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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1944
Page
3
A damaged letters to the editor fragment references a university event and a financial item. The readable text mentions Fen Tee, a mower, and a seth Vinay, with scattered terms suggesting a discussion and a community concern.
In a tense session, Harry Barnes faces charges tied to obstructing government policy as debates echo fears of fascist influence and Gestapo tendencies. The article frames the case as a test of democracy and parliamentary rights amid calls for accountability and parliamentary power.
A letter from William Ager of Yamba warns that a Yes vote on a national referendum would empower bureaucrats and professors, enabling a slide toward dictatorship with stages of internment camps and firing squads. He claims absolute power corrupts absolutely and urges opposition.
Church notices list services across Numurkah district with times at ILC Katanga Ratamite and others. Rev Allison Rev Fabh and Rev Churchward lead congregations at Naring Cobram Strathmorton Wanghing and Congupiny West with morning and evening services listed.
Improvements at the courthouse include a new fence electric lighting and a jurors box. Two defendants fined £2 each for failing to vaccinate their children. Licensee of the Ka lungit Hotel fined £2 plus costs for adding wares to whisky. Strathmerton Hotel license transferred to Edward Donnelly from John Skehill. Mundoeni identity exits farming, ex Dr James Macgregor leases to Norman Heard. New Methodist Church at Tallygaroopna opened with £700 cost. £500 subscribed locally. Local football results listed. Ay Iatin Won National League officers elected. Park bust ers prep for 100 plantings along Melville McDonald Brenton streets. Shire Council donates £10 toward ox on laying firm of A Miller & Co. Collective notices and local greetings.
J McNamara and Co lists trust money lending at low rates and local agency for vehicles and farm equipment. Auctions include Numurkah stock sales on July 14 and 21, Nathalia monthly sale on July 27, Cobram monthly sale on August 3, with multiple firms named as agents and auctioneers.
Unreserved clearing sales listed for 500 sheep 40 cattle and machinery at Kialla and Girgarre. J McKernan and J H McDonald named as land sellers with local agents including Dennys Lascelles Ballarat Banking Ballarat Trustees and Agencies W Simms Pty Ltd and Ruler & Co. Also several pig and calf fat and store sales scheduled at Shepparton and Sneapton.
Turkish food suppliers have increased the Christmas dinner rate to 1 shilling 6 pence per pound on farm, free of duties, applying to all prior season purchases. District agents J McNamara & Co Numurkah request vendors to advise numbers ready for market.
A catalog of livestock offerings includes 110 Xbred ewe weaners, 88 Xbred ewe weaners, 90 Xbred ewes four years into lambing, 80 fat lambs and sheep from various local vendors, plus 2 choice springers nearing calving.
The readable portion shows a crude claim about not advertising business, using archaic phrasing and misspellings. Details are unclear, with no identifiable people, dates, or places to establish a concrete event or action.
The notice lists a clearing sale at Kialla by J McKernan Jnr with 500 sheep and 40 cables in conjunction with a New Zealand loan, followed by a Kalamatile stock sale on the 24th. The fragment hints at multiple auction actions and associated financing.
An advertisement lists available plant stock including Bush and Miniature roses at two dollars each for twelve dozen, Climbing Roses at two shillings sixpence, and fruit trees apples pears peaches plums nectarines apricots at two shillings sixpence each, with best apple varieties at five pounds each in training and yearly transplanting.
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