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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
1
Perry’s offers ladies tweed costumes, coats, and dresses in navy, cream, and bergé shades at low prices. Men’s and boys’ sweaters, under flannels, and overcoats in colonial tweeds. boots and shoes including military cos sack and leather options. Wide assortment, advertised as available now with strong value in a busy store lineup.
Local and general news items note a funeral service for the late Mr Hunter with Rev Mary officiating, followed by burial at Chico parish cemetery. Social events include a Comfort Fund fundraiser and a community dance with ticketing and sock drive details. Advertisements mention farm sales across Karangi and Bonville, plus requests for aid for a wounded veteran and local fundraising efforts.
A tense wartime planning note outlines a planned visit to Coffs by soldiers from the Win-the-Wat League with talks on welcoming ceremonies. Citizens discuss police presence, a public meeting, and local preparations to honor the marchers, aiming for a strong patriotic display and community support.
A highly garbled OCR fragment mentions AIF members and several proper nouns such as Donte Panic, Lee, Hillat Lepage, Bosinis, and other unclear terms. The text lacks coherent structure or identifiable events, dates, or locations to form a full news summary.
A vicarage lawn fete on Wednesday featured the Missionary Garden Fern display and a strong turnout from all four local churches. Mrs Hart narrated the women’s journey from birth to death while the event demonstrated Indigenous customs and religious tenets with student groups seated before a platform. A sale of work supported by Medau’s Hospitalmond and MiMi raised funds as participants and Hymns from Somery accompanied the program.
Long, itemized letter outlines a War League controversy with proposals for a judge, witness rules, and admission proceeds to fund the War Committee. It includes names and positions, a call for quiet proceedings, and mentions financial arrangements and potential penalties, reflecting local civic tensions and wartime patriotism.
A garbled OCR passage references many proper nouns and places, including terms like war, Aryan, French, and various personal names. The fragmentary text weaves in scattered phrases about actions, locations, and affiliations, but lacks coherent narrative or verifiable facts. The piece reads like a disrupted historical page with mixed languages and partial captions, offering little clear reporting.
A damaged OCR fragment describes misread donations and names including Sud int Aire Beaumont and J Wood. It notes errors in readers and offers an apology for mistakes in the transcribed record.
In Somers Washington a group including Meewty A Marshall and C Walaie Tau P 4 MegNemare reviewed harbor improvements proposed to support local industry. Garrett of Veex Co highlighted Lotta Harbor benefits while Mr Garratt led initial discussions amid strong reader interest and ensuing questions.
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