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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
4
Readable items list heavily discounted fashion goods including mantles blouses lace linen trimmings corsets gowns and hats. Prices shown in old currency with many half and clearance marks. Includes artificial silk gloves hosiery handkerchiefs and children’s stock items with varied colors and sizes.
A fragmentary text blends a poem-like piece on School Days with scanned recipe snippets for various sandwiches. It lists ingredients such as shredded cheese, grated cabbage, nuts, lemon juice, mayonnaise, butter, and bread. It mentions a plan to prepare healthy lunch options for youngsters.
Instructions describe assembling sandwiches with shredded cheddar carrot and lettuce filling on buttered bread with mayo. Also includes egg and gherkin mix on bread and cucumber relish on buttered slices with savoury relish. phrases indicate a vintage, home style recipe listing.
The Postal department announces it will not publish mail closing times for overseas destinations or Tasmania in the interest of national safety. Letters to overseas destinations should be posted promptly to ensure dispatch at the earliest opportunity.
Victoria’s United Country and Liberal Country parties push for reconciliation at district council level. A motion seeks conference discussion and potential readmission of LC P members under party rules, endorsed by Central Council before the annual Ballarat conference on March 25. Officials stress unity over division to face post war issues and avoid national disarray.
All male residents within ten miles of listed post offices must enrol by 24 February 1941 if born between 1 July 1906 and 10 June 190. Unmarried or widowers without children and certain others are exempt. Enrolment forms available at post offices or Area Officer Town Hall Shepparton. penalties up to £20 or three months in jail.
Wool appraisements held in Geelong last week by Dennys Lascelles Ltd covered 8020 bales mostly Western District clips with Gippsland and South Australia inputs. Highest merino fleece price reached 253d for two bales from Hopkins Hill Chatsworth. 41-bale line of superb wool from Salt Creek/Woorndoo at 24d. Comeback fleece realized 2 24.
The Goulburn Valley District Council of the United Country party met at Numurksh with a small attendance. Retiring President Mr S Pryor praised wartime unity, outlined plans for closer UCP Liberal collaboration, and addressed Central Council selection, district irrigation progress, and postwar farming support. Mr W A Galt was reappointed secretary. A R Wadeson elected President. discussions covered wheat stabilisation, Murray irrigation, and party representation.
A fragmentary report describes a town hall gathering with witnesses including names like Leniion Day Takeo and others. The text mentions a feature at a theater, a general sense of community drama, and several unclear proper nouns.
Wheat and grain items are noted with grading and pickling mentions. The fragment references L. R Carey, TeNEMIN, and Valley names with a note on phone messages and supply details.
Mr Lovey China will visit Coburg Avenue in Nelbourme on Friday February 9 to address complaints and seek ceremonial settlement. The event aims to hear concerns from residents and discuss remedies in a formal visit.
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