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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1949
Page
2
Church of England notices list St John’s services at 7.30 am 10 am with children’s service and 7.30 pm, St Aidan’s at 8.30 am and 9.30 am with SS, Park Beach at 10 am with SS on Aug 14 the ninth Sunday after Trinity.
The church lists mass times on August 14 at Coffs Harbour 7 30 am Jetty 9 am Sawtell 7 30 am and Karangi 10 am conducted by Rev Father Smith.
The公告 lists church services for August across Nana Glen Central Bucca and Coffs Harbour with time slots 1. am 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm. Rev J A Fullerton leads at Coffs Harbour and Sawtell with Harvest Service at 3 pm. Presbyterian services in Coffs Harbour at 11 am and 7.30 pm conducted by Rev H M Coutts B A.
The record lists lunar phases with dates: Last Quarter on August 17, New Moon on August 24, First Quarter on August 31, and Full Moon on September 7.
Sydney reports beer will reach city hotels by Monday and a shipment may arrive in Coffs. Street repairs in High Street boost safety while holes in other roads are filled by Shire Council workers. Miss Australia Ball features large lobster and fowl fillings as RSL Auxiliary members prepare supper. Local landholders fined for burr destruction with penalties up to £4 and costs. Brelsford Park work aims to restore turf wicket and drainage. Kyogle police investigate a drink driving incident involving Sonal Auick. New State movement holds a monthly Forestry Building meeting. a School of Arts public meeting will explain aims and gather support.
Personal visits and gatherings feature Allan Carey in Lismore and Gordon Jarrett in Newcastle for fishing club events. Bank staff changes at Coffs Harbour involve S G Dockrill, Mrs Dockrill, and R P Bell. Obituaries note William Henry Rose of Comara and Martha Phoebe Lewis of Taree, with family remembrances across the region.
Prices inspectors investigated greengrocers shops in Sydney suburbs this week. They questioned shopkeepers on wholesale pricing and examined dockets after reports of some greengrocers charging up to 400 percent on vegetables. The NSW Fruit Shopkeepers' Association president criticized the inspections as ineffective and warned the state government actions misdirected, harming smaller traders.
tributes were paid to the late Dr G W Fitzgerald chairman of the CRCC as the foundation stone was laid at Koolkhan power station with the unveiling of a memorial tablet by Dr W M L Hu minister for Local Government. remarks highlighted Fitzgeralds work to bring electricity to rural districts and the long effort to improve tariffs and rural power access.
Fragments of the Old Testament in Hebrew, over two millennia old, were recovered from a Dead Sea cave. They likely belonged to a monastic Jewish sect seeking religious and political freedom and are now under examination in London. The texts predate prior findings by about 1100 years and are expected to influence Biblical translations.
Two defendants faced offensive behaviour charges at Colts Police Court. David Buchanan 28 was fined £3 for offensive conduct at an aboriginal camp on Saturday, described as the cause of prior complaints from the same place. Patrick Byrnes 58, a laborer, charged at High Steel for offensive behaviour near Hotel Cols Ha, allegedly involving men and children.
A chaotic snippet notes hospital aid and a hospital commission receiving generosity from an organization abbreviated as Aux. the scene references a Christmas carnival and support to the hospital, with mentions of the Hospitals Commission and contributors.
The engagement of Margaret Gloria Ainsworth daughter of Mr and Mrs S K Ainsworth Boambee to Ormond Wenden son of Mr and Mrs I W Smith Coffs Harbour is announced.
In loving memory of our dear son and brother Thomas George Brown who was accidentally killed on August 10 1946 by his mother and brothers.
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