All your local weather, funeral notices and much more in one place

All your local weather, funeral notices and much more in one place

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Welcome to hump day!

Are the days feeling short? The winter solstice - shortest day of the year - was on Monday. This morning the sun rose - behind the clouds - at 6.43am, and will set before most people have finished work at 4.58pm. Spare a thought for those who live in Finland’s Svalbard. Europe’s northernmost inhabited region in the Arctic Circle experiences 84 days without seeing the sun throughout winter. On the flipside, in summer the sun does not set for 60 days.

Meanwhile, there will be a ‘cold’ moon tomorrow night - the full moon which rises during one of the longest nights of the year.

WEATHER

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning, mainly inland. Slight chance of a shower, chiefly along the coast. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures around 20.

GRAFTON: 11-22

YAMBA: 13-20

MACLEAN: 11-21

COPMANHURST: 11-22

WOOLI: 13-20

BARYULGIL: 12-20

NYMBOIDA: 9-21

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Sue Holley (nee Wass)
Of Yamba, passed away unexpectedly on 16th June, 2021. Aged 76 years. A funeral service for Sue will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Duke Street, Grafton at a date to be confirmed. Covid restrictions will apply.

Joyce Patricia Wicks
Of Grafton, passed away on 19th June, 2021. Aged 88 years. Forever in our hearts. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Joyce’s funeral service to be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Duke Street, Grafton on Monday, 28th June commencing at 11am. A private cremation will follow.

Sonya Mears-Lynch
Of Pillar Valley, passed away unexpectedly on May 29. Aged 54 years. A funeral service for Sonya, will be held at the Christ Church Cathedral, Duke Street Grafton on Friday, June 25 commencing at 11am.

Henry Elworthy (Corky) Caldwell OAM, QM
Late of Grafton and Minnie Waters, passed away on June 11, 2021 aged 101 years. Relatives, friends, members of the RSL Sub-branch, volunteer firemen and Bush Fire Brigade, and Probus are respectfully invited to attend his funeral service to be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Duke St, Grafton, on Wednesday June 23 at 1pm.

Eileen Dawn Thorley
Late of Tucabia passed away peacefully on June 1. Aged 75 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Eileen’s graveside funeral service to be held at Clarence Lawn Cemetery, Armidale Road, South Grafton on Wednesday, June 23 commencing at 1pm.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Police say South Grafton house fire deliberately lit Neighbours say police were doorknocking the area in the days before the blaze in relation to an alleged break-and-enter at the house.

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Bid to build bridge over busiest river crossing Councillor petitions for support to connect town serviced by busiest ferry route in NSW.

Best of Clarence Valley: Nominations extended for the Best Bar Which is the best bar in Clarence Valley? Nominations have been extended to find the region’s top bar.

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ON THIS DAY

930 World’s oldest parliament, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing or Althingi) in Iceland established.

1960 First contraceptive pill made available for purchase in the U.S.

1961 The Antarctic Treaty was enacted, reserving the entire continent for free and nonpolitical scientific investigation.

1966 Civil Rights marchers in Mississippi are dispersed by tear gas.

2016 Brexit referendum: United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union.

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