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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
1
A fragmented church notice lists numerous service times and events including August Sundays, prayer meetings, coffee hours, and holiday sermons. Items mention Arcnhors Lafond Betton and other local clergy, with dates spanning August 24 through September 7, and signals a schedule of prayers, sermons, and social gatherings at Harbour, Carmhs, and nearby parishes.
The report lists community names and notes on local activities and notices. It mentions meetings, volunteers, and a construction invitation with involvement from regional figures and organizations. Strong entities include AUs and Ni colson, with references to Tas and Warber as locals.
Fragmentary text appears to list names and phrases without coherent events or context. The legible items refer to people and places but lack a connected story or measurable detail for a concise summary. The fragmentary nature prevents a reliable card summary.
Fragmentary text about banana duties and various names, dates, and places. The readable parts mention bananas and duties, but most items are garbled, offering no coherent event, participants, or outcomes.
A chaotic meeting report discusses marketing bananas and a bid to gain board influence. It mentions ructions, proposed sales of bananas at Ravine Rasmus, and potential petitioning of the government for state action.
Fragmentary text lists scattered names and phrases including hockey, monsters, and various proper nouns. The garbled OCR yields no coherent event, date, or location to anchor a factual summary.
A fragmented notice from Kempsey recounts multiple local incidents and deaths, including the drowning of a child near North Begon and a death in Cooma. The piece notes condolences for H C Seulthin of Newell and recalls a funeral service in Coffs Harbour. It also mentions injuries in a football match and various small town incidents, along with community gatherings in Bellingen and South Grafton.
Report of the dedication ceremony of St Aidan's Church of England with clergy and wardens officiating. The rite honors the donor and church founders while parishioners sing hymns and prayers, and dignitaries attend under a solemn, historic setting in the local community.
Market brief lists banana prices in the Fanane Growara Federation with figures like 1/10 to 20, aureus 1 to 17, Alsen 127 to AW, and Bewn 1/ to 8/4, plus other regional notes. Melbourne representative details include figures 12/10 and 1/ to V6, with various price listings for different vendors.
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions Cofly Dulten factory meeting on a Saturday with talk of an explosion likely. It references insurance, an access to malt and olives, and an audience reacting to potential damages. The text is garbled with probable names and dates missing.
Report from Coffs Golf Club highlights mixed tournaments with exciting play. Winners include McDonald and Newton as locals and visitors enjoy a final round and attractive raffles. Weather and event details remain partly unclear due to damaged text.
Patchy OCR shows a crossover school sports event with hockey and football details. Lists of players from Coe Harbour Inter School and Kempsey teams appear, with mentions of venues, tentative timetable, and expected lineups for football and hockey.
Local banana growers group adjourned their meeting in the refreshment room. Secretary G. Jonnah urged orderly conduct and attendance, while officers emphasized upcoming regulations and scheduled talks.
Fragmentary text shows references to banana and vegetable growers, a campus context, and a dubious mention of a harbour and factory. No clear events, dates, or names emerge to form a definite notice or report.
A fragmentary report describes hospital ballots, voting issues, and ballot handling during an election. It notes problems with opening ballots, postage, and potential miscounts while outlining names, dates, and procedures in a disputed tally process.
Obituary notices the death of Mr David H Warby aged man years. He was father to several relatives and a longtime resident of Cairnbulttawn. The service was held at the Cathedral with burial in local grounds.
A garbled transcript discusses banana ripening, coffee maturation, and cooperative farming in Basra area markets. Named figures debate room temperatures, timing, and costs, with references to Brethren Federation and regional growers seeking practical guidelines for post harvest handling and distribution.
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