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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1939
Page
2
A partial account describes preliminary works and survey for the Coast Harbour Water Supply scheme. The council faces cost overruns and seeks government grants to cover preliminary expenditure while awaiting contract completion.
A garbled OCR note describes a Tuesday wind event impacting travel near Kenitpsey. It mentions a person named Heyerely, a Mrs K, and a school or institution. Details are unclear, but the fragment implies disruption to homebound plans and local conditions.
A death from tetanus following a wound near MacKavilly results in a lengthy hospital stay and an inquest. Witnesses described the injury and medical response, and details point to May Gu Wy Yanae Wy as the location of the incident. The deceased was a resident of the Kempsey Hospital district. The coroner’s inquiry noted medical treatment and the wound as the probable cause, with further proceedings pending.
A garbled text block mixes fragments of names places and terms with no coherent narrative. Readable items include scattered proper nouns and potential subjects but no complete event claim or timeline. The piece resembles a damaged page segment with multiple incomplete phrases and inserted letters.
An unreadable OCR fragment with multiple garbled phrases and names. No coherent events or identities can be confirmed from the provided snippet.
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