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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1944
Page
3
Victorian wheat growers discuss price support and sale methods under war conditions. McEwen advocates securing best prices for greasy wool amid rising costs and urges affordable home wheat, while stressing the need for fair returns and government price regulation.
A Cobram area meeting debated protest to the Minister for Commerce against stopping time price announcements for wheat export. Speakers cited benefits to breakfast food makers and distillers at growers’ expense, and urged support from other district councils. Freight rates between Australia and Britain were urged to be adjusted, with notes on 186 shillings per ton fixed two years ago.
The Numurkah Town Hall presents a weekly film program featuring Pardon My Sarong with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and Virginia Bruce, Colt Comrades with William Boyd, and the Loehnolor musical Hello Frisco Hello starring Alice Faye John Payne Jack Oakie and Lyon Bari. Also on offer are We Are The Mariners and Tarzan's New York Adventure with a lineup of real sea and military themes.
Fragmentary text lists names J. McNamara APD and Nathalie Cobram Katamatite Numurkah with references to trust moneys, low rates, insurance and estates firms and oil tractors. No cohesive event or outcome identifiable, suggesting an advertisement or notice page fragment.
Sale fixtures list Cobram monthly sale Kil Patrick McLellan Co Numurkah stock sale J McNamara Co Numurkah stock sale Young Husband Ltd Nathalia monthly sale Kil Cobram monthly sale August Numeric dates indicate sale days in July and August across Cobram Numurkah Nathalia and Kil.
A fragment lists agents and firms including Agency Bunge Aut Pty Ltd Wheat Exporters National Insurance Co of NZ and All risks Live Stock and Fencing All General Motors Cars and Tracks Cooper's Sheep Dig We are Sol Local Agents.
Unclear listing shows multiple Shepparton sales including sheep and lamb, pig and calf, and cattle events. An unreserved clearing sale is noted for 50 sheep, 40 cattle, plant and machinery at Kiall J McKernan jnr Esq. Lan. The fragmentary notice underscores forthcoming auction activity and equipment liquidation.
Turkey vendors have increased their farm price to 1 44 per pound, prior purchases this season eligible at the same rate, with district agents J. McNamara & Co. requested to provide numbers ready for market. This notice urges timely action for forward area supply.
The listing highlights climbing roses priced at 2 dollars six cents each and fruit trees including apples pears peaches plums nectarines and apricots at 2 dollars eight cents each. It notes a few top apple varieties are in fruiting stage and transplanted annually at 6 dollars each.
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