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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
An aged legal practitioner recounts a humorous tale from a crowded country courtroom. Two lawyers, mistaken for a vat and a cat, spar with boots poised as they approach and meow. The prank ends only when the town doctor and a lawyer team separate them for the next day’s proceedings.
A readable fragment describes a dispute over burning a dead beast claimed as the writer’s property. The writer details interactions with a druid like figure, a request for a pound, and arrangements about caring for a child and wood. The clerk was instructed to seek payment from the barn owner named in the note.
The document compiles a jumble of distant and local items mentioning Australia Britain and London notes. It references officials military leaders and public figures with scattered names and events, including health cures and ads, without coherent narrative or clear outcomes.
Fragmentary timetable lists multiple towns including Raleigh Fernmount Woolgoolga Coramba and Grafton with irregular days and odd times. Entries mention mornings afternoons and evenings with recurring patterns on Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays.
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