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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
2
A Royal Commission report notes strong agent opposition to the Banana Marketing Board and their efforts to sway growers against it. It questions how verbal statements and organizer-funded suggestions may have influenced growers' opinions and how much the anti Board sentiment was driven by agrarian interests.
In Varrahappini H W Elwood reports a continued 12 month campaign supporting planting restrictions. Dr G J Magee assessed progress with no alarm from dormant disease. Observations cover pasture yields, weather effects, and ongoing farm practices amid variable winter conditions affecting dairy operations.
The report recalls an Empire Day celebration with jousts and pageantry. Children lead a crowd through games and performances featuring local groups and a marching display by teams from Masieor Glen and Shinhys iloe. The event included music, speeches, and community demonstrations, with several notable participants and a festive atmosphere throughout the afternoon.
A vintage ad style note offers a nose chest and throat remedy priced at two shillings per pint. The copy includes scattered brand-like terms and garbled branding around product names and places, with a general health elixir claim and marketing language.
Fragmentary text appears to be garbled OCR from a local notice or article with names and locations unreadable. No coherent event or facts emerge to summarize into a proper news item.
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