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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 07, 1945
Page
2
L A Martin District Manager for Shepparton 424 promotes auction and clearing sales. Agents for State Assurance Company Limited National Trustees Executors and Agency Co advertise truck secured for Newmarket prompt settlements.
May 10 sale listings include Numurkah stock sale by J McNauied Co and Numurhut stock sale by Youns ad Ltd. Shepparton cattle sale listed with Dig Sale by Mutuurkuke Stik Bale and KL Patrick McLellan Co. Also Cobran Tig and Galt sale noted.
A collection of late 1920s to early 1930s notices and advertisements from Numurkah area. Includes engagement announcements, dances and fundraisers at Numurkah and Waaia halls, a Camp Fire Scout item, Numurkan Agricultural Society meeting, CWA branch meeting, book and magazine drive for ACF, lost item notice, pharmacy and chemist promotions, electrical repairs, emergency prescriptions, dry cleaning, and harness and sporting goods ads. Names such as Mrs Hall, Mr W Baker, F J Adams, and J C Thornton appear alongside venues like Numurkah Town Hall and Waaia Hall, with various dates and local fundraising context.
Notice states Mr C H Nunn of Katamatity appointed agent for Farmers and Settlers Insurance Company alia Limited replacing Mr Sidebottom who has left. Also advertises Haworth's Pile Remedy derived from a herbal extract with claims of relief and quick healing. Includes contact and free trial offer via W H C Burnham Manager Australia and Treacy's Numurkah advert for supplies.
A funeral notice memorializes a mother who died May 7 1944. Placed by her son George and Violet, honoring the memory of the grandmother. The brief tribute expresses love and remembrance from family members.
The J. R. Watkins Company seeks a district agent for direct to the home service offering spices essences soaps cleansers medicines and toilet articles. Until an agent is appointed Watkins products are available via mail order from Melbourne.
In his second Numurkah Leader article John Callander of St Kilda urges townsmen to unite and study Dr Muys town planning scheme, proposing a detailed district plan for submission to authorities and eventual implementation, with amendments as needed. Also notes forthcoming band sports and Scout Week events in Numurkah.
A fragment from a Melbourne notice lists an address at No 9 Queen Street with unclear street detail and possible reference to a place or entity abbreviated as Hea Ofhee. The readable portion conveys minimal contextual info and does not specify dates or actions.
Vacancy notice calling for lad porters aged 15 and under 17 with merit standard height at least 5 4 and weight not less than stone. Live-out lads paid at least 42 shillings weekly. Apply by letter detailing education, date of birth, height and weight to the Secretary for Railways Melbourne Spencer Street office.
Lean Quota Oversubscribed Mr W Carter, honorary local organiser for the Third Victory Loan, says Numurkah’s £15,000 quota was oversubscribed by a substantial amount though individual subscribers fell well short of the quota. The Housing Commission warns tenants in Shepparton not to use Commission houses for illegal or improper purposes without written consent.
The notice reports multiple service members with family updates. Flying Officer Keith Cowan of Waaia is reported to have crushed his jaw and suffered five rib fractures from an accident. Jick Loof of Shepparton has been wounded in the Solomons. Albert Marks, formerly of Wanghai now in Brighou, is liberated as a prisoner of war and repatriated via Odessa. Bert Beater, formerly of Ida, has been released from a German prison camp and is in England.
A note discusses postwar policy on controls in Australia and America. It argues wartime rationing and labor, finance, and price measures should be eased as supplies improve, while warns against rapid removal that could raise living costs. It highlights wage restraint, subsidies, and union resistance as key challenges in transitioning to peacetime policy.
This week's line up features The White Clits of Cover Your last chance to see with Irene Dunne, Thunderbind a Technicolor special starring Gene Tierney Preston Foster John Sutton and Date May Whitty, plus Swing Fever with Kyser Marilyn Maxwell and more.
An old ad touts Heenzo Cough Remedy as a cost saver. It claims a pint can be made from a concentrated bottle by adding water and sugar, suitable for adults and children, promising quick relief and a pleasant taste, encouraging immediate purchase.
The district centres report monthly meetings with members present. Discussions cover competitions and events for the coming month, including floral presentations and a brief agenda on duties and finances.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a broadcast on TV night with names and a person’s spending or schedule. Key entities are unreadable. Context and event are not discernible enough to identify as a specific person, team, place, or date.
An old court record recounts attorneys and witnesses in a dinner case involving Nathan Tiger and Mr Wy ich yee amines Muvst Hell Houge, with references to Judge Abe and Mr John Hender-ety. The document notes a ruling on April 2, and mentions figures like Mr W Geeshine and President Abeuim in a complex genealogical listing.
In a tense pace at the No mirkas round, Twedale edges Carlisle 29 23 then reaches 26 to clinch victory as final ends echo. The weekend featured a pairs tournament won by RC Chithiy and A Williams with Iruka’s green on Saturday afternoon.
Digest of local events and notices for Numurkah area listing a final screening of a film at the town hall, monthly meetings, club gatherings, a theater show, a book and magazine sale by Numurkah Cubs and Scouts, a Rand Carnival, and a mention of American merchant shipping in 1939 comprising a portion of fry tonnage for the United Nations.
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