Local and General News From the Harbor Advocate Page
Fragmented OCR yields a dense jumble of names places and events. The text mentions annual events changes in public notices and a mix of local figures and locales.
12 Jun 1918
Page 1
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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
1
Fragmented OCR yields a dense jumble of names places and events. The text mentions annual events changes in public notices and a mix of local figures and locales.
The ad touts Perry's Big Store as a one stop shop for winter needs with low prices on blankets, rugs, tweed costumes and coats, flannelettes, men's sweaters and under flannels, overcoats, boots and shoes, school clothes, and travel gear. It emphasizes protection from cold and urges shoppers to buy before cold nights arrive.
A lengthy letter column from the Dorrigo Gazette criticizes Coff Harbour and Coffs Harbor committees over the War Amelioration scheme. It argues the Dorigo Shire center must lead the program, warns against rush and overreach, and questions local favoritism while urging coordinated, fair action among neighboring towns to support returning soldiers. The piece laments ill considered offers and stresses genuine regional welfare over opportunistic gains.
Local buyers protest meat price changes. details unclear in readable text. Public comments focus on cost impact and supply concerns amid rising costs for meat products. Specific names, dates, or organizations are not legible in the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR text references multiple names and places but lacks coherent events or dates. Reads like disjointed proper nouns and partial phrases, with no clear action or outcome to summarize into a news item.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Honora for Austral lans and Wearly decoration with scattered tokens and possible references to names, places, and grades. The unreadable text blocks obscure full facts, yielding no clear event or outcome to restate.
A fragmented wartime letter laments fear and loss, praising a fallen comrade and vowing to honor his sacrifice. The writer pledges to mothered kin and endure hardship, while praying the supreme sacrifice was not in vain and that broader justice may follow.
An extraordinary meeting chaired by Freeman W. Perry discussed alterations and amendments to the society rules and regulations. Minutes will record the subcommittee’s work and the thanks to the committee for their efforts.
A noisy protest movement in Tamburumba opposes timber supplies for shipbuilding. The article cites Timbers and government actions, with unclear dates and many garbled phrases. Key names and places are partially legible, indicating labor and policy tensions over timber allocation and pricing.
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