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WEATHER

Forecast: Sunny. The chance of fog in the south early this morning. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 20s.



GRAFTON: 6-23

YAMBA: 9-22

MACLEAN: 8-22

COPMANHURST: 6-22

WOOLI: 7-22

BARYULGIL: 5-21

NYMBOIDA: 6-21

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Warwick Paul Cheney

Passed away suddenly and tragically August 18. A service for Warwick will be held on Saturday August 28 at 2pm. Due to Covid Restrictions, the service will be live streamed from the Riverview Funerals Webpage, using the code 6966.

Lindsay Robert Hay
Passed away peacefully on August 15, 2021 aged 68 years. In memory of Lindsay, consider a donation to Dementia Australia Research Foundation.

John Alan Child
Formerly of Coledale, late of Rathgar Lodge Ulmarra, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2021 aged 81. A private service of farewell to John will be held.

Noel Francis Bailey
Formerly of Harwood Island and Grafton, late of Bilinga QLD, passed away with his loving family by his side on August 21, 2021, aged 68. Due to Covid-19, a private family service will be held.

Bill Drysdale
Late of South Grafton, formerly of Glenreagh, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on August 21, 2021 aged 79. As per Bill’s wishes, a private cremation has been held.

May Ford
Late of Lower Kangaroo Creek, passed away on August 20, 2021 aged 97. Due to current Covid restrictions, a private farewell service will be held for May. Live Streaming will be available on the Christ Church Cathedral Facebook Page on Wednesday, September 1 at 12pm.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Coastal town tipped to be the next Byron – If you’re kicking yourself for not buying in Byron Bay 10 years ago, then this coastal town on the NSW North Coast could be the next big thing.

How a dad with a tinny created an island paradise for his family – This tranquil island home wasn’t easy to build, but it’s been the perfect private retreat for this family for 30 years. Now, it could be yours.

Boy winched from remote beach track with head injuries – A 13-year-old boy is in a serious condition following a head-on motorcycle smash on a remote track. The rescue chopper has been busy across the region in recent weeks.

We ‘did everything right’, so why didn’t lockdown end? As frustration and confusion builds over the extension of the lockdown on the Northern Rivers, the Deputy Premier sought to deflect some of that anger.

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

1883 Krakatoa volcano, west of Java in Indonesia, erupts with a force of 1,300 megatons and kills approximately 40,000 people

1964 Walt Disney‘s “Mary Poppins” directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles

1979 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and last Viceroy of India, is killed along with three companions, two of them children by the IRA when his boat is blown up near Sligo, Ireland

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