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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1949
Page
3
A long list of shops from Hall's to Dacey's Pharmacy highlights holiday offerings. Portrait studios, cameras, cosmetics, stationery, toys, electrical appliances, radios, and fishing gear are showcased with staff ready for quick service and gift wrapping.
Bellingen Shire Council agreed to cooperate in a town planning scheme for Coffs Harbour and adjacent areas despite objections from Drs. Hain and Raymond. A town planning committee will include Drs. Cooper and Wolfe and officials Phillips and Ross to oversee a master plan later enacted as law with council powers over roads and building standards.
Harold John Anderson and Lyell Richmond Brown faced charges for driving without tail lights on August 5 at Coffs Court of Petty Sessions. Anderson claimed the light was on when he left home while Brown said he forgot it. Anderson fined 10s plus 30s costs. Brown fined 10s plus 7s costs.
Coffs Harbour police report a bicycle found and handed in. They are seeking the owner to reclaim the bike.
Mr and Mrs Jim Maze and family return to Dorriga after a year abroad convinced Australia is their future. He notes Ireland’s greenness but warns land has limited carrying capacity. Dutch Friesians dominate milk yield with tanker flights to England. Farming relies on archaic methods and superstition, including drying cows on Sundays to time calving.
The School of Erie committee will ask the Dorrigo Shire Council to supply a public library for the district. Mr A Donnelly told the Chamber of Commerce on Friday that such a library is vital and widely used in other towns. He noted benefits for students and readers, and urged Chamber support for the School of Arts application. the recommendation was adopted.
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