11 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
1
A fragmented list outlines a series of fire show dates across towns including Mackville Bowravilla Virb Coss Web February and March. The items reference specific days such as February 10 15 5 27 and March 4 5 with various weekday labels and locations.
The text lists lunar phases including First Quarter Sidj Fall Maco rth Last Quarter New Moon and dates 17th 25th with scattered alphanumeric tokens. It reads like OCR noise for a moon phase calendar fragment.
From Goffs Harbour Advocate dated February 14 1914 a Public Works Department letter from J Days Director General of Public Works Sydney rejects altering the prior decision not to fund the BoBo Road on the West Branch of the Orara River. The communication cites a letter of July and a January 22 request from Mr P J MacNamara secretary Chamber of Commerce Coff's Harbour. The note records Mr G S Briver MLA submitting the matter and confirms ongoing official stance.
A fragmentary telegraphic note from Sydney dated Tuesday reports limited details on an event or update with unclear specifics and no identifiable names or places due to degraded text. Further context is unavailable from the readable excerpt.
Local items report Coff Harbour shows, jetty works, and sport notes. Mentions council visits, drainage plans, show entries, and a typhoid death in Lismore. Also notes aviator Hawker flights, a cattle theft case, and front-page cinema listings at Pride Hall.
The report notes John McDevitt of Wilkes-Barre visiting Washington to push a Hall of Fame bid after spending a fortune in New York. Boxing updates include Ket Sega’s points win over Herb Med, Eddie Newhouse defeating Milburn Saylor, and Snowy Baker receiving word of American lightweights seeking Australian bouts. Local fighters training at the Jetty Stadium include Bill Sonter and Jack Stevens, with Stevens slated to face Sonter next Saturday. A Brisbane boxing roster lists several matchups and contract news ahead of March events.
An unusual advertisement notes a crocus sculpture melting indoors for an arts feature in She Arts, with details suggesting a Friday display at a local venue. The fragment mentions Cots and Dp, and a gathering of present attendees.
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