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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
1
Winter fabrics produced a line of tweeds including Heather dress tweeds and grey tweed. The 35 inch and 40 inch widths indicate materials for dresses. A note urges selecting one of the lines and seeking accuracy in ordering.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions feeding shader items and low prices with garbled phrases. The readable bits indicate a sale or advertisement style note referencing pricing and product terms, but essential details are unreadable and the exact item names or dates cannot be confirmed.
The fragment outlines prices and fabrics for Ready to Wear items, mentioning fancy felts tweeds and winter coats. Specific shop names and exact items are obscured by the OCR. The text suggests a sale or inventory list with uniform pricing but lacks clear details.
Fragmentary ad style text urges readers to visit the store for “the Most of the Best,” mentioning golf and a new shaper with varied goods. Readable fragments hint at a sales pitch for Ladies items and pH related terms without clear specifics.
Fragmented OCR text lists religious services and names across multiple venues and dates. It mentions Trinity Monday events, Par eAtery trade notes, and various place mentions with unclear context. The readable parts indicate a religious service schedule and community notices with scattered names and times.
A Canadian Pacific liner, the Empress of India, was cut in half by a Norwegian ship and sank within ten minutes after a collision in the St. Lawrence region. Around 850 to 1000 passengers were lost or injured. government officials initiated an investigation and railway owners faced a 3,000,000 dollar writ. Survivors were rescued by lifeboats, many with broken limbs.
In a Friday hearing before Justices Gilobarta and Monsbao, four underage detainees aged up to 15 were found as neglected children under the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act. Debates centered on their future placement as the court ordered public instruction until appropriate guardianship or care could be arranged.
A garbled telegraphic note from Sydney recounts a sequence of events including arrests and a homicide connected to a factory or public incident. Names such as Ber Busband and Tomdas Joho Bumkomm appear with unclear roles, alongside mentions of a Liquor Act vote and Sunshine oak high. The report references injuries and a mystery pursuit ending with an unclear outcome.
Local page reports a grand concert planned near Coffs Harbour with a bid for prizes and a debate between college members on whether the Upper Hone should be abolished. It notes road and water works, hospital funding, and a proposed lighting project for Inmanville, plus hospital and dairy industry updates and regional political discussions.
Fragmentary OCR item notes discussion of timber operations, open mill, attendees and roles, with scattered mentions of locations, people, and dates. The text references Taylor, BEA, AC, Pullen, Lionel, and other named figures amid a chaotic account of a timber and milling event.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Pomy Binh, racing, and league terms with unclear places and dates. It references ports, bas roods, and volunteers, but many words are corrupted. The readable items point to a sports or event note with uncertain names and actions.
A damaged fragment describes Whitsun observances at Mt John’s Quard with a choir and organ accompaniment. The text mentions a national service, a sermon, and music led by an organist as part of a royal or imperial ceremony, ending with a recognisable hymn.
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