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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
1
A long readable fragment details robberies, police actions, and legal proceedings in Hobart and Hobart region. It mentions warrants, arrests, and court outcomes, including references to individuals such as Murphy, Caldwell, and Capeland, and notes on public safety actions and labor disputes. The piece reads as a dense municipal crime and governance update with scattered names and dates.
The report describes a chaotic incident at the oval bus stop where spectators gathered and fights occurred. It mentions two main issues, one involving swearing and another drunkenness near the Fitzrey Hotel. Witnesses describe varied perspectives and difficulties locating the accused.
Fragmentary OCR text depicts a chaotic court scene with references to Mr Gilles, Harbor, and a judge, detailing alleged duties and disputes over legal responsibilities. The garbled lines mention a tribal setting, a temple, and various individuals including a merchant, a clerk, and a chief, with implied proceedings and accusations.
An incoherent OCR fragment describes a hotel gathering on a Monday night and a meeting of a committee with names such as Mr Mocks and Mr DeSilva. It mentions a secretary empowered to arrange dances and races, with actions tied to a ground committee and a president, but details are garbled and names are partially unreadable.
Readable text notes Perry's Winter Drapery arrival and display of heavy weight flannelette, blankets, sheets and towels sold at low prices. Mentions grey flannels and brown and white towels, with emphasis on value and large selection.
Ladies dress materials include special Donegal and flaked tweeds, ponard fancy poplins, creams and navies serges, fenty blouse, frill flaucettes, plus Mary, Ggetumes, laces and hosiery to choose from.
The Utmost Water At Lloyd's promotes value over price, promising durable goods and steady quality. It highlights extensive varieties in Ladies and Children's Wear, Millinery, Furs, and Winter clothing, urging customers to compare prices while assuring lower clothing costs despite postwar cost increases. The ad stresses savings on men’s and women’s apparel and calls attention to a wide stock and ongoing specials.
The text presents a disjointed set of syllables and names with no clear event or context. It appears as corrupted OCR or garbled speech, lacking identifiable persons places organizations dates or outcomes to anchor a coherent news item.
A fragmented report notes a meeting of primary producers unions led by Geramba at Aru Middle on a medioal date. Mr J Coat from Upper was called to Sydney to attend the meeting. The text is garbled but indicates discussions on wire, a lead, and a cyan reference.
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