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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1950
Page
5
A wind driven 12 volt generator kit with full materials for eight lights delivered to Coffs Harbor priced at £127 10s. Complete tower frame steel stub and Eames components included.
D Anderson topped the field with 36 points in Stableford. C Cutmore and J Hill tied for second with 34. B Franklin 31. J T Seccombe 30. J Lovett and C L Irvine 29. G Dummer, Lambert and L Fowler 28. W Bailey 24. B Smith 14.
Yager led the Coffs Rifle Club in the June monthly spoon at 300 yards with high score 80 in handicap. Green also posted 80, amid windy mirage conditions as 14 shooters competed and the final June spoon and club championship will be held next Sunday on the 500 yard range. A working bee is planned Sunday morning to repair the damaged mantlet.
A historical ad-like notice presents a product claim for a peppermint cure from Woods. It markets relief for chest cold symptoms and promotes early 20th century style remedies with minimal medical backing.
Byaig Dong presided as Woolgoolga defeated Coffs 382 to 349 in a closely fought table tennis encounter last Wednesday. Alan McLauchlan led Coffs with three winning sets while Woolgoolga built momentum on smaller tables and tighter space. Both teams now have two wins. the club reports strong turnout and plans for another table as three new members joined.
Local tennis resumed after a fortnight off with calm weather steadying faulty courts. Night play suffered from the cyclone but repairs are planned. Jansen or Dyer Cup entries close on the 8th with matches set for the 15th possibly postponed. Coffs Blues beat Jetty 2 in A grade 50 30, Sawtell victorious in others. Sunday saw Jetty edge Coffs 38 37, Sawtell over West Coffs 40 25. Club championships include J Robinson vs W Herbert 6 2 2 6 6 1 and L Rollins vs T Russell 6 2 6 4.
At 1.15 pm Saturday the club held a meeting in the club house electing Mrs. H Foote secretary to succeed Mrs. B L Miller who resigned. Three new committee members were added Mesdames R Wunderlich H Harrison and Miss C Kinsella. Next Sunday Associates planned to Macksville for Open Day but floods there forced postponement.
The page lists several rink match results with player lineups and scores. Fowler and teammates posted 18-14, while another crew totaled 31-12 and a third 27-18. Additional sets show 22-17 and 20-10 scores with names of players and parties listed.
Printed and published by James Sawyer and Alexander Joh Stuart Gilchrist of Coffs Harbour directors of the North Coast News Co Pty Ltd at the Register Office of the Coffs Harbour Advocate Moonee Street Coffs Harbour.
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