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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
2
Tide table for Coffs Jetty lists daily high and low tides with amplitudes for August and September. Moon phase noted for September 19 at 0.22 p.m. Local times shown in a compact table style.
New Moon on August 21 at 1 20 am First Quarter on August 28 at 10 30 pm Full Moon on September 4 at 1 19 pm Last Quarter on September 11 at 12 36 pm This list provides the key lunar phases with their exact times for the period.
Weather notes show Friday through Monday temperatures with highs from 63 to 68 degrees and lows from 43 to 52. The period records 10 points of rain across the station, indicating a wet spell.
The Church of England announces service times on August 31 the 12th after Trinity at St Johns 7 am and 11 pm children 10 am St Aidans 8 am children 9 am Sawtell 11 am.
Rev Father Smith lists transport times for coastal towns including Coffs Harbour Sawtell Woolgoolga Karangi and Coramba with morning and evening departures across the day. Highlights include 7.30 am services and 9 am calls plus 10 am finish.
The schedule lists Aug 31 services at Glenreagh 11 am Sawtell 3 pm and Coffs Harbour 7 30 pm led by Minister Rev A Balmer with locations named for each gathering.
Aug 31 services at Colffs Harbour 11 am and 7 30 pm led by Rev J A Fullerton. Seventh Day Adventist Church Lat Aug 30 new church Bellingen Road 9 30 am Sabbath School 11 15 am service led by Elder C S Ward.
Dr Patterson urged action to control wandering cattle in the town area. Sanitary staff had previously charged fees for extra work, but health inspectors reported no volunteers. The council will seek a suitable man to handle straying stock at the July meeting.
The BGF train 34B cleared Cotts Harbour on Saturday carrying $789 cases of bananas. The Tweed Richmond Brunswick Areas loaded 3834 cases and Cottts Harbour to Nambucca 1955. Market consignments: Sydney 1667 and 601, Melbourne 1497 1243, Adelaide 435 104, Honeysuckle Point 217 7, Albury 18 nil.
From our Correspondent, Marjorie Jackson visits Sawtell central to town where Max Hutton greets the party. Dell Coutts Smith and Maureen Charles present tributes and a reading lamp as Jackson becomes an honorary Surf Club member during a civic reception and a tour of Sawtell beauty spots.
Engagement announced Grace Powell Caba of Coffs Harbour Jetty and Samuel Powell of Coffs Harbour Denham England area, details note Grace as second daughter of Mrs and late Mr T Caba. Also memorial notices for Robert William Moore died August 25 1951 and others for Brock and Binskin with family tributes.
Colin Cutmore posted a 27 hole gross of 110 to win the open day trophy at Coffs Harbour Golf Club. Tom Lindsay took the handicap honours with a net 100 as 61 players from Mid North Coast clubs and visitors from Sydney and Lismore competed in a well run event under secretary Brian Miller. Longest drive went to L Betts Bowraville.
At a Wednesday meeting the Dorrigo Council discussed dedicating reserved roads in the Shire. Engineer Mr. F Dodd called it a colossal problem noting many roads serve few rate payers and costly to build for light traffic. Dr Hoosen supported setting a policy and the matter was deferred to the September meeting.
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