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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1948
Page
2
Church of England services listed for July at St Johns St Aidan's Park Beach Upper Orara Sawtell Cofts Barbour and Woolgoolga with times including 7.30 am 9.30 am 11 am and 2 pm led by Rev H E Hunt and Rev Father R Smith, noting SS services.
July 25 events include Methodist services at Nana Glen 11 am Woolgoolga 3 pm Coffs Harbour 7 30 pm Rev J W Spencer in Coffs Harbour 11 am Mr R 8 McLauchlan and Rev J W Spencer Presbyterian services July 25 Kerangi 11 am Tiong 2 30 pm Rev H M Coutts BA at Coffs Harbour.
The lunar cycle shows a full moon on July 21 followed by a last quarter on July 29 and a new moon on August 5 guiding observers and calendars.
Mr and Mrs Tom Cuningham return to Coffs Harbour after their recent Mullumbimby wedding. Mrs Cuningham is sister to Mrs Maxwell Eyles. Shell Depot foreman Dave Nicol fractured his left arm after stepping on a railway truck but continues working. Ruth Tornquist holidays with Myra Fern at the Jetty after nursing duties in Sydney. Mrs M E Peterson, old Coffs resident now of Cootamundra, visits with daughter Beryl and stays with Mrs Roy Ferm at the Jetty.
Due to many counter attractions the annual meeting of the School of Arts was adjourned for want of a quorum and will now be held Monday night next, July 26, at eight o'clock. The public is urged to attend to support the Committee's work over the past year and a change in order of business will be observed.
Freehold dairy property with house, plant, dairy equipment and barns on 96 acres. Located near a bus route and within a mile of the school. Asking price £2000.
Classified listing from Digger Lewis Lic. Dealer Gordon Lane in Coffs Harbour offering a hand carved walking stick in good present condition, Malvern Star cycle with electrical light, two beautiful old violins with spare bows, electric broadcast and valve wireless in perfect order, a vibraphone, two batteries, a table, large water room heater, sundries, and a 6 volt wireless battery in good order.
Good quality long wearing flag sizes 44 by 26 inches in green yellow blue and white with fringed ends priced at 7 11 each. 42 by 24 inches white with colored borders fringed ends priced 8 9 each. 88 by 15 inches green yellow blue priced 5 3 each. Order with cash and specify second color choice to avoid delay. Please add postage.
The Housing Commission of New South Wales invites tenders for brick-veneer cottages in South Grafton. Tenders close 2 pm on Tuesday 10 August 1948. Plans and tender forms available by application at Macquarie Street Sydney. inspection in Coffs Harbour Casino and Grafton. £2 2s deposit per plans set. CLIVE R EVATT minister for housing and assistant treasurer.
Household furniture and effects offered in good order including a polished bedroom suite with bed wardrobe dressing table and a light kitchen suite with lacquered cabinet table and chairs. Also small wardrobe highboy double bed ding radiola six volt and other items with garden tools and sundries. Contact R V Plunkett Jordan and Forsyth 48 phone 237.
Public auction to sell Mr Brights Modern Milk Bars shop fittings and refrigeration plant including hole and 4 hole refrigerators, milk shakers, scales, dispensers, mirrors, lights, containers, jars and utensils. Plant described as in excellent condition with refrigerators in perfect order. inspection possible before sale. cash terms. Auctioneers Plunkett Jordan Forsyth contact 237.
New 10 cubic foot household refrigerators advertised by Coffs Harbour Motors. For further particulars, apply by contacting COFFS HARBOUR MOTORS at phone 135.
Notice states the business at Sawtell has been withdrawn from all agents for sale effective from 13 July 1948. Clerk: C Robertson Sawtell.
The postponed annual meeting will be held at the School of Arts on Monday next, 26, at Pa C. Vost, secretary.
Government notice invites sealed quotations by 2.30 pm on 12 August 1948 for supply and delivery of coarse aggregate girders and acting timber to the Pine Creek bridge site near Coffs Harbour. Three quotas cover 300 cubic yards of aggregate 11 in maximum, round blackbutt girders, and 2600 super feet various hardwoods and flooring. Forms and specs available from Divisional Office Grafton, A G Scott Findlay Divisional Engineer.
Mr M C Kimnorley AGA ALA Chartered Accountant announces commencement of practice in Coffs Harbour at Brannonock Chambers Moonee Street inviting correspondence on taxation auditing and accountancy matters. P O Box 87 phone 175.
Water Mains will be closed from 9 am to 1 pm on Friday July 23 1948 for work. Sections affected include High Street between Gundagai Street and the School of Arts Murdock Street Searba Street Korif Elbow and Moonee Streets north of High Street. Ray E. Smith Shire Clerk.
A meeting of Banana Growers Federation members will be held at Woolgoolex on Friday July 28 at 7.40 p.m and at Coffs Harbour School of Arts on Saturday July 24 at 2.30 p.m to consider the quota scheme for marketing bananas. The gatherings will be addressed by BG F General Manager K R Hack and a Tweed District Council representative.
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