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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1920
Page
1
The text appears as garbled OCR from a local notice. Readable elements include mentions of a Catholic entity, a street or place near Rome, dates in April, and a monetary amount five dollars. The fragmentary lines suggest an event or notice with names and a scheduled date but lacks clear structure.
A garbled OCR note hints at memory fragments including France, April dates, and personal names. The text mentions Setanta Tid and Ovsienong with unclear associations to Kyows, leaving a puzzle of identities and events from a distant or misread source.
Fragmentary report notes fines by J.P. Bavandey and J Kilday for convictions, mentions Denmark cattle breeding and wartime figures. References Mr D M Format and Gallipoli survivors, with a discussion of wartime resale and public interest.
A jumbled historical text references agents for Masany and Harrie Machinery, promotions for large stock items, and mentions of Sydney and other places. The readable portions describe sales, distribution, and possible public notices tied to local commerce and vendors.
Fragmented text mentions concertings and church events at Le Avon's Church Batty Parochial Pend. References to an Observer piece describe a magistrate questioning a man about a public sermon and scripture objects. The garbled OCR omits clear names, dates, and places, leaving only scattered references to religious gatherings and a court incident.
Fragmentary OCR text references football and boating scenes with players and a coach. The passage mentions last year’s ground, a Saturday event, and an advancing team, but many words are garbled, yielding few clear facts or names to identify.
A local banking clerk in Pomeroy appears to be involved with a New Zealand writer linked to a romance aboard a boat to Gusborage. Details suggest a social arc from Yamba to Domrator with travel and holiday plans noted, including a meeting at Ewing and an implied connection to the Westerrn face Herald.
Fragmented text references Patrick's Day activities and a March event lineup with scattered names and places. It all reads like an OCR garble mentioning audiences at a gathering, a landlord dispute, and family anecdotes amid a jumble of dates and locations.
A garbled digest reports talk of armaments and tanks from Germany and Romania, a whippet tank discovery, and broader wartime activity. It mentions Vickery and Condonin engineering works, a crowd at a city prison, and rain with casualties, reflecting chaotic war era dispatches.
Fragments show names like Grace Wallace and Peter Theaajarit with odd spellings. Mentions of songs, dancing, and a concert morning suggest a local program programed by a community group. Obscure phrases imply a small talent show or pageant with multiple acts and audience reception.
Fragmentary OCR text about Noe Rifle Club and musketry yardage details appears with garbled names and phrases. The readable bits reference a rifle club event or note, unclear participants, and possible yardage measurements.
A garbled OCR fragment references a special meeting or canating of items, mentions free land advice, and a promise or action related to a concession. It includes unclear names and dates, with scattered phrases about oversights and a ceremony or meeting connected to land and policy.
In a murky note the message claims a lottery draw misfire at a local vendor. Names and places are unclear but the chatter points to a public dispute and potential prize confusion.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a tense scene with mention of a stampede and a depetation and Adminstrator last night. It references shops within a redign of the Aird and describes visible sights at a pall of the cemess petom. The exact events and participants remain unclear due to garbled wording.
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