the Win-the-War Committee debated direct giving for Red Cross and Comforts Fund. It considered continuing subscriptions, disbanding the committee, and finalizing lists by August 25. Some urged ongoing support despite the war ending. others sought relief for collectors. The meeting adjourned to September 27.
A wartime note from Flying-Officer A J H Jones to Surrey Hida recounts a bombing run against targets near Numurkah and the loss of speed and height. The tale blends battlefield details with a city bus scene showing ordinary passengers amid memory and risk.
The Namurkah Citizens' Association discussed holding future meetings in Town Mall rooms with a September 18 date for the next session. Members debated a town planning scheme funding, forming a traders' section, and supporting experimental farming for returned men while praising parish leaders for V P Day events.
Auction and stock sale notices for Numurkah Nathalia Cobram Katamatite and surrounding towns listing dates for Numurkah September Cobram August Nathalia September Kilpatrick McLellan Co J McNamara Co and Yodge Bros as local agents with crude oil tractors and insurance offerings also noting sworn valuations and lending services by J McNamara & Co and Prudential and Australian Estates providers.
Notices list stock sales in Numurkah with entries for young husband Limited Kil atrick McLellan and Co and J Mc among the vendors. Details are fragmented but indicate multiple auctions scheduled in Numurkah with various firms handling listings and bids.
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