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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
2
TENDERS are invited and will be received at the Shire Bull Tun gamah until 12 noon on Wednesday June 26 1941 for Contract 166IF205 forming cutting and filling on Downs East and West Boundary Road. Contract 166F240 forming and surfacing with gravel 7000 lineal feet on the Invergordon Post Office Road.
A selection of Feather Down Quilts in double bed size with feather proof floral sateen covers and Latin inset corners, plus satin panels in Blue Rose and other shades. Also offered are single bed quilts, floral sateen coverings, centers, and double-bed quilts at bargain prices. Colored coir mats, reversible cotton floor rugs, cosy wool rugs, and a millinery window clearance accompany cloths, shirts, socks, and other clothing values. Local grocery department shows tomato soup, vegetable varieties, soup mixes, honey, cocoa, coffee essence, starch, rice, RINSO, tea, and groceries at marked low prices.
Classified listing shows prices for hardware and household items. Thermos flasks in various sizes, food flasks, Hecla and Coleman irons and radiators, Dup erite lamps, gloves, cycle tubes and tyres, pumps and tools with prices between 1/3 and 54/ for assorted items. Includes electrical irons with plugs and cords.
Classified listing advertises Walter Bursill Y English ch ina teapots with fancy designs in multiple sizes including blue milk with two sizes priced 3/6 and 3/11, Primrose jugs 3/6 and 3/11, sets of three jug designs 9/3, English bone china cups and saucers 3/11, and assorted cup saucer and plate sets 1/11, with notes on availability from a hairdresser and tobacconist.
Local ads promote real estate views by James Williams and Kilpatrick McLellan Co, with houses for rent and chaff sales. Listings include self-sown hay, lucerne chaff, sewing machines repairs, and general supplies from Louis Hamon and S. H. Henshall. Katamatite Motor Coach schedule noted from Numurkak.
The Shire of Numurkah invites tenders for Contract No 8/41 construction of timber weir and bridge at Rivers crossing, due June 25 1941. Details and plans are available at the Herald office Nathalia and Shire Hall Numurkah with a 5 percent deposit required. Also notices enlistment rules under the Australian Military Service Act 1940 with enrolment deadlines for males born 1 July 1906 to 30 June 1921 and exemptions listed. penalties apply for noncompliance.
Amusements include an I knitting Bee moved to Numurkah RSL Club rooms on Tuesday June 24 with Blue Moon Orchestra and ticket prices. A card party at Farmers’ Alma Hotel raised £52 for Numurkah Red Cross. another event in Fire Brigade section yielded £76. The committee also gratefully notes a £10 donation for the Hoot hall Chili appeal.
A fragmented report notes the Murray Valley District Irrigation League secretary’s remarks on the importance of the scheme, with references to defense ministry actions and prisoners, plus details about the Murray Chamber of Commerce Monthly Dinner at the Tile Graph Hotel. The item also mentions the Australian Prooners of Wor and a local horse event, with various community figures and meetings in Numurkah and surrounding areas.
Fragmented OCR reads of a nineteenth century social event with scattered names and places. It mentions Mr Ale Amida, Lenny, and others, plus references to a creamery, farm, and money from a chain of bin horse activities.
Special Ball sponsored by Amurkah Fire Brigade aims to raise funds for Red Cross and Comforts Fund. July 8 in Town Hall features Blue Moon Dance Band with supper. Tickets priced as 3 shillings 6 pence for gentlemen and ladies. Captain G H Williams leads, Secretary Gerald Heard listed.
Farmers urged by the Department of Agriculture to grow bullee fut onion seed. A 20 by 20 foot plot can yield about 135 bulbs, costing around 2 shillings 9 pence per 100. Remittance with orders and swift action requested due to high British demand.
The Numurkah Leader issue details delivery price and Tuesday publication. It lists the paper’s establishing year and shows a dated header for Tuesday June 17 with pricing information.
The notice outlines Australian military service enrolment for men unmarried or widowed without children born between July 1921 and June 1940, due by June 1, 1941. It also explains forthcoming primary producer petrol licenses for farmers and long-range operators outside the 15 mile radius, allowing petrol in tins or drums and exemptions for stationary engines with a special license.
Advertisements announce building and road works tenders in the Numurkah district and a Tire Gird fire brigade ball on Tuesday July 8 benefiting Red Cross and Comforts Funds. A special supper price is 4s 6d and 2/6 for members. Chamber of Commerce dinner and meeting set for Telegrap hotel Thursday night.
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