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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
2
Farm sale listing notes events at Cobram on April 2 with pig sale and references Anzac Day 26 and Numurkah stock sale on 28, listing Young husband Limited as participant or organizer.
On April 25 at Xo Murkah Adelaide the late Frank Firmeo’s widow and mother of Hay Norman Ladsay affectionately remembered in a brief notice.
Applications invited and will be received until 12 noon Friday May 5 1944 for the position of Driver of Power Grader. Wage award rates. Preference to Returned Soldier. Conditions of appointment from Shire Engineer. A Stringer Shire Secretary.
Personal column notes Flight Sergeant Noel Lukies of Katamatite has completed his 30th operational flight, signaling a cautious step back from dangerous duties. Obituary for Mrs Adelaide Firman, age 67, longtime Numurkah resident and active Presbyterian, with funeral at Numurkah Cemetery.
The Railway Department seeks tenders for a platform at Nathalia station. Maurice O’Kane resumes business as general agent and produce merchant in Numarksha. Discharged from the RAAF on medical grounds, he also acts for Dalgety & Co. Upcoming events include a euchre party for the Comforts Fund at Katanga Hall and a Town Hall dance by the CWA. The Shire Council seeks operators for a power grader. Kashmba Hall hosts a social afternoon with attractions. Bush Fives Fund reports £16 13/8 received, April totals 142 points, yearly 197 points.
Dorothy May Churchward wed Victor Albert Honey at Numurkah Methodist Church on April 8 in a ceremony led by the bride’s father. A guard of honor by Girl Guides greeted the couple. The reception followed at the Methodist School Hall with family outfits and floral arrangements noted.
The Cobram private hospital faces closure after a Berrigan Shire Council meeting. Dr Gerald Kennedy warned that relying on ambulance transfer to Mooroopna or Wangaratta would be disastrous without proper professional staff. The plan calls for two trained nurses per state plus matron and other staff, with local efforts covering domestic roles.
Miss Lewis presented a varied program at the Town Hall on Thursday night to benefit the bush fires relief fund. Despite threatening weather, admission tickets sold well and the net proceeds reached £16 13s 8d as the Bush Fires Relief Committee applauded the performers and supporters.
The Anzac Day service at Tany Hall drew a large devout audience despite rain. Remembrance included wreaths by the Solder’s Club and RSL groups, a Last Post, and remarks by Mr McDonald urging continued support for the war effort and national unity.
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