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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
3
Unclear OCR text describes a team competition and a defeat by seven points with five hours noted. Mentions players such as Collis Hembout and Bee Cabo. Observers praise club officials and young members. mentions standard pay and several names with fragmented wording.
A garbled OCR fragment references names and events with uncertain context. It mentions individuals like Sena Sarma and places such as Kong, with scattered phrases about updating or improving something. The readable content is too incomplete to determine a clear news item or outcome.
The Hare Baron of Woolgoviga oversees a junior cricket squad as they train and compete in local matches. Team members include young players from the region and the program focuses on skill development and sportsmanship.
Sahoo and Les Rollins starred as the match produced key wickets for Mehrab and Worm Museo Stead. Laie fer and Neem More each claimed two wickets, with Rare Welter GU contributing decisive figures.
Coffs Harbour and Lower Clarence clashed in a time limit cricket match at Brelsford Park. Coffs Harbour posted 224 after four wickets down, led by Ted Adams 103 and Jack Olliver 76, with Bruce Waghett and others contributing. Lower Clarence battled, but Jack Oliver's bowling and steady defense helped limit the chase as the day ended.
Report from a fishing event highlights Lee Ratson winning with fourteen pounds and others like George Phaeaets and Jim Robinier scoring good catches. Notes mention Woolgocisa and Campbell Beach activity with whiting and snapper catches, and teachers and locals enjoying the holiday season fishing.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a household scene with a dead body and a cat feeding, then shifts to unclear names and memoir-like musings. The legible bits hint at a household incident ending in a taker or caregiver moment, but details are unreliable.
A damaged local item recalls Jim Smith who taught hundreds of children at Coffs Harbour during many years. The passage honors the late swim instructor and his patient teaching that helped children learn to swim while expressing gratitude from parents and students.
A community event named Carols by Candieight will take place at Bem Park on Tuleude with a large crowd expected. Evans and Saunders lead the singalong with a public audience welcome. proceeds benefit the art Hospital Pocone while candies are sold at the ground.
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