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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
1
Advertisements promise colour through silverware linen curtains and refined dress. They market improvements to quicken pleasure ease work and comfort, urging readers to accept advertised goods as timely messages and intimate lessons in economy.
The Minister for Air Mr McEwen announced a new policy allowing aircrew applicants with only primary education to qualify for RAAF Reserve enlistment. Initial training will be extended by four weeks and much of the earlier maths and Morse work will occur after call-up. A twelve hour preliminary course will cover basic arithmetic and algebra, with a twenty one lesson final course on applying math and physics to air force subjects. Honorary instructors will supervise, and reservists are urged to take advantage to improve qualification chances and widen recruitment, especially from rural areas, to speed Empire air warfare effort.
Mr Stapleton P.M. at Malvern fined O. Gilpin Ltd of East Malvern £25 with £21 costs on two counts of overcharging under the National Security Prices Regulation Act. Four charges withdrawn. 14 day stay. Evidence by Commonwealth price officers supported the claim of inflated linen and Bemberg silk prices. Defence argued quality differences and defect in silk. Abstracted accounts show gross profit percentages for 1939 and 1940.
Garden notes by J W Robinson describes deciduous trees suited to container sale, with emphasis on winter transplanting of up to 12 ft trees. It highlights Lombardy and Bolleana Poplars for windbreaks, Canary and Desert Ash as tolerance performers, Silver Birch varieties for ornamental appeal, and other species like Pranus family, Flowering Apricot, Flowering Peach, and Flowering Apple for foliage and color, with price ranges given for various sizes.
An upbeat guide on pumpkin use in winter meals with ginger flavored fritters casseroles soups scones and pies. It explains nutrition highlighting vitamin A calcium and phosphorus and offers detailed steps for fritters soup scones and American pumpkin pie with spices and cheese ideas.
A fragmentary religious column lists daily meditations from Tuesday to Sunday with quotes about seeking help, knowing oneself, temperance, divine love, and abiding in Christ. The text includes references to Fairelte Thornton and Bishop Treguer and ends with a garbled note about spring and yellow.
Local report notes a settlement between the parties amid unclear text. Named entities appear as Bilay ACHE NEGUS CALIPORNICA with references to ongoing dispute resolution and a peaceful conclusion. The fragmentary OCR text limits specifics on dates or places.
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