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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 22, 1940
Page
2
Vintage classified style listing men’s white cotton and artificial silk athletic singlets with prices. Includes Bond's shorts and popular pieces, plus a dense assortment of local notices, sales, lost items, and community announcements from Numurkah district dated 1940s.
Church notices list various towels and textiles including unbleached dark towels 2/3 each colored towels blue green pink 1/11 each Admiralty make towels 40 by 21 inch cotton tea towels bedspreads and teapots. Local churches and towns with times and prices unfold in a regional notice.
Local reports from the Chamber of Commerce meeting at Shamrock Hotel favor decorating main street at Christmas. A letter from M L C G J Tuckett explains there will be no Saturday half holiday action this year. Numurkah School praised for Seymour Sports success. Officials plan interviews with the State Premier on irrigation matters, but a £60,000 irrigation extension alters plans. Bombing appeal card night at Telegraph Hotel raised about £19 for British funds with ~150 attendees. Numurkah Cemetery Trust fills vacancy and orders grave posts. cemetery cleanup to be managed by chairman and secretary. Cricket pennant starts next Saturday. Strathmerton B and Ratings join. Notices under this heading incur 4d minimum charge.
Magally Felling Timber at Numurkah Court faced charge of cutting seven to ten trees in a forest at Tumbulfalané without a permit. Defendant pleaded guilty after forest officers and witnesses described fencing post stumps and contract work. Sentenced to fine and compensation. testimony debated authority of Shire of Tanganvil over the area.
A well known resident caused amusement by entering a meeting in progress and asking to use the phone. After being connected he dialed again and joked Do You want to peel Yourself. The operator questioned the gag as the resident then realized he was asking for a number at his own office which was closed.
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