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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1944
Page
3
A miscellany of wartime topics echoes through a bulletin. Notes on petrol shortages, Allied efforts, and postwar relations between Australia, the Netherlands, and Indonesia accompany vivid anecdotes from home front life.
An old classified style advertisement lists Watkins quality products including essences soaps cleansers and toilet articles. The copy notes department and agency details with an address at 292 Exhibition-store Melbourne and mentions the Watkins Company.
The Old Wanghnuites Association held a September 20 gathering in She Wintey. Attendees discussed securing a room for events, praised secretary efforts, and celebrated members with prizes. Remembrances included a Golden Wedding from the Matthews, condolences for Mrs G Dudley, and hopes for rain to aid the valley show preparations.
A passage lists numerous church notices and service times across districts including Wanghau, Strathmerton, Cobram, Numurka and Yarroweyah with various reverends named and times such as 11 and 7.30. It also notes September 1939 events in Australia and references Canadian aluminium production rising to 425 600 short tons last year.
The notice lists multiple upcoming sales across Nathalia Numurkah Cobram Katamatite and Strathmerton including October 19 Nathalia Monthly Sale 13 Nunmikah Stock Sale 20 Numurkah Stock Sale 25 Unreserved Clearing Sale at Katamatite North on account of Mr Thomas Arinstom 26 Cobram Monthly Sale 27 Numurkah Stock Sale with details on participants firms and locations.
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