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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 13, 1949
Page
2
St Johns offers 7.30 am Holy Communion 10 am Sung Service and 7.30 pm Evensong and Sermon. St Aidans holds 8.30 am Holy Communion and 9.30 am service. Park Beach 9.30 am Faith service and Bonville 11.15 am Holy Communion.
The notice lists Mass times for several locations including Jetty at 7.30 am, Outs Harbour 9 am and 7.30 pm, Coramba 8.30 am, Glenreagh 10 am, with Rev. Father Smith named.
Church notices list May services at Upper Orara Sawtell and Coffs Harbour with Rev J U Fullerton delivering sermons at each location. Wiles and Fullerton lead sessions including Sunday school at Upper Orara.
A Presbyterian church event takes place on May 15 at 7 30 pm in Coramba with Rev H M Coutts and Mr G Mardonele listed among speakers at the Coffs Harbour venue.
The article lists lunar phases with dates: Last Quarter May 20, New Moon May 28, First Quarter June 4, and Full Moon June 11. It presents a concise sequence of the month to month phase transitions for observers.
The record shows tide times for Coffs Jetty with low and high tides listed for AM and PM across April. Specific hours are unreadable in the OCR, but the sequence indicates daily tide data for the month.
Mrs R King of Mullum bimby holidays in Coffs with her son-in-law and daughter the Jordans. Mrs Scheef of Coffs Harbour won three first prizes with four exhibits at the Bellingen Show and has earned over 200 prizes at North Coast Shows. Lindsay and Mrs Kearns, formerly of Coffs Harbour now in Sydney, return for a short visit with their son Barry. Col G A Patterson reports Coffs High School Cadets will travel home by special train next Monday. Vic Lake of Customs enjoys holidays at Scwteli while struggling for jewies without a rod. Roy Fowler's Korora home hosts a gathering for Laurie Franks’ coming of age. his mother from Gloucester visits W Lovett of Moonee. Heather Kerr of Sawtell exchange resumes duty after holidays in Sydney and Wollongong. she and Tom Johnson tour Sydney and Faces and find the trip most enjoyable.
Shirley Doris, daughter of the late Mrs. A Cashin of Sydney, married Leonard Francis Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. F A Johnson, formerly of Uorrigo now Sawtell. The ceremony was at Union Church Sawtell with Rev. H M Coutts officiating. The couple will live in Dorrigo.
Coffs police questioned a man at Coffs Railway Station after linking him to burglaries from February last year. Leslie Maurice Jackson, 19, was charged with breaking and entering and theft at Mrs. Barnier's store and the Coffs Bowling Club. The arrests involved detectives C. J. Smith N. Buggy and J. L. Crane with offences in several towns across South Western New South Wales.
A Coffs Harbour waterfront tale describes Scotty Rutherford assistant cook on the James Cook mistaking a passing man for Joe Langker. Jack Hill confirms the unidentified man is Captain Deech, skipper of the ship. Scotty, aboard only three weeks, had seen him once in the dark.
In Murwillumbah at the Valuation Court Mr J G Jeater Banana Inspector warned that without continual inspections the bunchy top disease could reemerge. Plants affected were destroyed. He noted more jungle land under bananas and that plantations often revert to rubbish or grass when abandoned. He estimated average life of a plantation at around 12 years, depending on site.
Local visitors and Dorrigo residents push for better access to the scenic reserve on Dorrigo Mountain road. MLA R S Vincent and associates toured the spot to discuss improvements and securing funds. Proposals include repairing the current path, protecting 20 acres above the road, and offering tourist buses with a walkable route to the summit.
Rev. R. G. Davidson, at Tweed Heads Methodist Church, lauded Christianity for elevating women from chattel status to guardians of morals and religion. He cited Florence Nightingale, Anne MacKenzie, and Elizabeth Fry as examples of women whose faith enabled great deeds, uplifting society and serving Christ.
Railhead inspection commenced at Coffs Harbour Station this morning as officials work to restore a fully functioning system. The procedure aims to ensure safe operation and full reliability, with updates expected as work progresses.
Our sister-in-law and Aunty Jessie passed away on May 12 1944. Gone from us that smiling face, those happy cheerful ways, a heart that won so many friends in bygone days. Inserted by Jack and Ethel and Lorna and Lloyd.
The Premier's Department reports makers are expanding .22 rifle ammunition production beyond prewar levels but demand still outstrips supply. Machinery addition expected by June may boost output. State control proposals via shire councils would be ineffective without Commonwealth-wide action.
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