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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
1
New shop Moore's Arcade announces opening of spring millinery selection with fashionable hats and accessories. Customers invited to preview fresh styles as urban shoppers browse COffs Harbour district storefronts.
Local debate in the district centers on the proposed Dorrigo railway line from Coffs Harbour to Coramba. Supporters warn against halting the project while opponents fear environmental and financial impacts. The dispute clouds plans for the corridor and bidding for contracts.
The Dorrigo area faces council unity issues as residents debate a proposed bridge near Vernmount and potential river crossing at various points. Officials report twenty grants from the Government for steam gear, with plans to map a flood plan and set timelines while hospitality and building activity continue along the coast corridor.
A crowded 1908 report details shipping, pilots, and port activity with warnings about weather and navigation. It notes local figures Captain Gack, Captain Newton, and Woolgoolga as key sites while describing a bicycle accident and harbor improvements.
The document outlines actions from a colonial era correspondence about harbor work at Cats Harbor Jetty, port office sites, and postage rate changes. It notes work orders for ferry routes, rail inquiries, and public benefits funds, with remarks on annual sentiment and funding needs, including a deficit projection and calls to support district projects.
Fragmented OCR reveals debate on compulsory military service in Australia with Hugh as a key figure. Proposals press citizens aged 18 to 28 into defense duties amid calls for broader national service and potential conscription, while figures like Hughes critique evasion and advocate stronger preparedness.
A corrupted text fragment references the Bellingen Enire Company preparing to fix a road between Raleigh and Harbor. It mentions Tar Fim Rhine Coancallove and Beath Grafton with plans to base activity near Cute Harbor and install something, but details are obscured and facts are uncertain.
A meeting of 16 Prepress Association members was held at the Behe! 07 Arts. The principal issue discussed concerned Nach Gout and Loprike reifware. Presentations were made by Mr. Hiriner MLA and the Secretary of Grofion Railay Lsapue. The Eastern Delugn Progress Association was invited to collaborate on securing a railway from Goyre to connect with the Sarth Coan.
A held gathering of Corsini supporters at Federal Hall featured speakers Galewea rales and Blashard among others. The crowd discussed plans for the Corambe Bill and appointed delegates for future events while noting cadet rifle shooting results and upcoming range tests.
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