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WEATHER

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 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: 8-23

YAMBA: 10-20

MACLEAN: 8-21

COPMANHURST: 8-23

WOOLI: 11-19

BARYULGIL: 8-23

NYMBOIDA: 7-22

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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.

June Irene Newton
Formerly of Penrith, late of Grafton, passed away on September 4, 2021 aged 91 years. A private family service will be held for June.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Stylish and eccentric: celebrating the life of much-loved South Grafton doctor “She’s accomplished more academically in her life than most other people I know.”

Man says prohibited weapons were innocent toys, court hears A lawyer for the man said while the items appeared to be dangerous, they were in fact toys or novelty items, some of which had been purchased online.

Tributes flow for young father-to-be killed in horrific shark attack A young man who was fatally mauled by a shark has left behind a heartbroken family and wife who was expecting their first child. They had only recently married.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

1380 Battle on Kulikovo: Moscow‘s great monarch Dimitri defeats the Mongols beginning the decline of the Tatars.

1504 Michelangelo‘s Statue of David is unveiled in Florence.

1941 WWII: Siege of Leningrad by German, Finnish, and eventually Spanish troops begins; battle lasted over 28 months, as Russia repels the invasion; well over a million lives.

1970 Black September hijackings begin, three airliners hijacked and blown up by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

1986 The Oprah Winfrey Show is first broadcast nationally.

LOTTO

Monday Lotto

Draw: 4110

Winning numbers: 32, 1, 30, 31, 40, 24

Supps: 3, 42