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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1942
Page
4
A wartime roll of honor compiles names of district men who enlisted and served. The list features many familiar surnames and notes their associations with the Air Force and Navy, reflecting a broad community effort and the relatives and friends who supported them.
The article recounts early settlement around Numurkah Victoria from 1877 onward. It details land allotments, clearing, and building log homes, with transport woes prior to the Seymour to Shepparton railway extension. It notes rust damages in 1878, varietal choices like Adelaide Society and Purple Straw, and the rise of Numurkah as a grain hub before rail lines shifted trade to Cobram Nathalia and other towns. The piece praises pioneer perseverance and contrasts the later economic shifts with a nod to Julius Caesar’s Veni Vidi Vici analogy.
A reader argues democracy defined as government by the people must be guarded against a looming world dictatorship. The letter condemns hidden financiers, calls for action supporting freedom, and criticizes Roosevelt era intervention while urging unity of Commonwealth nations and the United States to preserve individual rights and self rule.
In a grand Tudor residence near Caulfield Military Hospital, 37 V A D nurses are quartered at Mr John Tait’s estate called Fair Havens. The spacious mansion offers single and shared rooms, luxury, and a large reception hall with a grand staircase. Nurses work eight hours, have nightly liberty after five, and six days of leave monthly, using time off for recreation and social activities.
The V A D girls perform ivery useful duties in support of the war effort and urge many more enlistments. Their service highlights the home front contribution during wartime.
Wheatgrowers backing a Department of Agriculture plan will gain a marketing quota for the 1942 harvest. Those on restricted acreage may market freely their entire crop, under the new scheme approved by the secretary of agriculture following a recent vote.
The article outlines options for growers to handle crop loans. They may either sell to the CCC and receive a five percent advance of parity value under a 149.5 parity, or loan at 114 cents per bushel with no recourse. It notes limitations for those with covered crops and the penalties for underproducing relative to allotted acreage.
A cautionary message warns readers that careless talk could jeopardize the safety of a boy’s troop voyage. Officials urge discretion and responsible speech to protect personnel and missions.
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