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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 02, 1952
Page
2
Tide timetable for Coffs Jetty lists high and low water marks for morning and afternoon periods. The chart provides successive high tides at around 4 am and lows at about 8 to 12 hours later, with minute-based values and height indicators.
The record lists lunar phases with exact times: First Quarter on May 2 at 1.58 pm, Last Quarter on May 17 at 0.39 am, New Moon on May 24 at 5.28 am, First Quarter on June 1 at 7.45 am, and Full Moon on June 8 at 3.07 pm.
The report notes temperatures from Tuesday to Thursday with highs of 72 68 66 and lows of 53 43 44 respectively. It records 5 points of rain over the period.
Mr W W Gordon and family express gratitude to the doctors matron sisters and nursing staff of Coffs Harbour District Hospital and to friends and relatives for assistance in their recent bereavement. Also includes a small classified list of items for sale with prices.
An automotive or aviation related ad mentions A. T. Boreham Megan, phone contact, and Marion street style listing including Franklin Moonee Beech planes. The fragment suggests a sale or availability of planes suitable for a 13 foot boat with Amos Coramba Street in North Carolina.
Price report shows apples priced at 22 to 6 per bushel with freight and exchange adding 9 to 6 in some cases. Market notes indicate small fluctuations across grades and regions.
Notice calls on all members to attend a working bee Sunday morning May 4 at the Showground. Exhibit arrangements are planned for Thursday night May 8 and all flowers of varieties are requested for the floral windmill. Members should bring flowers and exhibits on Thursday.
The club announces the monthly shooting event will be held on Saturday, May 3 at the usual venue under the committee’s plan. Members are urged to arrive early and bring necessary equipment.
A meeting of all interested Banana and Vegetable Growers in Boambee will be held at Boambee School next Monday night May 5 at 8 o'clock. The business includes formation of a Boambee branch of the BGF.
A large London sale at 10.30 am on the mart Grafton Street features Silent Knight kerosene refrigerator in new condition, a 1939 Fiat 10 hp sedan in sharp order, plus furniture sets, carpenters tools, and a 6 rket entries invited by R V Plunkett-Jordan Forsyth licensed auctioneers with phone contact 237.
Fully guaranteed 165 h p GMC American Diesel on steel bed with power take off clutch electric starter batteries and generator and suitable for sawmilling. Bargain at 180 pounds F.O.R Sydney. Also Lees heavy duty planing and moulding machine 24 by 6 with counter shaft and pulleys ideal for hardwoods F.O.R Sydney 650 pounds. Walsh Sawmilling Co 10 Centennial Ave Lane Cove Sydney. JB2532 M Cunningham & Sons Licensed Real Estate Agents Small Car or Utility 1937 40 model.
Sub Section 6 Class 1 Best Beef Bull any beef breed Ist £2 2nd £1 Class 2 Best Beef Cow any beef breed Ist £2 2nd £1 Class 3 Best Beef Heifer any exhibitor’s attention drawn to above additions to cattle section.
Phyllis Mary Eyles as legal personal representative informs clients that D G McDonald of Coffs Harbour is to carry on the deceased Maxwell Eyles legal practice pending its sale.
A dealer advertises a wide range of classic and vintage vehicles for sale including 1947 Austin 8 hp Tourer, 1936 Dodge Sedan, 1937 Dodge Sedan, 1937 Oldsmobile Sedan, 1938 Buick Sedan, 1939 Fiat Sedan, 1939 Ford V8 Sedan, 1948 Ford V8 De Luxe, 1949 Morris 10 hp Sedan, 1950 Vauxhall 18 hp Sedan, 1950 Vauxhall 10 hp Sedan, 1951 Vauxhall Sedan, 1928 Whippet Utility, 1934 Chev Utility, 1934 Ford Utility, 1936 Reo Utility, 1940 Chev Utility, 1942 Chev Utility, 1949 Prefect Utility, 1950 Austin Utility, 1935 Ford Panel Van, 195 Ford 10 Commercial, 1937 Chev Maple Leaf 2-3 ton truck, 1939 Chev 2-3 ton Truck, 1941 Ford 2-3 ton Truck, 1942 Ford 3-5 ton Truck, 1942 KS-5 International 3-5 ton, 1950 L-162 International 5 ton. These are part of a larger inventory of hundreds of vehicles.
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