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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1950
Page
3
Local fisherman Gordon Jarrett set out early Friday and landed a colossal snapper on rocks at Damerall's Headland. W Dark caught a 16 lbs 4 oz fish, previously the season's largest at Coffs until Roy Lethbridge reeled in 18 lbs off Mutton Bird Island.
A double kitchen tea was tendered to Misses Elaine and June Moody by friends and residents of Crossmaglen at their parents home. High esteem for the Moody family was spoken by Mr. Ern Shepherd who presented the gifts with best wishes from the district. Elaine's fiancé was unable to attend. Music and dancing followed, ending with a dainty supper.
A large group of cyclists on holiday roads signals cycling’s renewed popularity. Among them a party of Melbourne University students traveling to Rockhampton, Queensland demonstrates the sport’s revived public appeal.
NSW Pensioners Association secretary Mr S F Davison visited Coffs Harbour for the annual Christmas dinner. He noted pensioners’ aims to speed housing reform and better benefits, with NSW membership at 10,000. The 1949 dinner marked the first with executive representation and attendees from Sawtell Woolgoolga and Grafton.
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