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WEATHER

Forecast: Mostly sunny. Winds south to south westerly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s. Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.

GRAFTON: 7-24

YAMBA: 9-20

MACLEAN: 7-22

COPMANHURST: 7-24

WOOLI: 11-20

BARYULGIL: 8-24

NYMBOIDA: 6-23

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Martin ‘Marty’ Stait
The family of Marty Stait will be having a Funeral Service for him on September 12, 2021 in Grafton. Due to Covid restrictions, the service will be streamed and recorded for people unable to attend. For more information, please visit Riverview Funerals website.

Warren Sidney Hughes ‘The Phoenix - Wazza’
Late of Grafton, passed away on August 18, 2021 aged 76 years. Due to Covid restrictions, a private family service has been held.

Maureen Frances Endean
Passed away peacefully on September 2, 2021 aged 78 years. A private family service will be held. Due to current health restrictions, live streaming via the Grafton and District Funerals Facebook page will be available on Wednesday, September 8 at 11am.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Talk of the town: Owners launch shop after lengthy closure It’s been more work than they ever imagined but with the help of an eager community, Nathan and Ros Brown are ready to bring back a beach town’s central hub.

‘A man without an arm’: Horror scenes from fatal shark attack A surfer in his 30s died after shocked witnesses reported seeing his arm being torn off by a shark at Emerald Beach on Sunday morning.

Devastation at scene of fatal motorcycle accident The site of the crash shows signs of the tragedy that took the life of the young man on Saturday morning.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

70 Roman army under General Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem

1714 Treaty of Baden signed by the Holy Roman Empire and France, ending the War of the Spanish Succession; French retain Alsace and Landau, Austria gets east bank of Rhine

1822 Pedro I, son of King Joao VI declares Brazil‘s independence from Portugal (National Day)

1888 Edith Eleanor McLean is first baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island, New York.

1909 Eugene Lefebvre becomes first pilot to die in an aircraft, while test piloting new French-built Wright biplane at Juvisy.

LOTTO

Set For Life

Draw: 2222

Winning numbers: 36, 41, 6, 30, 39, 20, 4

Supps: 42, 17