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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
3
New 10 cubic foot household refrigerators offered by COFFI HARBOUR MOTORS. For further particulars, contact the dealer at phone 135.
Mr R VIncent MLA plans to attend the High School Speech Day in the afternoon next Wednesday as the town remains quiet. Leo Mercer was fined £3 at Coffs Police Court for drunk and disorderly conduct after banging on the School of Arts door during a show.
Sporting Spotlight lists Rosehill selections with horse names and predicted top picks at 12.50 1.20 1.55 2.30 3.5 3.40 4.16 and 4.50 events. Each race shows a first choice and a runner up, including XSo Happy Dana Marchers Field Boy Delineate XCabaret Chronicle Caruso Royal Souvenir XFlying Duke Steady The Diver XTransaction Regal Son Crusader Chaytor.
Newcastle showcases aviation power with five Ryan trainers on order and a mid air stop demonstration by a Sikorsky helicopter. Members near solo flights for Pat Graham and training plans under Keith Cross lead night flying sessions. Coffs Harbour public joy flights encouraged as trainees contact Bill Baty for information.
In Coffs District Cricket the sixth round starts next Saturday with A Grade matches Corindi vs Coffs and Jetty v Karangi. Woolgoolga beat Karangi outright by 16 runs in A Grade while B Grade Boambee 1 beat Coffs Harbour by an innings and 55 runs. Searle took 9 wickets for 60. Jetty edged Moonee outright in B Grade.
Park Beach hosted a Sunday ceremony where ten youths pursued bronze and instructor certificates. Nine passed and receive congratulations while a patrol list for No 4 includes eight names. The social secretary plans a Christmas social and members are urged to train after the first dumper before the upcoming carnival.
The Coffs Harbour B Grade team will face Woolgoolga at the Showground. The lineup includes H Boultwood as captain with P Hamilton C Cross R Kratz R Wood R Searle M Hurley J Southwell B Gorman G Pullen B Herbert B Collier.
The Christmas Carnival Committee equipment for Park Leach will now be supplied by the Empire Fair committee in the main street. Enthusiasts at Niambgeca Leacs last week proposed a bowling climb with two items, sawdust and a bart, and Sawtell plans a sawdust green.
At Monday's meeting chairman Mr J T Seccombe thanked the sub committee for organising the Urban Committee footpath and garden competition. Jamies Donehue was struck in the eye playing tennis at Maclean last week and admitted to hospital after a doctors advice. A successful street fair by St Augustine's Church raised funds for the Convent with prizes won by Mrs Peters and Mrs Dacey and honors for Central Fruit Exchange and the smokers trophy. organisers thanked all who helped.
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