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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
2
The notice honors John Sinclair who died June 18 1944. Tenders will be received up to noon July 14 1945 by the Numurkah Fire Brigade for painting the Fire Station Nu Murkah. Specifications from H Williams Captain Fire Brigade Numurkah. G G Sinclair secretary Melbourne. 5 June 1945.
Notice of a council meeting at Numurkah on July 9 1945 to confirm By-law 43 banning depositing or leaving refuse on streets and land and requiring removal by owners or occupiers unless council handles removal under Health Act 1928. Shire Secretary Stringer signs.
The Numurkah Advisory Rehabilitation Committee held its first meeting at the Town Hall with delegates from the Shire Chamber of Commerce RSL Pathers' Association Agricultural Society and CWA present. Officers elected include President Petterson vice-President Adams secretary Newman treasurer Webster and trustees Venables Coxon Morris. The RSL Ladies Auxiliary will be invited to appoint two representatives.
Col Flack of Kalunga mourns the death of their son Colin who died of wounds in action after serving with the 9th Division in the Middle East. Rev S G Davis, formerly of Numurkah Cobram parish, is a Mooroopna Hospital inmate. Obituary notes the Thursday death of Mr Thomas Gibson of Baulkamaugh North and the death of his mother on May 18.
A newspaper notice lists cinema features including The Flemish Farm and The Falcon Out West with stars Clive Brook Tom Conway Barbara Hale and Don Doug las plus Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves in technicolor. Moonlight in Vermont and Targan's Desert Mystery are showings with local club notices and event results from Numurkah and Kyabram meetings.
Digest of events lists town hall pictures The Flemish Farm The Falcon Out West and supports 20 Meeting of Kalings Branch ma 23a Babe and The Forty Tare Moonlight In Vermont Supports the Numorkah News Hall Pictures 29 Red Cross Ball at Cobram 29 Dance in aid of Numurkah Infant Welfare Trust Fund
Large attendance at the Numurkah Agricultural Society monthly meeting discussed opposing fodder government aid, appointing a new secretary Mr W Carter, and plans with the Rehabilitation Committee. Officers and committees reviewed fodder sourcing, show prize lists, and upcoming show arrangements.
Advertisements invite tenders for the annual Numurkah fire station work. A by law on rubbish disposal is under framing by the domain. Red Cross funds in Cobram on June 29 support an Australian prisoner of war. A Town Hall dance hosts the Fire Brigade. Mr O Semmell of Allan and Co visits Numurkah to purchase pianos for cash. Repairs to the old Ok a school close on June 21. Ketunga Wheatgrowers branch meets Wednesday. A Rawisigh business operates in the Numurkah district. Infant Welfare building fund dance set for June 20.
A public meeting discussed pegging land values and proposed reforms to the valuation system. Delegates from New York and local figures weighed the merit of updating assessment methods and adjusting rates for accuracy. The group considered suggesting action to the Treasury and noted recent questions about value methods and the year’s figures.
Staunch supporters including businessmen urged to save stamps from mail and envelopes for the Red Cross. Stamps sold at 1 shilling per thousand to fund relief, with Tasmanian and Victorian towns already reporting sizable subscriptions. Nova figures show Numurkah oversubscribing its quota by 1140 pounds via 114 subscribers. The appeal tempo rises ahead of a broader drive expected in October.
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