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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
4
Miss Heather Kerr serves as President with Molly Dawson as Secretary and Shirley Worland as Treasurer. The associate club aims to replicate across coastal centres to unite women in lifesaving work at North Coast resorts, with Sawtell residents applauding. W Amos and J Cook named as umpires for the mall.
The Coffs Harbour Rifle Club hosts the second stage of the December spoon with 80 max handicap. Leaders Mills Thom J J Hill Russell score 160 1599 158 and Barnier 1572. Next Sunday final stage expected to draw keen contest amid tricky wind as 8 30 am start marks two stages at 600 yards.
The year end meeting chaired by H B Ide approved minor upgrades and a piano cover, with A P Small tasked to inquire about tuning. Volunteers began a new Jedies lavatory, a working bee to finish this week. The Arts Council play A Quiet Weekend drew small attendance. A monster Christmas Tree event is set for December 15 at the Recreation Ground.
Three crewmen from the New Zealand ship Enuri Hector Mc Gregor Charles Lee and John Thomas O Neill pleaded guilty at Colfs Court of Petty Sessions to drunken conduct at Coffs railway station on Monday evening They were convicted and fined The witnesses included shipmate John Murray and Constable Hamilton who testified the men leaned through train windows shouted at passengers and refused to calm down The trio threatened arrest and resisted as they were taken to the station with Ocean Street noted in the account
The piece outlines Evensong Friday and Holy Eucharist Saturday with Archdeacon Manny as celebrant and Bishop Storrs presiding. It recounts Manny’s WWI service across Palestine Egypt Greece Crete and Syria, his later ordination in 1924, and his parish roles from Grafton to Casino and Coffs Harbour, highlighting his long clerical career and injuries.
Three defendants testified to the court denying the allegations while admitting drinking prior to the incident. McGregor claimed one to three whiskies, Lee said he had five or six drinks in the afternoon and three more at the station. They disputed loud speech and were fined ten shillings for drink and two pounds for offensive behavior.
On Saturday, November 26, Mrs. Fanny Herkes marked her 100th birthday with relatives and friends in Wingham. The event recalled pioneer life around Mulroy and the Barwon River, detailing travel by horseback, sailing ships to Sydney, and early home life with camp ovens and candle lighting. Herkes, born November 27, 1849, near Mulroy, lived in the Wingham district for about seven centuries, enjoying memories of roads, mills, and self-sufficient farming.
Five fishermen competed in the Coffs Amateur Anglers event last Sunday from 3 30 to 9 am. Gordon White won with a 6 lb 1 oz snapper, while Gordon Terrett took second with two small groper totaling 31 lb 2 oz. Three others had no catch. A casting contest at the racecourse next Sunday aims to beat W Ball’s 145 yard mark.
More than 3000 visitors spent Sunday at Park Beach with crowds arriving by excursion trains from Grafton and Kempsey. The event featured a miniature train, a concert by the Coffs and Kempsey Bands, and a surf carnival on the beach. Picnickers filled all seating and tables as trustees note growing popularity and plan future accommodation.
Printed and published by James Sawyer and Alexander John Stuart Gilchrist of Coffs Harbour for the Central North Coast Newspaper Co Pty Ltd. Registered office of the Celts Harbour Advocate at Moonee Street Ceits Harbour.
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