17 Feb 1928
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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1928
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reference tide timing and local names such as Barbet Famine and Petey Arnie. The text appears garbled with stray letters and unclear context, mentioning low and high tides and a rough phase timing around days near Roun before high tide.
Obituary notes the death of a pioneer painter Sir Hears Reburn descended artistically from Scotland. Born 1937 in Loar, he emigrated to Australia in 3aB2. Lived in Katoomba where he ran a yard and built. He later moved to North Coast Creek area and died January 16 aged 70 after a long life of art and public works.
A jumbled OCR snippet describes heavy storms and scattered phrases about weather events. The text includes distorted names, places, and numbers, with no coherent narrative or clear dates. Readable elements mention stormy conditions and uncertain observations among garbled lines.
The text appears garbled and unreadable. It mentions a figure Bruce Arehmold and a society, but no clear event, date, or place is discernible.
Fragmentary text appears to discuss Arte Pictuner with stray phrases about someone named Mer and a birthday or saint day. Key names and places are unreadable, leaving only disconnected fragments and unclear context. The visible parts do not form a coherent event or notice.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions depots closing and various items for sale. It references Brownie and San Lorenzo, plus a soldiers memorial hall, but the text is unreadable in spots and lacks clear events or dates.
Notice reports a mixed garbled alert about a legislative event and a public date, mentioning February 11 1928. It lists a party and the state and implies removal from a seat or office. Names and exact actions are unclear due to OCR errors. The fragmentary text references a date and an election or appointment process.
For sale a patchy listing shows four acres and mixed items described in garbled text. Names such as Laval Agent and Harbour Co are present, alongside mention of a dairy and refrigerating society and a February 1925 date. The damaged OCR hints at a public sale notice with confirmation of something related to a rectory and association bylaws.
Eight thousand pounds of Goula and Fiatures to be sold in a public auction on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday morning at 10:30. The sale is instructed by Diaber and involves Pre adjusters Hout and Ste ast Char, Une Petra Lil Cateolin and Haberdashery Mean.
The readable fragments describe a voyage, a departure, and a farewell linked to a community event. Mentions include a wife and widow, a Sydney-bound departure, schooling notes, and a church feature. Names and places are obscured by OCR errors, yet evoke a local obituary or notice of travel.
A garbled report mentions a police court Wednesday hearing on a drunken riot case in a North Coast area. Names and precise details are unreadable, but the event centers on an alleged disturbance and ensuing court actions.
A garbled but readable narrative recounts a community funeral and wake with tributes to a mayor, a funeral service, and a memorial period. It mentions a religious or civic gathering, marching to a cemetery, and a sense of lasting local connections through shared grief. The piece references a marriage and a funeral ritual as key events marking the town’s social fabric.
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