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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
2
A fragmentary incident unfolds when a neighbor remarks on a well supplied button collection seen in a family's clothes mending moment. The neighbor’s quip about buttons leads to a curious, humorous exchange as the scene ends abruptly.
Local report notes Beames Bron of Bours tong Creek Gilgandra has damaged about 100 acres of timber using soda and arsenic. The account mentions slow talk of the method and implies poisonings along the route have affected wildlife and waterways, with unclear details remaining in the fragment.
Notes on dangers of nitro compounds in chewing gum and cordite, with British Army anecdotes. Mentions wage costs and a postal mileage estimate by Mr. G Wheeler Comptroller of the GPO. Describes men, soldiers, and a public scene of charity and admonition.
The readable fragments describe a garbled scene with unclear names and events. No coherent person, place, organization, date, or outcome is extractable to form a factual card.
Fragmentary OCR describes the North Coast Steam Navigation Company vessels, Byron Bay route, cargo terms, and port arrivals. Mentions core kina mixon and various place names with unclear details due to garbled text.
The fragment discusses notable icons and vehicle descriptions, focusing on features, aesthetics, and performance cues. It outlines comparative traits and potential applications, noting distinctive design elements and implied value for collectors and enthusiasts.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a sale with jewellery beads and a huge drum. Mentions bidders and values around 218 and 217 with varied prices from 3 to 4 pounds. Also includes names Keech Ailon and Pre Singer.
The excerpt discusses the impact of hotels on travel and civilization, arguing that better hotels in urban districts draw traffic away from remote areas and that travelers rely on reliable accommodations. It notes the importance of modern country hotels to the chain of civilisation and laments the barriers in less developed places. A separate fragment mentions an assault and a man describing an experience with a remedy and personal recovery.
Fragmentary text extols rapid progress in a great state, praising population growth, factory demand, modern building, and welfare. It mentions engines, boilers, Crossley and Standerd mentions, milking machines, meat processing, cold storage, butter factories, and Waugh & Josephson as engineers in Sydney.
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