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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 28, 1940
Page
3
A local wedding took place at Woies Church on Sunday as Elie and partners celebrated with family and friends. The ceremony featured traditional readings, vows, and a reception with music, dancing, and floral tributes, highlighting community ties and shared joy.
The fragment recounts a wedding at a hotel with Wilma and Absurd Wilhaniay among guests. The bride wore patent leather shoes and a decorated gown while diners and attendants, including Mr and Mrs, celebrated the marriage amid a lively reception and departure moment.
The Numurkah Agriculture Society held its first meeting of the newly elected council on Friday afternoon. President Patrick announced his resignation as president and agreed to stay on temporarily. Officials G C Wilson and G Fowler were re elected treasurer and secretary respectively, with discussions on pasture improvement and irrigation lectures for landholders as the society plans to address upcoming irrigation and training needs.
A war service fund meeting is scheduled for Thursday next at 7 PM. All local members are urged to attend to discuss fundraising and patriotic work. inquiries may be directed to Mr W J Little before the date.
Event fragment mentions Numurkah and Macaremia with unclear garbled text. Summary cannot extract a clearperson place or action from the unreadable OCR snippet.
The advisory note mentions a CAVA hall gathering planned for Tuesday night next week. State President Mrs A O Hickex has lent her patrimony to the function.
Town Hall opens with the sparkling comedy So This Is London starring Robertson Hare Alfred Drayton and supported by George Sanders Berton Churchill Lily Cahill Fay Compton Carla Lehmann A Tangled international plot follows Panpor Taland with Peter Lorre set in Porto Rico and a diamond amurgling plot The second feature Jesse James in Technicolor stars Tyrone Power Nancy Kelly Henry Fonda Randolph Scott with a strong supporting cast and taxi driver group subplot.
A public meeting to unite towns in the Goulburn Valley in Shepparton tonight seeks stronger national commitment to the war. Resolutions demand formal national government representation and the immediate enactment of an Emergency Powers Act akin to Britain’s measures.
France imposes higher national contributions up to 15 percent for military-age men and an 8 percent standard income tax with exemptions and child reductions. Meantime meatless days, restricted shop hours, and rationing plans expand to curb consumption and secure armament supply. Minor Armaments chief M. Raoul Dentry leads the new war-time legislation.
Enlistment drive seeks 4500 recruits across Cavalry mechanised Artillery Engineers Signallers Infantry Pioneer Bn Machine Gun Medica Corps Ordnance Pay Postal Provost and more. Areas listed in Melbourne districts with drill halls. Preliminary medical exams at recruiting offices, then medical board at Caulfield Racecourse Melbourne. Do not vacate civil employment until cleared. Pay scales vary by rank and trade with separate allowances.
J McNamara and Co auctioneers stock and station agents offer sworn valuations and act as local agents for Dodge Bros six cylinder motor cars and trucks. Affiliated with Commercial Union Assurance Prudential Life and Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. Ltd. Also listing tractors, steamers, and oil products under Lanz Bulldog Crude Oil.
Sale fixtures list futures for Numurkah stock sales including May 29 by J McNamara and Co with 1500 sheep advised. June 26 Numurkah sale by Campbell and Co. Also Nathalia Nathalia stock and Nuathala pig sales, Kilpatrick McLellan, Cobram monthly sale, and J M Namara and Campbell ongoing Numurkah events with multiple listings.
Entry notes for Numurkah stock sale call for 1500 sheep and 450 crossbred cattle. Listings include cross ewes and weaners in various marks, 100 crossbred ewes lambing, and 20 mixed cattle. Focus on crossbred and ewes with lambing potential.
A fragmented OCR shows Numurkah Katamatite Strathmerton and Cobram associations with Corlett and Co and Melbourne agents for merchants grain and farming implements. It includes 26 Numurkah stock saleyard entries, local agents for Denoys Lasc refinery and other insurers and agronomy services, plus Ballarat Baking Co and various insurance and stock dealers. The text reads as a snapshot of a regional trade and sale notice with multiple company names and local agent designations.
J McNamara Co informs of 1500 sheep for Numurkah stock sale tomorrow including BL cross ewe weaners and well grown weaners to be drafted. Campbell & Co report several lines of weaners and ewes for next Wednesday sale. Ulupna sale yields strong prices across machinery, horses, harness and miscellaneous stock despite poor weather. Local and distant buyers attended. bidding was keen with total clearance reported.
Notices list upcoming events with screenings including So This is London and Danger Intend at the town hall. The brief notices emphasize show times and admission details for the community audience.
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