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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1909
Page
3
A garbled OCR style news brief references sports results names like Luntralian and Purdy Quinlan, a yacht incident near Boloaon Islands, and various Australian British cricket and cycling notes. It mentions tests, 78H, and South Africa connections, plus police drug inquiries and a football injury.
Fragmentary report covers rugby and sailing incidents, court actions, and a Melbourne street altercation. It mentions New Zealand rugby figures, a suspended master’s certificate after a ship stranding, a Cape Hine alternate certificate issue, and a injury from a rock attack at Park Melbourne with a hospital transfer.
A fragment discusses Mark Twain and a column about an old subscriber. It riffs on advertising and a metaphorical spider crossing a paper, questioning the value of sensational writing and reader trust. The piece hints at editorial tension over what deserves coverage.
A chaotic race unfolds as a young woman in a motor car challenges a moving express train near Lang de land. Spectators watch as the car darts along the road, attempting to pass the cannon ball express with the engine roaring and speeds reaching six miles per hour. The stunt ends when the car narrowly clears the train, shocking the crowd and prompting safety concerns.
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