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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1941
Page
4
A catalog style notice highlights a wide assortment of dress fabrics for the new season. British haircords and cambrics in fast colors cover cottons, rayons, silks, with yardage prices and old-stock bargains. Includes Sparva, Tootal, and Grafton anti shrink creases in florals and stripes.
A historical rainfall table shows a 53 year average of 16.35 inches and a growing period total of 9.86 inches. The record notes the observed westward 3888 1940 period and compares May to October totals, with a 4.86 inch figure cited for that span.
A fragment discusses Mr Joh Cuntin's accession to the Prime Ministership amid uncertainty and debate about its legitimacy and policy direction. The note hints at constitutional questions and potential political shifts without clear details.
The interim board report criticizes past actions on wheat crop management for hay, notes unresolved issues, and discusses Curtin and Fadden positions. It highlights the need to balance wartime requirements with growers’ interests and the threat of action or inaction affecting support from labor and independents. The piece lists projected tax impacts and calls for careful measures to prevent evasion while maintaining war effort.
The piece argues against a one vote one value redistribution of state electorate seats centralising power in Melbourne. It warns that urban dominance harms country districts and threatens democracy by enabling political manipulation and self seeking leaders. It calls for resistance by country MPs and cautions balance between city and country. It connects to wartime governance and plans for the Wheat Industry Stabilisation alongside ministerial action.
The draft outlines a land mortgage bank to ease farm debts and reform land values. It advocates tax on land, debt write downs, compensation at face value, and funding for farmers while noting benefits to banks and insurers. Public interest focuses on impact across rural Australia and across major parties.
A Special Correspondent reports on the Victorian Labor party stance during a Legislative Assembly debate on the State land tax. The tax uses a flat rate of td per £1 of unimproved value with an exemption below £250, drawing attention from country constituency members and both large and small landowners.
Labor members argued that land tax should not fall on agricultural losses while others pay income tax when profitable. They urged abolishing the special tax and spreading its burden across all taxpayers by the ordinary income tax scale. The debate covered fairness, capacity to pay, and replacing the special levy with a broader system.
Church of England notices show service times across Numurkah Strathmerton Katunga and surrounding parishes with reverends including Rev Bott Rev Alexander Rev Kemp and Mr Fowler also listing times for Nemurkeh Dunbarihe Katamatite Marungi Conqupna West Ishangna and Waa n tt Mc Cowan. The fragmented item notes multiple congregations and local clergy.
The fragment lists Rev Bequest and Rev Hughes alongside race times and participants Nathalia Nathalia and Yalea. Entries include Dunbulbalane TM i Mr Yale Nathalia 11 Narioka 2 Y.S.C.E. Yalea South 11 Beari 2.30 Yalea 3.20 Nathalia 7.20.
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