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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
4
Tomorrow night we present a double feature after many requests. Greer Garson and Waller Pidgeon star in a Melbourne Athenaeum showing of We Dive at Dawn with John Mills and Eric Portman. a magnificent, thrilling, and realistic film program.
An OCR capture displays a dense line of numbers, symbols, and partial phrases. The readable segment references Professor Copland and a critique of banking as a socially dangerous monopoly, but most content is garbled and noncohesive.
The Leader urges careful public discussion on consolidating district schools to educate children, noting objections and logistics. It cites Mr Hollway and Numurkah officials, warns against hasty decisions, and suggests expert input at parent meetings to weigh advantages and drawbacks.
Professor Copland, a high paid public servant, argues that government direction and rationing will persist beyond wartime. He cites the rise of “socially dangerous monopolies” and urges government control of coal, insurance, gas, and electricity. He notes unions, including coal miners, accepted wartime controls.
A historical note recalls a 1931 essay by a professor defending banks during a depression era. He argues banks performed well in a dim period and could have aided government efforts, challenging common blame and praising banking policy despite widespread criticism.
The piece argues against propaganda promoting artificial fibres as wool substitutes and urges Australian woolgrowers to counter the claims. It notes US labelling laws exposing true fibre contents, claims civilians still rely on natural wool, and questions why Australia has not legislated similar fabric labeling to protect wool’s standing and consumer knowledge.
Dr Evatt sharply criticized New South Wales coal miners at a mass meeting, accusing mine workers of chiefly delaying production and harming the war effort. He argued no industrial principles underlie the disputes, which cost millions of tons of coal in a year. He defended strong language as necessary to expose the situation and counter anti-Labor charges.
The column recalls miners voting to return to work amid fears of government threats, with two pits idle over union dues and lamps. It also parades a string of extreme long words as lighthearted trivia, including pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
The Home Gardener warns of weed damage and costs from plants like sorrel couch blue grass docks and cape weed. Eradication requires timely removal of roots rhizomes and bulbs to prevent regrowth. Recommends winter ploughing and careful digging to keep soil clean and crops healthy.
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