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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
1
Community church notices list various services and calendar items across denominations. Events include meetings at Upper Crare, camp activities, Presbyterian and Catholic services, with dates in June and July and times largely around evenings.
A mixed notice reports Dr O G Tunks and local chamber affairs with a police court incident. It notes a Tuesday meeting at a shore chamber, mentions Hartmacs Academy on Mill Street, and references a drink incident at the General Hotel. The court case concludes with a 5 shillings fine and costs.
The Jetty Indi rallied to a 12 1 victory over the visiting team in a tense contest. Donovan led the line while McCabe and Pearce contributed key plays as Corambe’s squad pressed, but the Jetty defense held firm through the second half.
In a rough match between Challoner McNally Filek and Grara Subdivision teams, Griffith Hin led scoring with a sequence that included a well executed try by Ainsworth and a follow up by Gralioa. Bellingen and Hopkines featured in key runs as defenders disrupted multiple advances, halftime tied with no scoring change.
Fragmented OCR reads as a personal notice mentioning Mr Gilley Sydney and Mr W Barbell with scattered references to holidays, travel, and a church association. The legible items include names, dates, and locations but lack coherent events or outcomes for a clear summary.
Fragmented readable phrases describe interest rates and various named groups with confusing references. Mentions of Australia Bulgaria and Bulgaria related figures appear amid garbled place names. Overall content is too incoherent to extract a coherent news item.
The article discusses ongoing rain shortages and drought effects across various openiry districts. It notes intermittent showers, slow gains in pasture and grass lands, and attempts to balance hopes for late-season rain with concerns about storage and fodder supplies. Officials, including Mr Lang the treasurer, emphasize that rainfall remains uneven and unlikely to fully restore crops.
An argument with the premier is described amid a federal vossinm in Castorre. Reports mention a man shot, a resignation expected, and violent incidents with injuries and arson in various districts as authorities survey the scene.
Fragmentary OCR reads about a ball trea and costs tied to Coors and Tarwe ply Company. Mentions ten years ago a tres was ollared and stamp rates, with reference to ministers and political figures, but the text is garbled and many names are unreadable.
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