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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
2
Local notices list a town hall supper on March 24 with produce stalls and afternoon tea, a Sunday school anniversary March 26, and a fire brigade ladies committee meeting on March 27. Also scheduled are social events at Medist Hall, an observation corps meeting March 28, a gala day at Wanganu Easter Monday for Mocroopna Hospital, and race entries with prize money. Community members offered goods and services and seeks a spring-cart horse.
On March 20 at Nu murkah James beloved husband of Annie and father of Alex Wing Commander RAAF James Norman LF William and Yullie aged 70 years. Funeral details follow local notice in the paper.
Mr J Mortimer and family express sincere thanks to friends for condolences after a bereavement. Special appreciation goes to Rev J B Allison and Dr Coombs of Llenwetlyn Strathmerton for their messages and sympathy.
The Friends of the late Mr James McBride are invited to follow his remains to Numarkeh Cemetery. The cortege will leave the Church of England this day Tuesday at 3 pm. Public Works Department Melbourne tenders due 10 am 30/3/1944 for removal and re-erection of school buildings from Strathmerto to State School Mywee with details at Public Works Office and Inspector of Works Office Shepparton Cobram Numurkah Yarrawongs. Envelope marked Tender for due-
The Bishop of Wan Koratta will visit Numurkah Church of England parish next weekend and conduct services across several parish churches. In Numurkah, confirmation will be conferred on candidates in the evening. Mr H Formby of Wangaratta was elected vice-president and Mr GC Moss of Katanga joined the Victorian Wheat and Wool Growers Association executive at last week’s Melbourne conference. The Numurkah Water Trust met at Town Hall with Chairman Coms Lancaster and members present. Inspector Kennedy will retire April 10 after years in charge of the Goulburn Valley police district. News notes the death of Mr Demes McBride, auctioneer, reported before press time.
At the Wunghnu CWA monthly meeting Mrs Wellington chaired as delegates Mrs Hodge and Mrs Zanelli were named to attend the Shepparton conference. Plans were set for a Numurkah get-together on Friday March 31. The Boxing Day Mooroopna Hospital fundraiser showed a £26 profit. Apricot jam competition was won by Mrs Zanelli.
The Atandra North Red Cross branch met at Memorial Hall with small attendance. A February 26 dance raised £6 4s 8d, and a duck-competition won by Mrs R Anderson of Prahran added £2 11s 6d. Monthly takings totaled $217 1d with special donations from Mr H Marshall, Masters D and G Hannaford, plus magazines.
Ten members attended the InverGordon Red Cross monthly meeting with Mrs W Patrick presiding and welcoming new member Miss Nancy Danaher. A Coombs clearing sale luncheon netted over £45. February income was £48 6/3 with £9 19/23 expenditure and a closing balance of £56 13/21. A wool supply for pullovers and accessory fabric was authorised for purchase. Goods sent to headquarters included a pajama suit magazines four wash ers 18 toilet bags. The next meeting, during Easter week, is set for Wednesday April 5 at 2 30 p m tea hostesses were Mrs A Harris and Mrs Nelson.
The Numurkah branch UCP plans officers and delegates meeting in Town Hall next Friday afternoon. A Mothers Club tea is planned in the Supper room Friday afternoon. Methodist Sunday school anniversary with Rev. Spencer Churchward next Sunday at 3. The 3SR Friendship Club meets Monday in Methodist Hall with an evening social. Numurkah Younger Set to host a Town Hall dance Friday night for the W.A. Cot Endowment Fund. Also notes on local donations and a water pump remark, plus an optical advert urging eye health consultations at Coles and Garrard Melbourne.
Mortgagee sale of 434 acres in Boosey parish on the Murray Valley Highway 8 miles east of Cobram to be auctioned at Mechanics Hall Cobram 2.30 pm Wednesday March 29. Terms liberal. Conducted by McNamara & Co Numurkah and Yarrawonga. Also reports on Youanmite clearing sale with strong bidding and high prices for farm implements and livestock.
Short agenda at the monthly Water Trust meeting discusses Strathmerton and Kiza supplies. Pump rods at Strathmerton repaired, Katunga casing lacking. Permissions granted to remove alloy timber from Numurkah weir to Shannon’s waterhole. Rates collected £35 11s 1d. Engineered weeds and sand in creeks noted. Moorcett’s weeds and reeds addressed. Katanga petition pending. question of new casing and bore costs debated. Channel through McClure’s property discussed. proposal to replace dam in exchange for water supply mentioned.
The Numar keh Town Hall announces that the technicolor film Blossoms in the Dust will again be shown tomorrow night after strong audience demand. The production has proven popular and continues to attract crowds.
The Numorkah Chamber of Commerce discussed postwar education and consolidated school plans and surveyed postwar employment needs. Rotary involvement highlighted job-provision forms and surveying methods to map work for returning troops and factories.
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