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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
1
An item notes the opening of spring millinery and lists church services and times including Presbyterian and Church of England congregations. Details mention Beadlay Corindi Moges and various offerings with amounts, reflecting a local community notice.
Article warns of the urgent need for a reticulation water system as Coffs Harbour faces dry spells. Citizens rely on tanks and wells but increasing demand and hills around town suggest a gravity-fed or reservoir solution. Dorrigo also requires a scheme to support town tanks and water carts during dry periods.
Br E J Vounr Deputy Postmaster General informs M H R Thomson the Coffs Harbor jetty project will use secured land near the harbor and no new land is needed at present. Next office at Coffs Harbor Jetty remains cost official with limited progress toward official status. Dorrigo police court tax unofficially opened with J P Simpeon and J Bell presiding. Occurrence of indecent language at North Dorrigo noted.
A long, fragmented report covers Coff's Harbour life. pine quality, timber, light railway talk, local roads, and public safety. It references J Moorhead's store, Caffs Harbour, Woolgoolga, Bucca Creek, and the Dorrigo road debate amid weather, beaches, fishing, and occasional incidents. It notes weddings, mills, butter factors, timber boats, and land offers near Bellingen.
Mr Briner M A submits to the Minister for Public Works in the Legislative Assembly questions on Coffs Harbour jetty finances for the year ended June 30 1905. He asks total government revenue for the period how it was made up including duties charged by Sydnor Tarbor Trust for lending produce and whether a refund of 490 pounds for outward goods duties has been paid and to whom. He notes population and trade growth with shipping increasing from four steam calls weekly to about ten and urges urgent jetty improvements such as remodelling and enlarging the pig pen erecting a crane extending the jetty duplicating tramway rails equipping a small hauler engine placing dolphin piles and appointing another jetty attendant with wages charged to dues.
Letter from Karangl argues the need for a local butter factory at Coffs Harbor. He critiques Mr. Giles and estimates up to 20 percent for a cooperative share, warns against reliance on external factories, and urges readers to use judgment and support a Harbor based operation to boost butter and bacon output.
A reader pours out a jumbled critique about Bonville and its people, claiming ignorance about the author and their figures. The message questions credibility and hints at a bluff affecting discussion of local matters.
The steamer Cavanba broke down Wednesday afternoon near Trial Bay on a voyage from Coff's Harbour to Sydney. Her propeller was broken, two fins were knocked off, and passengers felt great relief when Yugilbar towed her to Trial Bay while Yugilbar continued to Macleay to discharge cargo. Tow to Port Jackson may take three more days.
A Woolgoolga letter to the Corresponden outlines factory plans by the B A T Co for a new mill employing about 100. It discusses timber royalties, local industry, and upcoming meetings including a Pastime Club formation. A Royal Humane Society medal is announced for H Taylor for beach life saving. The Coralon arrival and Dorrige jetty cargo updates are included amid dry weather impacts and fire risks.
Our Loc Industries and John Moorhead’s store at Car’s Harbor illustrate a thriving provincial enterprise. Moorhead migrated from Casino, built up operations in Mullumbimby and Casing before settling at the High Street and Grafton Road complex, expanding from a hand laundry to a full emporium with produce, building materials, and a drapery department managed by Mrs Moorhead. The business grew fourfold in four years, drawing customers statewide. Moorhead’s public standing and diverse stock reflect a community staple, with a long career spanning Alstonville to Darriga and a record of enterprise in regional trade.
In Paz a man named Reginald Hallock, aged about forty, drowned while attempting to cross a shallow 40 yard pool. Alfred Hallstone and Mr. McKenzie aided but failed to save him as Bullock also disappeared. A magistrate’s inquiry returned a verdict of accidental drowning.
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