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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
1
Local notice page from Coff’s Harbor and Dorrigo Advocate lists Christmas services and religious events across Coffs Harbor and surrounding areas. Items mention Catholic, Anglican, Methodist services with dates and times, plus a note on advertising rates and distribution.
Handicaps listed for the main event include Walsh, Parnell, Graham, Jarrett, McCabe, Freethy, Murphy, Taylor, OToole, Krink, Coles, Hill, Sime, Pryor, Tattersall, Morphy, Wooderson, Crock, Brooke, Lym, Koog, and others. Committees assigned to organize an air concert for the coming event and to respond about life saving charts and lines.
Personal Pars Ahern returns from New Zealand to serve in Grafton area and is described as looking well. A C Kiddle gains probationary lieutenant rank after success in exams at Coffs Harbour Public School. Raleigh member Mr Briner reports health improvement and plans light holiday, with travel and official duties outlined. A C McVay becomes manager at British Australian Timber Co mills, to be succeeded by Mr Taylor. Bay family relocation noted as a town benefit.
A garbled OCR passage shows a man discussing climate and land, claiming to bet the government is trying to influence elections. He asserts the tract is the best and hopes for favorable treatment, concluding with confident but unclear remarks.
The report mentions a coal strike weakening fort labor actions south of the coast and Mr Hughes retiring, leaving affairs to Mr Wade. North Shore towns faced four nights without power, with relief reaching over 300 families. Britain’s Prime Minister Anquith says the Navy can maintain price stability for years amid global tension.
A reader asks the Public Works Committee to reject hollow assurances about the Chorrigo line and press for a definite outcome. The letter argues a straight Dorngo to Coffs Harbour route is best, warns against a roundabout plan, and urges the league to demand timely, concrete inquiry results.
A crowded update covers a Catholic fundraising ball at Dorrigo, licensing news for Headland Sports and local transport concerns. Harbor dust problems persist while Boonbee to Bonville beach camps grow and road works near Coff's Harbour and Woolgoolga continue amid bush fire telegraph outages. Local entries and sports events draw crowds as students anticipate scholarships. church services and special music are planned for upcoming Sundays.
Fragments from the December 24 1909 Go Advocate show scattered notes about local events people and places in Brooklana. The jumbled text mentions a gathering and various names and actions with unclear roles.
The readable parts warn that fire risk increases with certain conditions. It stresses vigilance and safety measures as risk grows, urging readers to be cautious and prepare for possible fire hazards.
The readable fragments describe a ceremony at a Presbyterian church with a groom and bride in formal attire. An organ was played and attendants included a best man and bridesmaids. Names and exact relations are unclear due to damaged OCR but indicate a traditional wedding procession with bible, flowers, and formal blessings.
The Brooklayn Progress Association met at Me it Puro bene on Saturday with many correspondences read. Resolutions called for a conference with Dairyville, blackberry destruction along the Coramba-Dorrige road, delaying matters until after New Year, thirteen months in the year, sending Agricultural Gazette to settlers, funding trout carriage, and reserving land near Brooklawa for a rifle range.
Eastern Dorrigo settlers push for a railway to unlock forest wealth and help education. The council deems roads serviceable yet laments timber shortages, calls for a central harbor, and urges coordinated action against delayed departmental promises.
Fires swept through forests and buildings causing extensive damage and near misses. A house fire at Mr Flummer’s caused structural harm while timber and fencing were destroyed. The event drew crowds from far and near and disrupted night activity. The Pagents’ Association meeting followed, with notes on school matters and a new secretary named for the term.
Local police court at Coramba reports fines for drunkenness with multiple names and penalties. A separate notice praises a successful St Pauls church recital held November 25 and repeated the following Sunday, lauding conductor J W Kell, soloists, and the choir for a large country-town musical evening.
A Friday afternoon surf outing near a coast town ended with multiple bathers falling into a dangerous rip current. Participants included Memee J Bull AG T Kisame and Chavophen, with Mr Krause remaining separated. Lifeguards assisted, and one swimmer required help after being pulled from the water.
The record lists competitors in the Woodchop Handicap including Jan 1910 entries such as L Mel pvosh A Murrell and J Shipman among many others. It notes a tender accepted for the Bellingen and Coffs Harbor Jetty and a Dorrigo meeting planned to discuss sending an exhibit to the Royal Agricultural Show.
Fragmentary auction notice lists 18 forward and 36 bash items with “B SALE” and references to eviction and good sorts. Auctioneer ACNAMARA is named as the auctionist. Further details are unreadable.
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