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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 22, 1945
Page
2
The Committee of the Strathmerton Junior Football Club sincerely thanks all the ladies who provided afternoon tea at home matches during the past season to augment the club funds. This note asks all concerned to accept the gratitude.
A meeting of Rural Fire Brigades members and others interested will be held at the Numurkah Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon October 23 1946 at 2 30. The Rural Chief Officer Mr C A Daw will attend and address the meeting. Questions on present and future positions will be fully dealt with. A big attendance is requested. A STRINGER Shire Secretary
Melbourne Numurkah line altered leaving Melbourne 5 pm with stops at Kilmore East Broadford and Tal larook on Mondays. express to Seymour on Wed Fri Sat with arrivals and departures listed. Also notices of probate and administration for Numurkah residents with solicitors and court dates, including Alice Elsie Davis and Isabella Needham.
The Numurkah district greeted home several former prisoners of war including George Dickie Frank Christie Ron Haynes Allan Miller and Cliff Moss at the railway station with the Town Band and speeches by J Martin A C Venables and E J Coxon. Gerald Shannon also received a warm reception, while Rev J B Allison departs for St Arnaud after four years of service. A social event honored Allison and his wife with notes of praise for his community work. Miss Hilda Tyres, longtime pianist and community figure, died, leaving a legacy of musical and church service.
A crowded thanksgiving service at St George's Church marked the close of the “Back to St George's Church” event. Bishop of Wangaratta preached on Jacob's dream and Bethel, urging conversion, debt-free worship, and lasting consecration as the church serves past and future generations.
Weekly cinema schedule featuring Gaumont comedies and associate detective stories. Notable titles include None But The Lonely Heart with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn style stars, plus Noël Coward short subjects and Popeye cartoons. Screenings highlight urban poverty tales and new releases with Lucille Ball.
Announcements cover the annual Carmela fete hosted by the Women’s Social Guild, altered Melbourne to Torumwitl train timings, Strathmerton football talk on November 14, and a 7 PM swimming club meeting, with other civic items including a Town Hall dance, wartime accounts, Mooroopna performances and posthumous church events. Also notes engineering works opening mid November and a Methodist Sunday-school anniversary postponed due to a death.
Market reports note forthcoming sales by McNanherd and Co successors to Koipall oh Mem Lellan. Wool appraisements focus on Northern Victoria wool, showing severe conditions but some good samples. The first catalogue covers Mort and Weir districts with many losses, sales due October 26 and a further sale planned soon after.
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