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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1940
Page
1
A garbled OCR item lists church services with names and times such as 740 pm and 26 pm, references Rev To and PRAENYTRIUAN CHERCT Ang. AN, plus mentions of GA Deally and other individuals. It also notes Moon phases and tides with dates including AngML 2 and September 4, plus general weather cues and a barley of coastal timing.
Community announcements and general items including church activities, local events, and upcoming dates. Notes mention Mure Chink connection, Titus Pierk details, and Mabwatay Ary4 from Fhe Hsieh Avni, with references to local names and places.
A garbled OCR segment recounts a chaotic incident with numerous misread names, places, and phrases. It mentions injuries, hospitals, campaigns, and local figures in a flurry of jumbled terms, creating a snapshot of a disrupted news page. The readable bits imply an accident or event linked to people and locations, but specifics are largely unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a jumble of names and terms across locations and entities, lacking a coherent story or events to summarize into a concise card. No discernible persons, organizations, or dates form a readable news item.
A Coty Chamber of Commerce secretary reports advice from the Hremler on 190/41 department requirements under Tay Labour. The notice lists works for sanitation, kitchen facilities, and construction at various sites with costs and completion expectations, including a 4500 pound provision and multiple supply items for local works.
In a rough hour last Friday, a venomous black snake struck near Colle Harbour, Ik, biting at Mr WG Jordan’s leg as he faced a similar encounter to a German air raid over the English Channel. The attack proved ineffective, with Mr Jordan enduring bites before finally shaking off the reptile.
A corrupted OCR fragment lists scattered names, places, and numbers without clear context. Due to illegibility no coherent event or identification can be established from the legible portions.
The Lane Growers report fluctuating banana prices with graded quality notes and market receipts. Melbourne Federation representative cites market regulation effects and price ranges from low to mid levels across several grades and suppliers.
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