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Here’s today’s local weather, latest funeral notices, lotto results and more.

A slightly warmer day on the way today.

WEATHER

Forecast: Sunny. The chance of fog in the N early this morning. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.

• GRAFTON: 10-27
• YAMBA: 13-24
• MACLEAN: 12-26
• COPMANHURST: 9-27
• WOOLI: 13-25
• BARYULGIL: 12-27
• NYMBOIDA: 8-25

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Questions raised over possible links of missing elderly residents: Police Minister David Elliott has been asked whether NSW Police are investigating if the disappearances of three elderly women in Brooms Head, Tintenbar and Port Macquarie  are linked.

Man jailed after refusing to do community service for fear of losing his job: South Grafton man Danial Hollingsworth told Community Corrections he didn’t want to do community service for a drug supply charge because it might see him lose the first job he has had in a long time, so a magistrate jailed him instead.

Bail granted for man accused of assaulting trail bike riders: Coutts Crossing man accused of using a front end loader to block the exit of three motorcyclists then assaulting them.

Lawrence shop to undergo major renovations: Store owner reveals property will undergo a complete transformation.

How much money has been lost on poker machines in the Clarence? New data released by the Office of Liquor and Gaming has revealed the profit pokie machines made towards the end of last year, and the impact COVID restrictions had on gambling losses.

Cocky Rocky sizzles in Jackal Flying at Grafton: Local trainers and jockeys were among the winners at Clarence River Jockey Club on Monday.

FUNERAL NOTICES 

Neville Allan Burgess
Formerly of Lowana, late of Orara St, Grafton, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021, aged 78 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Neville’s graveside funeral service, to be held at Clarence Lawn Cemetery, Armidale Rd, South Grafton, on Thursday, April 15, commencing at 11am.

Dorothy “Dossie” Eileen Hopkins
Passed away after a short illness aged 94 years. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Dorothy’s funeral service to be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Duke St, Grafton on Tuesday, April 20 commencing at 1.30pm. A private cremation will follow.

DIGITAL EDITIONS

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ON THIS DAY

1471 The Earl of Warwick, who fought on both sides in the War of the Roses, is killed at the Battle of Barnet with the defeat of the Lancastrians.

1865 President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth.

1912 The passenger liner Titanic - deemed unsinkable - strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and begins to sink. The ship will go under the next day with a loss of 1,500 lives.

1961 The first live broadcast is televised from the Soviet Union.

1981 America’s first space shuttle, Columbia, returns to Earth.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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LOTTO

Oz Lotto

Draw: 1417

Winning Numbers: 7, 45, 34, 23, 33, 30, 36

Supps: 16, 40

Div 1: $35,000,000.00

Div 2: $46,712.95

Div 3: $4,260.85

Div 4: $398.90

Div 5: $53.80

Div 6: $26.00

Div 7: $16.60