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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
1
Beautiful springtime promotion highlighting Perry’s extensive department displays and renowned low prices. Emphasizes superior quality, wide variety, and strong value with abundant stock and value-driven messaging to attract customers.
In the Millinery Department, a broad display showcases stylish hats and ready-to-wear trims inspired by summer beauty. Stock includes light camisoles, poplins, light fabrics, white muslins, voile, silk blouses, and a wide range of dress materials.
In Manchester a bustling department scene offers White Bhesting and Grand Whits Towels, Dress Shiting and White Calf-Shit channels, Bose Ties, and Saduercuer collars. Varied costumes and realties appear at popular prices with ample sizes available.
A skimmed OCR item reports a motor incident with limited readable details. It mentions a person or involved party and a location, but names, dates, and outcomes are unclear in the fragment. The notice style resembles a brief local incident report with minimal specifics.
A convoluted extract recounts a wartime style appeal and disorderly proceedings, mentioning Bevis Red Cross funding and Germanic references. The text covers tragic deaths, hospitalizations, and chaotic demonstrations with scattered names and places, reflecting a tumultuous period and conflicting reports.
The article outlines an equity suit involving St Browne Moines Sen and others with references to hearings and defendants. Details on the hearing dates and parties appear unclear due to garbled OCR text.
An elopent wedding tale unfolds with the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Alez Cameron of Urhage, Miss Gadge Stimp as bride. The ceremony features white embroidered muslin, a gold plume headpiece, pink touches, and a bouquet of pale pink roses. groom Lion auterop and family attend. The wedding breakfast afterward hosted by Roy Allen as guests linger over a formal reception amid social chatter and local traditions.
Fragmented wire report describes Allied and German offensives, naval actions, and casualties across France and Portugal. References to Norway, Prague, and Petrograd mix with disputed figures and contested maneuvers as government leaders seek stability amid ongoing hostilities.
The Highland Society 4 held a Monday evening session with attendees including Salines, Farias, Mekay, Sith, Twit and Hackay. Officers reported 300 dollars in programme spend and noted ads by principal events, with a subcommittee reporting on Teogihy programme. Membership list and attendance figures were recorded.
The crowd heard Mr Thuemenn and Mr Hughes support imperial policy and oppose broad conscription, while critics argued against forced service. Speakers cited Australia’s wartime burden, with calls for voluntary enlistment and warnings against compelling all citizens to fight.
A garbled report mentions Coneral Hows of Sydney and Towwiay, with references to Hager and a court appearance involving Premier Ryan and Sir Win Hughes. The fragment notes a contempt of court proceeding and a personal service on Hnger, amid mentions of Commonwealth satellites and Brisbane.
At a council gathering, officials urged stricter policing of horse drawn vehicles at night over lighting concerns. The speaker warned the public danger from unlit carts and wagons, urging enforcement against breaches of traffic rules and noting prior council attention to the issue.
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