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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1940
Page
4
A fragmented note hints at a campaign urging sellers to push fashion items called beanies and related apparel. The text mentions various terms like advertising, fashion, and marketing, with unclear names and descriptions.
A wartime report describes Melbourne area readiness for munitions work and home front mobilization. It notes air and water infrastructure, a large factory, new machinery, rail links to Melbourne and Mildura, aviation readiness, and open country for training.
A wartime Citizens Vigilance Association inquiry prompts questions about government emergency powers and city duties. The petition, led by FORER and BASSET with David Tistriet, asks how urban centers support rural areas, power, and food supply while suppressing nonessential work.
Church of England Nenurkal 4 sem GC ama Tobok Cobram 1.45 am. Kotumiatites Presbyterian Nemurkah 1 and 7.30, Wawia 3, Rey dahnean Nunuiekah Alowander Knights Beojkamaugh 3 Mr W Fowler Wauai 11 Mr J Fows ler Strathmerton 11 Mr Thomas Wunghnw 11 Mc Cowan Kaa ivba 11 Dunbartha 3 Wunghnu 0 Rev Kemp Marangi 11 Vongupna West 3 Mr Willgonse Dunbulbalune 11 Yousamite 2 Katamatite 2.15 Youarang 7.30 Rev Bequest Cobram 7.20 Mr Martindale Christmas Day Cob ram 11 a.m. Rev Bequest Nathalia 11 Mr Cowan Nurioks 11 Kotupna 3 Natalia 7.30 Rev Higher Yalea South 11 Bewrii Mr Dewar Yales 3 Mr Lamter Picola Wet 3. Don’t forget England’s fighting for har sw e Wile bet for the We of Australia What are YOU doing
The head master M A Hogan presents the sixteenth annual Numurkah Higher Elementary School report at the Town Hall. It notes new domestic arts and woodwork courses, revised progressions from primary to secondary forms, strong Intermediate results, and school war relief efforts alongside staff cooperation and student achievements.
Garden notes advise drought cautious planting for water limited areas. Use pots for shrubs and seedlings, reduce water needs, and mulch surface to conserve moisture. Roses and standard standards may suffer if buried deeply, and care on shade growth and pruning is urged for late spring to summer.
The text describes pruning and flowering behavior of miniature Prunus and related plants, notes that Pear Slug infestation appears at this season and can deface foliage, and suggests monitoring for the pest and using pruning strategies to manage growth and flowering. It mentions various plant names and gardening practices in an archival tone.
An unreadable OCR fragment notes a town hall scene with names and places garbled. It hints at a show or meeting, with scattered words like Hanae and Geethy and references to images and repairs amid chaotic text. The readable piece is too fragmentary to identify a clear event or outcome.
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