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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
1
The notice lists services across Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Catholic churches for August 21. It mentions times such as 2:30 PM and 11, with choir performances and mass schedules. Names like Rev F John and Father Kiely appear in connection with sermon and mass duties.
Fragments from Coffs Harbour Dorrigo Advocate show irregular text and garbled postal and notice lines. The readable portions hint at local notices and a free distribution note but lack coherent events or names.
Reports from the Armidale Chronicle outline local pressure for decentralisation as coastal regions press to be chosen as the intercolonial outlet between Newcastle and Brisbane. The paragraph notes hopes for a railway breakwater and deep harbor, warns against manipulation, and previews Captain Tuson’s letter in the next issue.
At Grafton Quarter B Sessions on the 166th inst Ewen Oke Murdock pleaded guilty to mis appropriation of public monies while postman at Coff s Hoar Jetty and was sentenced to six months in Grafton Gaol. The judge criticized the meagre pay for duties and noted lax timely remittance to Sydney. A choir gallery at St Andrews Presbyterian Church improves choir seating with galleries ranging from inches to two feet high.
The report covers Jetty crane removal near the coal shed, a fire destroying a barn at Bonville with only a dray saved, and a deputation from Bellingen Shire to Sydney seeking a special grant for Coffs Harbour roads. It also notes injuries and incidents, including a finger amputation at Karangi, a wall of events in the harbor area, and local auctions and shipping movements.
A deputation from Dorrigo presented to Sydney officials detailing severe weather damaged roads and timber transport woes. They pressed for metal surfacing and official action to relieve delays, seeking ministerial consideration of improvements and potential funding constraints.
A fragmented transcript shows the chairman and secretary debating balance sheets for a butter factory project. They discuss depreciation, land value, and investments, noting land losses and potential returns. Clerical errors and unclear figures cloud key conclusions.
The Progress Association met at the School of Arts with Ward presiding and McLeod to contact the Shire Council about road damage from the five mile peg to Loaders and beyond. Ward elected to represent Lower Bucca PA at the Col Harbour conference. School of Arts plans for hall widening and library space were postponed to Monday 22nd. Dewdrop Tennis Club lost to Lower Bucca 28 games. Central Buera to play Locales in a six man match next Saturday. Friends report Mr. Every’s recovery from his recent illness.
A fragmentary notice discusses Chamberlain's coach Benyeliy and various remedies for throat and chest diseases. It mentions rare and tine ailments, value of treatments, and a claim of equal efficacy for certain cures. The garbled text references Melbourne and a medical context.
The government seeks a referendum on reducing Assembly members from 290 to 72 and fixing a council ratio. Chief Secretary Wood outlines the proposal amid ongoing debates on external affairs subsidies and a Defence Bill. Population noted at 1,004,644 with quarterly rise. cadet service ages set. port Elizabeth steamship loss feared. amateur golf results referenced.
The Waregh Tennis Club played Brookla on the 14th inst leading to weather and road concerns. A Kelcey and Mach discuss shelving the Derrigo-Greene railway proposal as the season ends.
Fragmented readable lines outline a broadcast schedule with times and programs. Mentions include Teas Deine 7.45 strire and Upper Oni S25, plus a Fri Cove listing. The source is highly garbled but centers on a sequence of upcoming segments and time slots.
The meeting elected Dr. Cook as president with Morse J. T. W. Caddoo J. Graham and Capt Torse as officers. Mr Anderton secretary and A Welsh as treasurer were chosen. A week’s agenda included routine business and committee work slated for the next gathering.
A mangled OCR note mentions Mr Thos Jarrett and the Jetty with references to licenses and readings. It notes a navigation officer and new books not arriving at the Coffs Jetty turn. District ladies at the Bohol of Arta Wednesday are invited to a hospital function.
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