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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1941
Page
3
Country correspondents report on district events across towns and schools. Highlights include school athletics, local meetings, and civic activities with emphasis on community participation and upcoming schedules.
The Numurkah chamber met to back Castlemaine decentralisation, urge Murray Valley irrigation funding, and press government for a half holiday and bus service reforms. Attendees discussed munitions production, stock sale scheduling, and weed control, with officials to approach the Transport Board and Premier, while a community social followed.
The 20th Light Horse camp will run from August 9 to November 6 rather than August 2 to October 30. The Blind Auxiliary annual meeting will be at Town Hall Friday afternoon July 25 at 3 o'clock. A concert by Mr William G Lilley is planned for Waughau Hall Wednesday night July 30, admission 2d via programme from G H Morrison. Proceeds to Welfare and Comforts Fund. St Mary's annual ball at Nathalia is set for Tuesday July 29, double tickets 6d. The annual Catholic ball in Numurksh Town Hall next Monday night is expected to attract large attendance with a barn and turkey supper. Blue Moon orchestra.
A local welfare fund report records gifts to the Pund Mr W J Thornton contributing 1 pound 16 shillings 6 pence, and others including Mr Thea Haynes Mywee 1 pound, Mr Era and Non The Miss Eilwood Wanghna 10 pence each, Mrs W Edmunds 2 pence. A concert is arranged by the Wanghm iso Fond and Bod Cree local branch.
The notice lists upcoming sales at Katamatite and Numurkah. Goldsbrough Mort & Co plan a Katamatite sale next Monday July 28 with joined ewes and lambing lines. J McNamara & Co and partners hold a sale at Numurkah on August 1 for Mr Wall overseas, offering six draught horses, two delivery horses and contractor’s plant. A report on a recent Numurkah horse sale notes high interest, strong demand, and prices across multiple horse classes.
The Victorian Government presses amendments to the Transport Act amid wartime strains. It targets return freight and raises petrol prices by about sixpence a gallon in country districts, threatening to curb rural transport of livestock, farm produce, and other primary goods. Critics claim the changes add burdens on country storekeepers, farmers, and wool growers while not easing urban needs.
Auction and sale notices for Numurkah district listing stock sales dates for Numurkah Nathalia Cobram Katamatite Strathmerton area. Includes events from July to August and items such as horses tractors pigs and stock consignments by Camp Bell Kilpatrick McLellan and Co and J McNamara & Co with dates and locations across Numurkah Cobram Nathalia and surrounding towns.
J McNamara and Co acting for MR W WALL who sails overseas advertises heavy draught geldings and mares four five years and one aged all strong workers two delivery horses eight years complete harness and chains for the above horses one new Mitchell SF plough 17 ft skid scoop in good order one 2 ton trolley with motor wheels a number of swings and sundries note this was for the average area of the factory's export batter for the whole season we sell you the tar.
Buker Aust Pty Ltd and Wheat le Co launch a joint venture in live stock fencing and sheep dip products with AN General Motors Tracks listed among suppliers. The brief notes potential collaboration across agricultural inputs and equipment.
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