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Numurkah Leader

Location

Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 16, 1944

Page

4

Not Suitable for General Exhibition Frontiers of 49 Cast

Rosalind Russell Brian Ahearne and Janet Blair star in My Sister My Sister Eileen not suitable for general exhibition. The venture features Bill Eliott Charles King and Susan De Alcante in Frontiers of 49 with a new star against ruthless renegades. So Proudly We Hail is also mentioned.

Rosalind Russell Brian Ahearne Janet Blair Eileen Bill Elliotd Charles King Susan de Alcante

Calwell Under Fire In The Leader Column

The Leader questions ALF Minister Mr Calwell in a semi official column. It claims he disparages soldiers enlistment as economic conscription and warns he may face court martial scrutiny. The piece notes public and family impact, urging restraint as sub judice inquiries continue.

Calwell AIF Willy Listat Ward

Remarkable performance blamed on coal production stance

The column criticizes Dr Evatt for underestimating coal shortages and calls for government takeover of all mines to boost wartime output. It argues Coalcliffe’s near full capacity shows what could be done under state control and urges action across mines to sustain industry and war effort.

Evatt Coalcliffe Tais Ho N.S.W Dy Evatt Dr Evatt Coalcliffa Evett A.M.P

Labor Party Opposes Communism at Annual Conference

The Australian Labor Party at its annual conference denounced communism while noting union leadership shows Communist influence. It appointed Ernie Thornton as a delegate to the London trade union conference, claiming he is a leading figure of the Communist party in Australia and recalling his wartime actions and shifts in stance.

A. Calwell Curtin Labor Caldwell Alecens ALF Australian Labor Party Spen Diag Communist Party Libor Australia Country Party UAP Ernie Thornton London Thornton Japan Russia Communist Thornton

Rommel and the Paris bank loan tale

A humorous anecdote tells Rommel asking a Paris bank for a loan. The banker offers a roll of notes and notes Rommel’s lack of a guarantee. The banker quips that Rommel borrowed Lydia Tunisia and Sicily and returned them.

Rommel Paris Monsieur le Feld Marschell Lydia Tunisia Sicily

Corsair Pilot Aids Damaged Navy Vessel At Sea

An US Navy Corsair returning from Rabaul, with instruments and fuel failing, radioed a warship asking for navigation help. The ship offered bearings and distance to a blank field, enabling the Corsair to refuel. The pilot thanked the crew, promising to remember them and noting next time not to call them a boat.

Navy Corsair Rabaul Ace

Strike A Light and the Infinitesimal Gain in Matches

A Herald writer recalls a claim from about a year ago that smaller splinters in matches would prevent 60 matches per box. The piece calculates the minuscule profit for manufacturers from reducing to 56 matches per box, estimating national figures and mocking public gullibility as a costly joke.

Herald

Church Notices Services To Be Held Next Sunday

Church notices list multiple congregations and service times across Numurkah Numurkay Waaia Youarang Cobram Nathalia and other towns with various ministers including Rev Allison Rev F Methodiet Rev Kemp Rev Packett and Mr Wood.

Presbyterian Numurkay Waaia Allison Yarroweyah Rem F. Methodiet Numurkan Hunkin Weaia Baulkamauh Numurkah Churchward Strathringa Hyde Wunguoa Congupna West Marungi Kemp Kaarimbi Mr Watters Bunbirtha Mr Dudley

Increased Costs Of Road Wort

Victorian Country Roads Board disclosed to the Northern District Municipal Association in Bendigo that war job expenditure ranged between £4 million and £5 million. Board chair L F Loder outlined concrete works including gravel for 200 miles of State highway, bituminising 25 miles, and daily surfacing rates up to five miles, with machinery acquisitions hoped for postwar access. He noted NT personnel and plant were retained for an extra £750,000 of work requiring HQ relocation.

Victorian Country Roads Board L. F. Loder Northern District Municipal Association Bendigo North South Road Northern Territory Victoria

Rationalizing the war era building project costs

The article discusses costs in a National Works program affecting room and necessary construction work. Officials expect price increases and urge reductions in tariffs to keep work affordable. They cite 430,000 as a cited sum and note equipment, machinery, and wage considerations shaping timelines and bids.

Loder Jessons Bern Amg Nyile

Rainfall data fragment with numerous codes and numbers

A dense OCR fragment listing rainfall related figures and codes such as EAB, Udy, Lod, Low, Lou, Lids, U.SB, and many numeric values. The text reads like a table dump with multiple abbreviations and mixed decimal entries, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable event.

Udy Biv Yad Sib SUL Lod Uo SAV Lek O.ds U.sb

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