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WEATHER

Forecast: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.

GRAFTON: 13-27

YAMBA: 15-23

MACLEAN: 14-26

COPMANHURST: 13-27

WOOLI: 14-23

BARYULGIL: 13-26

NYMBOIDA: 12-26

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FUNERAL NOTICES

John William McArthur

Of Coutts Crossing. Passed away August 15 after a brief illness. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions a private service will be held on Tuesday August 24, commencing at 11am. The service can live streamed from the Riverview Funerals webpage using the code 5533.

Helen Susan Gibbs 
Late of South Grafton, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2021 aged 70 years. As per Helen’s wishes, a private cremation has been held.

Enid Joy Williams 
Late of Grafton, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2021 aged 96 years. Due to current Covid restrictions, a private family service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Duke St, Grafton, on Friday, August 20 at 1pm. This service will be livestreamed on the Christ Church Cathedral Facebook page.

Jack Simpson
Late of Mareeba, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2021 aged 95 years. A private service to be held.

Ruth Ellis
Passed away peacefully on August 14, 2021 aged 83 years.

Athol ‘Butchy’ Seaham Boyle
Late of Iluka, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2021 aged 91 years. Athol was privately buried.

Era Margaret Fischer 
Late of Corakai, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2021 aged 89 years. A private service to be held.

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.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

New Yamba sewage Covid test result revealed Results from follow-up testing conducted two days after Covid fragments were found in Yamba site have been released by NSW Health.

Helicopter called for horse fall west of Grafton Ambulance officers and paramedics on scene treating man for injuries, as helicopter called in.

Covid testing shortfall sparks plea for better service A lack of Covid-19 testing in a “vulnerable” coastal population has prompted a call for better sewage surveillance which the government has hinted could arrive soon.

Police searching for man in blue cap and hoodie Police allege the driver of the Land Cruiser checked the damage before speeding away from the scene.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

1850 1st US National Women‘s Rights Convention convenes in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1942 Battle of Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffe planes bomb Stalingrad (40,000 die).

1996 Osama bin Laden issues message entitled ‘A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places’.

2005 Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane.

LOTTERIES

Saturday Lotto

Draw: 4183

Winning Numbers: 40, 34, 43, 35, 6, 19

Supps: 45, 22

Division 1: $1,304,946.92

Division 2: $15,971.90

Division 3: $1,145.20

Division 4: $30.75

Division 5: $16.95

Division 6: $9.25