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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1940
Page
2
Pillow slips by Horrockses Envelope full size 1/3 each branded by Osman 1/11 en. Cottage weave bedspreads 60 by 80 in green and blue checks. Cesarine bedspreads few left at old prices single bed size 11/6. Marquissette cross over curtain sets full 7 foot 6 inch drop 11/6 per set.
A collage of small notices lists accommodation offers in Ringwood and surrounding areas, sporadic yard sales and seed oats for sale. A lost motor truck rim and tube is noted near Numurkan and Shepparton with a local reward. Obituary fragments recall Sarah Jane Hatty and Robert James Ambler among others, alongside a pass book audit notice for Numurkan Branch.
New column from West Australia thanks The Leader for consistent town coverage while noting delayed mail. Also reports local events including an abandoned meeting for a Lord Mayor Comforts Fund and Red Cross, fire brigade training and a Mouraupna demonstration, plus new books for the Mechanics' Library and an Optical Service notice about Coles and Garrard Supra lenses and home visits.
The Water Supply Commission invites tenders for beaching bone at Cobram and details at the commission office. A fours and pairs tournament by Numurkah club begins 1.30 pm with ballots at Yarrawonga, Cobram officers up for election year. Notices posted, programme for Melburne races February 3. Kennedy Cobram and public notice posted.
The Namurkah Court of Petty Sessions hosted the first appearance of Constable W J Minnes. The Police Magistrate Mr Mohr praised Minnes’s appointment to the station, expressing confidence in his ability to serve the people with awe and friendliness. Attending were Minnes’s wife, local officials, and members of the Ilva council. The report also notes an obituary and community notices, including details about residents and a forthcoming memorial service.
Country correspondents report district yearly activities at the annual meeting of the local branch of the UC.P. secretary notes membership doubled. The Bicycle Club road race Sunday was won by Allan Breed with A Vickerman second and D Conway third. Ten starters.
The young ladies organised a euchre and dance for the Comforts Fund on Thursday night with good attendance. Mr Lo Lonergan led the dancing, and winners included Mr and Mrs Riluwur and Mrs J. Jones. A profit of £4 10s was made and praise given to the organizers. The Katamatite irrigation channels project progresses with expected end of year water delivery to the district. A fire damaged a building, Rev Father Cremin and Miss Oseland aided the response, with firefighters preventing spread.
The Wormsley Wheatcrowers association presses for a unified national policy tied to postwar economic reform. They call for ending overproduction and self sufficiency, restoring freer trade to restore individuals purchasing power after a decade of hardship.
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