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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
1
An assortment of dated names, church notices, and celestial references appears to outline a weekly church run, festival prayers, and lunar tides. Mentions Father Vas Tel tay and Father Nyan hint at religious observances, while phrases about Moon phases and tides suggest a coastal or seafaring calendar.
A fragmented May Day page from Coffs Harbour Advocate features shouty demands for local support and funding. Readers are urged to back civic efforts, with names and places muddled but emphasis on community backing and ongoing campaigns.
A garbled OCR sample from a Coffs golf club page includes scattered names, numbers, and event references. It mentions dates, attendees, and various activities with unclear context, making precise details difficult to extract.
Fragmented OCR listing various names places and items for sale including RETREAD COVERS and CAMS Heli. The readable text mentions In Memoriam ASHI and many garbled names and shop items with no clear coherent event.
A weather summary notes warmer conditions likely causing a disturbance and possible outbreak of Santo Tyvulae Tinughy illness. Tox clam and emt posathe read as factors. cold period ends, extended heat may influence spread. May 20 forecast suggests export of certain items after rains, with a shift in weather-related events.
A garbled notice mentions Mr Jack and a visit to Whaler, Jacke & McDodd in Lismore and Lud, with a planned attendance at Com Harbour at K, Huthorpe's, Inver on Tuesday May 1 for appointments. Names appear uncertain due to OCR errors.
A local community recounts a meeting at Sieiton where farmers faced new burdens after a push by the Department of Public Health. The complaint centered on carriage restrictions for mekwei calves and related duties. The notes reference the ministry, prohibition actions, and debates within the House about the public health order and its enforcement.
The paper reports large deposit figures affecting the savings bank with a government action tied to closing of the account book by April. It notes total accounts at April AM showing 1,860014 and a March increase of 15,026 due at month end.
Fragmentary OCR excerpt appears to describe odd phrases and garbled names. It mentions a Sunday event, a small panty in an oxen bowl, Mrs Tack Bradley, a Nook, and a boat named Aewin with Haw books. The passage is unclear and reads as damaged text from a historical newspaper page.
Reading shows an account of Mr Cou Poole and associates linked to assessments in 1985. References include Clancy at Darrign, J. G. Waller, and Utter, with mentions of written testimony and exhumations. The fragment suggests a broader inquiry into child welfare and alleged abuse, noting investigative context, ages, and possible hearings.
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