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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
1
Fragmentary ad notes discounts on velveteens with several price points listed. Text appears garbled with missing context and unclear dates or locations. End of item is incomplete, preventing full identification of seller or event.
Advertisement notes corded velveteens available in up to date colors and plain tones from 1726 to 32 with a focus on millinery items. Sells Holy accessories and fancy folly styles. mentions winter content in Tweede and BeyHloh markets.
An advertisement touts a sale for ladies golfers with four splendid varieties and a price from 64.19, inviting readers to visit the store to obtain most of the best for the least.
A campaign by ratepayers in Dorrigo Shire to install electric street lighting for Golte town is urged. Residents note dangerous road crossings and pitted streets needing modern lighting. Council support sought with potential Fitzroy Hotel plant use and private supplier terms. debate over funding and maintenance.
A damaged local notice reports on a council ballot with Liberal and Labour votes. It notes a split outcome with Liberals and Labour faction figures and mentions abstentions and a division in two members who supported a split.
A damaged notice outlines a hospital fundraiser in Queensland with a £37 shortfall and a government subsidy bringing total to £84. Mr Abbot has photographed and will sell copies to raise funds for the ambulance service and hospital support.
Brief rowins indicate nominations received for the Pony Club event to be held Wednesday next. Names include Myraes Sve Tate and others, with several entries pending confirmation.
A telegraph column from Sydney reports the government will delay further steps on the Pontal Voting Bill. The prime minister notes the measure awaits fate of the bill and possible further consultations before a final decision.
Report notes King's Birthday events to be official in Exeter with details of a collision involving driver Vicowan Tarrat near Teuiers Mall. Liwia children react to the shock as compensation estimates around £90,400 are discussed with Royal Show receipts and profit figures cited.
A fragmented notice list reports earthquakes shaking cities with fires and fallen fixtures, a Lower Liverings fencing incident where two aborigines killed a man, and a tennis social at School of Art. Other items mention a Whites Day parade, a town band, and upcoming community events with local officials unnamed.
A sprawling garbled recount describes chaos from a preacher and police provocation to a factory supply scare and a notable Brisbane visit. It mentions a speech in parliament, a price range of 1500 to 2000 pounds, and a broad mix of local events including a concert at Upper Ovara and a harvest festival appeal. It notes disruptions at Dan et and Hass Glen and references Rev Te Ws Law and Bert Coleman among other individuals.
Local notices announce a Wednesday gathering by the Orars Rifle Club and a Military Ball to aid Wilinrad Fabel Cheb. Events include a portside ball at The Pogrom on Wetnamday and water supply work at the Jetty with piper layings along Abe Street. Notable names listed include Rag bows wr Ineted 1a and Fullback Mick Ueath among others.
Fragmentary text hints at government action and oversight concerns at a harbor and nearby service area. Mentions authority figures and possible regulatory steps, but content is garbled and unclear.
Nonsense OCR fragment mentions district board supporting a collection drive for literature and a fund aimed at aiding a local library. Names and places are unclear, but the item centers on a community fundraising effort initiated by a district board and linked to a literary collection.
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