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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1940
Page
4
Stocktaking special notices list BITCON'S merchandise including coats frocks and cardigans along with Chinese wok sets sofa pots gloves and various home goods. The note mixes pricing hints with items and unclear totals, suggesting a general sale or restock event.
The Numurkah H.E. school opened its domestic arts centre with a visit by Director of Education Mr J A Seitz. He outlined the department’s aim to extend country education, noting funding limits and planned upgrades to class rooms. Local officials and parents attended, praising the school’s growth and urging continued community support to expand Leaving class facilities and cookery training for girls.
Community church notices list service times across many towns including Numurksh Strathmerton Naring Katunga and Cobram with various denominations led by Rev Kemp Rev Alexander and Rev Johnson among others. Visitors urged to attend worship at scheduled hours in the bulletin.
A July 25 rally at Numurkah Town Hall gathers crowds for a Win the War event at 8 p.m. Melbourne speakers include J. L. Moore and A. G. Mulinder with E. Leeson representing the War Savings committee. Organizers stress more recruits are needed and outline how volunteers can help, including the Emergency Detachment Movement for home defense and medical support.
A Sunday night concert arranged for the Welfare Committee benefits a 25 voice choir and 16 instrument orchestra. Miss Olwynne Lewis performs Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor, Miss Lillian Lynch and Miss Keren Marshall duet In the Garden of My Heart, and Miss Rosa Bourke sings Land of Hope and Glory. The Holy City features the solo cornet, with Sacred Night and Hymn of Peace in the choir’s bracket. Audience participation includes Lead Kindly Light and Abide With Me, closing with There’ll Always Be An England and There’ll Always Be Australia as a community item.
The guide explains where to get enlistment forms from Returned Soldiers branches shire councils rifle clubs or post offices. It outlines appointing an authorised recruiting officer to assist, how to fill forms, medical preliminaries, and cautions not to resign jobs or dispose of property until final Medical Board clearance. It covers travel arrangements, meal reimbursements, priority for unemployed applicants, and how to mark preferred service arm such as Infantry or Artillery.
Fortnightly meeting reports good progress in knitting socks for troops and growing funds beyond £10 per week. Committee urges public donations to general fund and supports forthcoming concerts, a July ball, a gala day in September, and card parties. The Opportunity Shop has begun operations and a variety show is planned at Numurkah Town Hall. The Younger Set added £7 15s to funds. cushion competition raised £27 6d, won by Mrs D Stewart.
Brig General Lloyd, Privator General of Recruiting, sends a message urging discernment as the call for soldiers continues. He notes many will doubt enlistment, while those who join may ease their own and families’ anxieties, but warns of troubled minds for nonenlistees.
Fragmented text discusses hire purchase moratorium and regulatory aims tied to national security. It references enforcement, wartime responsibilities, and potential impacts on individuals and firms amid a tense political climate. Notes shift between policy intent and counterarguments about wartime obligations and economic effects.
Fragmented OCR reads like a town hall notice and Saturday event mention. Names and places are garbled, but references to a film or activity at a town hall appear with partial date cues and local venue hints.
Authorities warn against reckless language following complaints about derogatory remarks. Community leaders emphasize respectful discourse to prevent further conflict, inviting residents to join a town meeting and dialogue sessions.
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