Gipsy Roger presented by Numurkah Younger Set
The Numurkah Younger Set staged The Gipsy Roger a 23 act comedy at the Town Hall on a wet Tuesday night. A large audience supported the show which raised about £27 with profits directed to hospital inmates. Keren Marshall led the cast with strong singing while Lillian Lynch impressed in old world robes and acted as foil to bolder roles. The ensemble included Betty Stringer Edna Dudley Audrey Brooks Els Morris Beryl Ingram and many others with Miss Lynch thanked by peers for weeks of training. Overtures were played by May Girdler Olenyne Lewis and R Knight with costumes donated by Miss A B Colton. The troupe contributed around £8 toward costume hire, a generous gesture.
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Lillian Lyne
Numurkah
Gipsy Roger
Keren Marshall
Lillian Lynch
Betty Stringer
Edna J. Dudley
Audrey J. Brooks
Els. Morris
Johnny
Beryl Ingram
Andeaf
Rob
Keren Macrhilly
Meg
Beryl Ingrand
Marto
Edin Dudley
Sinfo
Betty Suringer
Zara
Patricia Cummins
Lady Con
Stance
Lord Craven
Els. Mortis
Mar
Craven
George Martendale
Audrey Brooks
Constance
Sir George
Nina
Betty Gray
Captain Jerome
Beryl Kinnaird
England
Sir Gilbert Howe
Sir Toby
Joy Girdler
Sir Gilbert
Sir Francis McCorkle
May Farrant
Eunice Charter
Heather McPherson
Thelma Brooks
Nance McNabb
Peery Stringer
Beryl Broom
Cecilia Crozier
Jean Harris
Valerie Jackson
Mona Kelly
Edna Scott
Joyce Strawhorn
Bouqets
Miss Lynch
Miss Morris
Cook Awarded Distinguished Service Cross for Breneval Raid
Acting Commander Frederick Norton Cook R A N receives the Distinguished Service Cross approved by the King for gallant service during the Bruneval raid near Le Havre in which a German radio location station was destroyed. Cook, born at Invergordon, led naval forces in the operation and has earlier been twice mentioned in despatches. He survived the sinking of HMS Royal Oak, commanded HMS Curlew during the Norwegian campaign, and helped salvage a burning vessel at sea. His mother now lives at Geelong.
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Frederick Norton Cook
R.A.N
Breneval
France
Naval Board
Cook
Invergordon
Bruneval
le Havre
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
H.M.S. Curlew
Admiralty
England
Geelong
Clothing Ration Coupons Start June 15 with Personal Pickup
Clothing rationing will begin June 15. On June 11 and 14 rooms used for elections will distribute coupons. Each person must attend a booth to receive their own coupons, with guardians declaring for children under 16. Coupons apply to coats and tea, regardless of item price, and are issued only on personal application with identity cards.
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Satuday
Heenzo Three in One Chest Nose and Throat Remedy
An advertisement promotes HEENZO as a three in one remedy for chest nose and throat ailments. It claims internal use for coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza nasal drops to treat catarrh and colds and gargling relief for sore throats. A bottle priced at 2/1 yields a pint of cough remedy for all ages.
Good Trees for Present Planting in Melbourne Streets
The article surveys hardy decorative trees suitable for Australian conditions. It highlights Yroxima Excelsior, the English Ash, Algerian or Desert Ash, F. Raywoodii the Claret Ash, Excelsior urea the Golden Ash, Grevillea Robusta Silky Oak, Idesia Polycarpa, Mimosaefolia, and Teeland Poppies. It notes drought tolerance, autumn coloration, evergreen traits, and planting tips. It also warns on weed control and ground conditions.
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Queensland
Victoria
New Zealand
Dear Mum Im Safe and Well Poem From Tobruk Soldier
Read as a wartime fragment, a poem attributed to a Tobruk soldier. It captures front line hardship and the longing to tell a loved one back home that he is safe and well. The piece traces letters sent from Palestine to Britain, then to a hospital nurse, ending with the sacrifice of the writer as the lines repeat the refrain Dear Mum Im safe and well.
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Tobruk
Palestine
Wavell
A.W
Promised Land
Mum
Mam
Mfe and
Weil
Fragmentary kitchen note on a bland cheese souffle
A garbled fragment describes a cheese souffle dish and its missteps. Names and details are unreadable, with references to dairy and serving but not forming a coherent report or clear outcome.
First Offence This Year Amaz Convicted in Court
The court convicted Amaz of being drunk and disorderly and admitted prior offences. He claimed it was his first offence this year. The prosecutor confirmed this but noted the accused had spent the first three months of the year in goal.
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Amaz
Howver
Materials for War Effort Competes With Government
Purchasing materials for war use is forcing competition with the Government for manpower and essential items, as the Nation accelerates its effort in these critical days.
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Heney
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Egmont
O.S
Bitcon
Beaucaire
Sony
Commonwealth Saving Bank
Adcock
Alice Bater
Harry
Berry
C. R
Ark Bitcon
B. W. Blackley
D. G.ai Blackley
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Brabender
Bob Ai Bryceland
M. Bryceland
R. W. B. Dudley
George
A Dudley
Gordon A Dudley
Ton Tor
Whey
Smith
P. H. Sith
M. W
Air Force
W. J
Staggard
A. J. Vale
J. AL Feeables
V. L .Wall
W. Mal
W. F
An Warfe
A. H. Watters
A. W
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Air Peres Welteaves
Air Fores
Went
Red. Cook
N.S.W
Mra Quirk
Labor
Balmain
Ateon
Martin
H. Gchagnaen
The
Red Cross Society
J. W. Robinson
Ormond Plant Farm
Australia
Comancateks of
Almed
Liberty
Bay Gyrte
Rudy Wuske Tuak
Austalia
Vichy France
Americus
Japan
Fim
Sant
Netean
Fredim
Elizabeth Cooke
Ager Bores
Deny Movil
Ney
Ven Mo
Yvons
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