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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
1
A chaotic chamber meeting features heated arguments over the budget for a seaside project. Officials discuss navigation debts, pole routes, and annual costs while advocates push for public works funding.
The Dorrigo Shire Council met at Coramis with members and officials examining tenders for electrics, cement supplies, and road works. The meeting approved grants for urgent works, discussed gate permits, septic tank plans, and maintenance on Colt Post Office to Morea Road, with several public works and drainage tasks scheduled.
Coffs Harbor avenged a prior loss by defeating Jetty 137 to 61 on Saturday. Key players MaDeveld and McGowee scored 18 and 13, while England and Towatoc led the bowlers with strong performances. The match featured numerous noted figures and a high-scoring innings, with hopes for a stronger showing in the rubber.
Fragmented obituary text notes Cambenz in Wad Hat Korg Smu Fini and references Deevar Vint Ly with unclear details. The readable segments mention an in memoriam and a personal tribute, but names and events are partially garbled.
The report details a council discussion about a drainage collapse at the Dorr Shire Canal and a plan to sell assets to address space issues. It notes an engineer’s assessment, concerns over repair costs, and references to local officials and residents in the affected area.
Fragmented OCR text shows repeated garbled phrases and names. No coherent event, person, place, or organization can be established from the readable material.
Messy telegrams report a tenet conference in Sydney with references to Great schools, federal wage basics, and a payment of £300 for calling Yorwe hate. Mentions of Wellington New Zealand prices and a Federated Union of Australia note duties of a secretary.
A garbled report details WICHLAND GATORS and visiting figures at the Fitaroy stadium. It mentions Li, a chair Ha Walker and Cartan We Avols of Ubaang, with notes on retirement, tickets, and programme numbers amid unclear sourcing.
A fragmented report mentions military patrols at shorelines and a crowd disrupted by authorities. A letter from Sumth Dawe warns council members about recent threats and public unrest. The text references local weathered figures and a plan to stage activities near a marketplace and shopfronts.
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