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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1941
Page
4
A dated ad proclaims spring style with carefully chosen frocks and cool Fredie wear for hot days. It highlights color conscious men, new clothing, and unbeatable values, presenting Bitcon's as the face of the season.
The Numurkah and District Orchestra plans to enter recess for the coming summer amid reduced membership from enlistment and petrol rationing. Despite past fundraising and community support, organizers fear the group cannot resume this season but hope to revive next year with renewed effort and public backing.
Notes criticize recruit effort and government waste while praising the Irrigators and engineer in charge. Citizens lament lack of enthusiasm among officials and call for overhaul of departments amid wartime exemptions and funding debates.
The Win-the-War committee held a Thursday night meeting under Dr W L Moss. Guests included F H Tuthill and Mona Kelly who presented funds for Red Cross and Comforts, with allocations to Prisoners of War and Christmas gifts for soldiers. Discussions covered exemptions lists, landing ground safety, and a loan drive seeking small contributions and a canvass by war savings and recruiting subcommittees. The Red Cross collections grew, seven weeks of voluntary giving raised substantial totals with ongoing fundraising anticipated to exceed 2100.
Mr Kermode urged landholders to plan slowly and prepare land before permanent plots. He recommended wide delver channels for weed disposal, tested by trial in other districts, and stressed careful soil analysis for site suitability. The commission offers guidance and plans to aid farmers deploying irrigation without tears.
The Red Cross runs a free enquiry bureau to locate missing or wounded prisoners of war and connects relatives with their men abroad. It funds search work and sends clothing, food, and medical supplies to located POWs. The Adapt a Prisoner of War scheme invites supporters to sponsor a prisoner for varying periods at £1 per week.
A special correspondent reports the Victorian Legislative Assembly discussed two bills, the Supply Bill and an Education Act amendment. Labor opposed low rural wages and questioned district pay rules while backing increases for some workers. they urged protecting students from political expulsions and maintaining standards in education with director oversight.
The Victorian Division is asked to provide 56,160 pounds annually to cover 27 percent of 208,000 pounds already committed by the Australian Red Cross Society for prisoners of war services. This continues until all Australian POWs are safely repatriated.
Heenzo makes one pint of best cough remedy offering rapid relief for coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza. The concentrated product costs only 2/1 per bottle and claims to save money while acting quickly and pleasantly for the family remedy at home.
The State Parliament considers a Transport Regulation Bill amid party criticism of the Transport Regulation Board. The Labor party cites board inaction as a key cause of dissatisfaction among motor transport operators who fear delayed license renewals and uncertain future operations.
Fat Lamb Outlook notes unclear readability with fragmented OCR. The readable fragments reference a livestock market or farming report but lack concrete names, dates, or numbers to form a precise summary.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a possible report about a German lead in a project described as Silence 4s Golden Idle Chatire. Details are unclear due to incomplete text.
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