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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
2
A classified postage offer appears to advertise Sicilian skirts with free or prepaid shipping across the Commonwealth. The short notice emphasizes nationwide delivery terms and potential mail order accessibility.
The text presents a tangled account of experimental processes at a shop, mentioning Obie Draef and various operatives, with notes on grindstones, machines, and weekly pay. It references maintenance costs, wage details, and a general sense of routine labor and tool care amid chaotic narration.
A garbled passage depicts a tense scene with a judge like figure and threats of legal action. Vague references to a coffin note, a machine with a handle, and an abdominal injury imply a crime or accident, but specifics are unreadable.
Official correspondence to Mr. John Thomson details opposition to a proposed postal reserve site at Dorrigo New South Wales. Residents favor a site near the local center Hickory and Cudgery streets and Tenders may be invited for the alternative location. A North Poriga polling place is also proposed within the Cooper-Palling division.
A lighted match set a bush alight near El Downe driving three Sheffield visitors to gamble on St Blaize. The outsider won, netting about £2000 for the trio after they backed the horse with a small stake, a tale told amid many bookmakers’ lessons on tips.
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