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Newspaper

Numurkah Leader

Location

Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 17, 1948

Page

4

The Leader criticizes Chifley on referendum stance

A weekly opinion piece attacks Prime Minister Chifley for relying on threats and false claims to push a Yes vote. It cites by election losses in New South Wales and Tasmania, argues subsidies and rents would persist under state action, and warns of a feared totalitarian shift if federal powers expand.

Chifley N.5 S.W Tasmania Chiffey Taxation Department Labor MecGirr Commonwealth Hanlon Queensland Tasmanian Liberal Bisekmar Mengies Country Senate Stalin Stalin Hitler P.M Australia Australian Workers’ Union Dr Evatt South West Australia South Australia

Davis Taxi Service Ad Promotes Bequest Trains

An aged classified notice advertises A. E. and B. M. Davis Taxi and Hire Car Service on Meiklejohn Street Numurkah with phone numbers 98 private or 188. It mentions Cuthbert's Café and emphasizes not being late and trains connected to a bequest.

Highway Plan Prompts Battle Over Private Building on Road

The Goulburn Valley area faces a clash as the Country Roads Board seeks to limit private eyesores on the highway near Numurkah. Council discusses side road access, subdivision rules, and the right of owners to build facing the road while CRB engineers push for through traffic and rear entrances.

Country Roads Board Numurkah Broken Creek Wanghau-Numurkeh Williams J. Spafkin Shepparton Spafkin Melbourne Melville Street 4& Company Wood C.R.B Gibbs Ted Possiby Atnis Street Harmon Shaw Hamor Gan Moss Colne

What Happened Thirty Years Ago

Captain L L Paterson wounded in action. L Cpl G F Haynes invalided home with wounds in left arm. Mr and Mrs F W Coop farewell before leaving for Wagga where Mr Coop heads Commercial Bank. Private Charles E T Faulkner killed in action. Apples donated to Bars in the Trenches fund auctioned for £15 7s. A horse (£20) donated to Albury patriotic committee. raffled for £35, but sold for £1. winner seeks horse worth £20 and donor may not supply. Rain Friday and torrential downpour Sunday. Numurkah P O gauge 385 points. POR Your Next Suit R Pocknee offers service. some cloth scarce. dry cleaning available.

L. L. Paterson L.cpl G. F. Haynes F. W. Coop Wagga Coop Commercial Bank Charles E. T. Faulkner Tallygaroopna F. G. Sleep Albury Patriotic Committee Numurkah P.O

Der' Will Be Posted At Ten Shillings Yearly

Fragmentary line states a rate of ten shillings yearly for a der. No clear date place or people are readable. The note appears as a small item in a wider public notice or advertisement page.

The Home Gardener Use TR ty from Ormond Plant Farm

Compiled by J W Robinson outlines practical advice for winter care of shrubs and trees. Emphasizes seed and bulb handling, pruning, pot culture, and plant health to improve garden results during the colder months.

J. W. Robinson Ormond Plant Farm

Church Notices Services to Be Conducted Next Sunday

Church notices list service times for Cobram Numurkah Strathmerton Waaia Youarang Wunghnu Katamatite Dunbulbinan and other towns with Revins and deaconess cooper names reflecting a regional parish schedule for Sunday morning and evening services.

Numurkah Desconess Cooper Strathmerton Waaia Blakemore Nsring Y.M. Service Wunghnu Congupna West Cooper Marungiil Bunbartha Kennedy Dunbuibalane Cobram Longthorn Youarang Mr Vale

The Man Who Boasts He Needs No Advertising

A mistrusted merchant proclaims he does not need ads yet risks losing customers as rivals aggressively market and attract clientele. The quip hints at vanity and the pitfalls of ignoring public visibility.

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Leader Prime Minist A. E B. M. Davis Taxi & Hire Meiklejohn ST Cuthbert Bequest Goulburn Valley R. Pocknee Numurkak Church of A Cobram iHmerton West Rev Rose Dramanure Lawson Yarrowerah Naring Dunkler Methodist
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