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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1940
Page
1
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Residents of Numurkah face extra costs as council members debate the town hall project. Critics argue the original £13,000 estimate grew by over £3,000, with extras paid by the town while profits and rents were manipulated. A call is made for the public to bear fair costs and curb council missteps.
A Melbourne area council faced questions over members not understanding a motion they voted on regarding the Seymour Tocumwal road and its potential transfer to the Country Roads Board for national highway status. A Numurkah Chamber of Commerce letter asking for review was read. a councillor claimed confusion with the Euroa Shepparton highway link while the motion sought extending agitation to include the Shepparton Tocumwal road.
The Numurkah Chamber of Commerce backs Labor party support for a half holiday and hall rent reductions, rejecting claims of impropriety while noting wide trader backing across the state. Numurkah invites visitors for Christmas Eve with gaily decorated streets and shopping, urging inspection without obligation to buy.
Attention drawn to vacant homes in several country towns as workers flock to districts for wheat silos and factory work. Inquiries suggest accommodation may tighten after holidays. Married couples already housed in hotels and boarding houses as enlistments and munition work draw people from Melbourne.
Western shire faces water scarcity as Broken Creek diverts supplies toward Katama and other spots. Council notes more water in the creek between Numurksh and Katamstite while progress stalls. Water Commission has issued pumping permits. curtailment urged to reach Rice's weir at Barmah. Farmers increasingly fund their own needs, shifting reliance away from the Council.
Practical guides describe spicy salmon vegetable salad and a summer salad bowl with cucumber tomatoes eggs and cheese as economical main dishes. Other salad ideas mix potatoes ham and cheese, all dressed with mayonnaise. The article also notes readers' thoughts toward soldiers abroad and hopes for safe return.
The Nathalia Progress Association commends the Council for proposing a sanctuary along both sides of the Nathalia creek near the bridge and to pass the measure to the Fisheries and Game department. The council, however, limits the sanctuary to four miles of the creek itself, rather than four miles on each side as urged, to curb out of season shooting. The sanctuary aims to reduce such illegal hunting in remote areas and mirrors the Numurkah sanctuary in real terms, offering relief to harassed duck populations.
A brief notice notes old kurees are required while dead stock is removed within a recapable Getaner. The fragment references collection and disposal actions by unnamed local authorities in unclear terms. No specific dates, places, or organizations are evident in the readable text.
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