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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
3
The P M G Department Sydney reports that current mail volume at Coffs Harbour Jetty does not warrant a letter carrier. Mails arrive around 7 pm on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday and are delivered same evening, so residents are considered adequately served. Deputy P M G J Youl signs the reply.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a large explosion last week with about thirty persons killed and 100 injured. It also mentions the Governor of the Commonwealth and a debate over locating the head office in a city, but details are incomplete and unclear.
The Dorrigo Shire monthly meeting at South Grafton saw President C. K. Maxwell preside. Attendees included Cre, Martin, Small, Bilis, Kwieghammer, and others as proposals on a Water Hyacinth Bill and local road and housing matters were discussed with reports required from the Engineer.
The council reviewed plans for harbour road drainage and culvert repairs near Coffs Harbour and the South Branch area. It reported progress on road projects from Coramba to Dorrigo, with the Works Department planning a new road-making plant arriving around August.
A Toulon diver fought a giant octopus gripping his body during a deep sea job. He was hauled to the surface unconscious as the octopus clung to him. His assistant killed the octopus with a stab after weighing 13 pounds.
Rainfall in inland districts stays below average until 1916. Sanders Sutton and Whitehead wind up their huge carrying company amid claims of the worst Australian business failure. A meeting attendee calls it the worst failure in the country. Chief Secretary acts to ban a scene in Brought to Ruin showing a child's murder with a wet towel on stage.
Readable fragments mention Mesete A. Wagener and Bon Woollongabba in Queensland with unclear actions. The garbled text references bed, wheat, and a person named Juliet Aver Live Coegr, offering no clear event or outcome.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Pely Siqk and Dinner with vague phrases about headaches and a writer named Mrs Tae Hares. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event details, dates, or locations to form a fuller news item.
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