"Rural Life"., 1939-1945

A parcel labelled “1939” contained odd issues from 1939-1940, 1943 and 1945, out of order and generally in poor condition – tattered at edges, worn or torn at folds and in a couple of cases mutilated. Other parcels contained issues of 1942, etc. These have been removed from their brown paper parcels, put in order with gaps noted and placed in acid-free folders. Early issues are on newsprint, (size). They appeared on Saturdays.

Rural Life; Under the Auspices of National Secretariat of Catholic Action. No.2. Wangaratta (Victoria), Saturday, July 8, 1939. Circulating in Australia and New Zealand. Price 3d. The title appears against the background of a rural scene with a church on the right. Half of pp. 7-8 missing.

No.3, August 12, 1939. At the bottom of p.8 (back page): “Published by E. Hennessy, 39 Mackay Street, Wangaratta, for the Catholic Rural Movement, and printed by Curtis Drenen, at the office of The Rutherglen “Sun”, Main Street, Rutherglen”.

No.4, Sept. 9, 1939.

No.6, November 11, 1939.

1940

Rural Life; Under the Auspices of National Secretariat of Catholic Action. No.8. Wangaratta (Victoria) Saturday 31 Jan. Circulating in Australia and New Zealand. Price 1d.

Rural Life; Official Organ national Catholic Rural Movement. No.13, Saturday, 15 June. Wangaratta (Victoria). Circulating in Australia and New Zealand.

No.15, 17 Aug. (On back page “Wholly set up and printed in Australia by H.E. Pett & Co., Crossley St., Melbourne, for the Publisher, E. Hennessy, Wangaratta”.).

No. 16, 21 Sept. An article has been cut out of p. 8 (back page); Hennessy now to be at 379 Collins St. No.18, Nov. 16; No.19, Dec. 21 [6 pp. only].