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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1921
Page
1
In a fragmentary local notice, readers glimpse a land dispute tied to Windmill Land. The text mentions officials and a scheduled event on a Saturday, with references to dates, parties, and a courtly setting. The garbled OCR leaves key names and places unclear but signals a legal or property matter receiving brief public attention.
The Goff's Harbor Advocate reports heavy demand for space before Christmas with ads and notices from locals. It covers a staged operetta in Fabius, sports team selections, railway delay notes, and community actions, naming committees, teachers, and athletic participants.
A late December 1921 concert and cricket match at Coffs Harbour drew large crowds, with detailed reports on performances by local groups and the Urara team securing a narrow win. The article mixes a school show recount with cricket scores, noting key players and crowd reactions, while interludes discuss wartime governance and public policy debates.
A fragmented passage reports concerns about plague and social upheaval, urging collective action. It references leaders, public health fears, liquor scandals, and police corruption within a city department, noting pressures on officials and calls for accountability and reform.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a visit by K J BL to a place labeled Rotbag, with mentions of Luk, Lovdou, MeO R 4B Seok, and bydl twy Lao and Kanipaey. Dates and actions are unclear. reference to a dress code and a bicycle context appear, along with a cryptic healer or guardian role and a public wash.
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