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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1941
Page
4
The article tabulates rainfall and heat data for the growing period. It notes an average rainfall of 9.86 inches for a period and contrasts with 16.35 inches over 1888 to 1940. It references the May to October growing period and lists monthly figures including January through December.
The Numurka Shire Council convened with Drs Gordon Moss Hooper Mackenzie Prentice Pinnock O'Hanlon Garonne Myers Tuckett Lancaster McDowell present. Various appointments and matters were discussed including district warden F A Tothill, transport advisory committee changes, Tin Hat Day support, orthopaedic hospital aid, fire brigade grant requests, and road closures or access near Mundoona Creek. Debates covered next-of-kin casualty notices, soldier employment preferences, road frontage disputes, valuation updates, and council committee appointments.
Discussion followed a letter from the Repatriation department about a wounded soldier in Numurkah seeking work. Council urged Federal policy clarification and favored placing rehabilitated men in suitable local roles, prioritizing permanent work over temporary munitions factory positions.
The Water Supply Commission discussed increasing the area to acres and reviewed permits and construction plans. The report noted correspondence and resolutions, naming McDonnell and others among participants, with decisions pending final approval and potential delays.
Fragmented lines suggest a weekly note with odd spellings and scattered ideas. Mentions days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday with garbled phrases possibly about events people and observations. No clear individuals places or actions emerge.
Fragmentary OCR notes recall a local soldier and wartime verses linked to WWI era. Names appear as garbled fragments but hint at community remembrance and period journalism. The readable bits suggest a small tribute page pairing a soldier with verses or letters.
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