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Newspaper

Numurkah Leader

Location

Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

Date

May 23, 1944

Page

4

Winter Dress Goods Sale In Store Displays Range

Dress department invites inspection of winter fabrics including Herringbone Tweeds in fare grey and pink priced at 11/9 with coupons. Natural Wathas for Oats and Skirts priced 7/11 and 8/11 with coupons per yard. Blues fawns browns pinks reds and blacks offered at 11/6 and 11/9 with coupons per yard. Dress Flannels in multiple colors priced 8/11 and 10 with coupons per yard 27in. Standard Natural Flannel and additional fabrics priced 3/6 to 6/3 with coupon details.

Andy Hardy Stars in Double Life Film at Local Showings

Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney and Fay Holden headline Andy Hardy's Double Life as a general exhibition feature. The program hints at school days memories and a dramatic crossing into adult roles. The package includes related titles and a wartime women in uniform feature.

Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Fay Holden Andy Hardy Amiy James Craig Bonita Granyi Alcatraz

Altering The Federal Constitution in Australia

The Leader urges careful study before the September referendum on altering the Australian Constitution. It argues the constitution has served well, cautions against haste for emergency reasons, and criticizes the federal government and Premiers for rushed proposals. It calls for a national convention of experts to examine implications and warns against wartime voting distortions.

Labor Scullin Lang Ns.w Germany Japan Commonwealth Labor Party

A Moment of Reverie

A reflective column describes a bright morning after rain, a typewriter mood, and a calm day with no incoming bills or major concerns. The narrator notes the quiet, orderly routine as the first of the month passes without disruption.

Exit Bowls Season Returns After Rain Destroys Local Rinks

In Numurkah, wintry weather and rain forced bowlers to abandon the sport for the season. A local exchange centers on a family scene revealing a stranger father who has joined a bowling club but has nowhere to go as winter storms loom. The note ends with a plea to recycle waste paper amid civic campaigns.

Numurkah

Confusion Over British Regulations Baffles Officials

A British Ministry of Supply order from 1943 amuses readers with its complex drafting. The note explains that the Third Schedule of the 1942 orders substitutes ZA with ZA ay and deletes 2B, provoking comments on government language.

N.S Ministry of Supply Britain

Church Notices Services To Be Held Next Sunday

Compiled by J W Robinson Ormond Plant Farm. Notices urge Anglican services next Sunday with 8 am and 7 pm readings. includes remarks on tinplate use for tobacco tins and a critical regional note about English readability and local sentiment.

J. W. Robinson Ormond Plant Farm Cobram Katamatire Seot Ies Tallygaroopna Westment

Garden Shrubs And Varieties For Amateurs In Australia

A horticultural roundup lists evergreen shrubs for home gardens. It covers Leptospermum species with bronze foliage and red flowers, pink Sandersii, and the Western Australian Leschenaultia Biloba Major for blue blooms. It notes propagation, soil, clipping needs, and seaside suitability, plus Oleander varieties for hot, dry conditions and Photinia serrulata with red young foliage and creamy white flowers.

New Zealand Nicholls Sandersii Lescnenaultia W.A Australia

Military air war toll tops 3 500 enemy planes destroyed

Between June 1942 and June 1943 numerous submarine attacks troubled Australian waters but in the last half of 1943 none were recorded. By February 1944 Australian and Allied aircraft had destroyed 3 529 enemy planes in combat or on the ground, with about 989 probably destroyed and damaged. the figures reflect wartime totals amid raids and patrols across coastal zones.

Advertising Purpose and Sale Details Fragment

The passage explains advertising aims to inform potential buyers about items for sale, reasons to buy, price, and where to purchase. It emphasizes clear messaging to attract customers.

War Roll of Honor Names of District Men in Active Service Abroad

War roll honors district men who answered for active service abroad with parental and community support sought to include every name. The list features numerous individuals such as C W Macfarlane J G Manes C R Marcus D M Marks A Marks R McArthur N V Mackay A V Alice Adcock T Ash T D Atkins J S Dempster G H Eddy and many others alongside RAAF and other service abbreviations, reflecting broad participation.

Thate Alice Adcock List Ash T. Ashe T. D. Atkins G. W. Daughters J. S. Dempster C. Dickie G. H. Eddy D. J. *Bott D. Gray J. Nemone Green G. R

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