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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
4
The Numurkah Shire Council should join the Victorian Decentralisation League and form a committee to study decentralisation, irrigation, and service expansion to rural areas. The piece condemns Axis brutality, highlights wartime moral questions, and notes the centaur incident's impact on pacifists and international views.
A London era telegraph reports a Centaur class hospital ship torpedoed off Bris bane while returning to New Guinea to help wounded Allied and Japanese soldiers. The attack prompted widespread outrage and calls for unity against a savage act.
The piece contrasts domestic labor unrest with wartime mobilization in America and Africa. It notes American miners and munition workers rallying to meet urgent needs while Rommel advances, and cites President Roosevelt urging production. It calls for Curtin to assert national duty and unity in Australia amid shortages and resistance.
The passage cites workplace tensions during wartime as Mr Cur tin favors strong-arm measures to push colleagues toward arming soldiers. He is praised for taking decisive action after considering the problem at length. The text frames this as a response to avenging innocent victims of Japanese aggression.
Pinnock told the council landowners in Strathmerton would grade roads adjoining their holdings if they could borrow a grader. He warned against overreliance on government aid, citing Loch Garry levee breaks and local volunteers who fix problems themselves. He urged government restraint and noted public works pride could improve Numurkah’s appearance.
A reflective piece cites Daphne du Maurier on freedom as unshackling old habits and evils, urging unity and understanding among nations. It frames freedom as choosing a richer life for present and future generations and seeking an Ally to guide the moral shift toward a new world.
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