Daily Catch-Up: December 30, 2020

Today's local weather, funeral, and other notices in one place.

Forecast: Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s..

WEATHER

• GRAFTON: 19-26
• YAMBA: 21-24
• MACLEAN: 19-26
• COPMANHURST: 18-25
• WOOLI: 20-24
• BARYULGIL: 19-26

FUNERAL NOTICES

Geoffrey Warwick Soloman
Formerly of Sydney and Tamworth, late of Yamba. Passed away 23rd December, 2020, aged 76 years. A funeral service to celebrate Geoff's life will be held at St James Anglican Church, Wharf St, Maclean on Monday, 4th January, 2021, commencing at 10.30am.

Jean Kearns
Of St Catherine's Villa, late of Wooli, passed away peacefully on 23rd December 2020 aged 100 years. Relactives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Jean's funeral service to be held at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Tyson St, South Grafton on Monday, 4th January, 2021 commencing at 10am. A private burial will follow at the Ulmarra Cemetery.

ON THIS DAY

1703  -  Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die.

1922  - The Soviet Union, or USSR, is established.

1932  - The Soviet Union bars food handouts for housewives under 36 years of age. They must now work to eat.

1998  - One of a set of stegosaurus prints stolen from a sacred Aboriginal site near Broome is recovered. 

2006  - Saddam Hussein, former Iraq dictator, is executed by hanging for crimes committed against his own people during his rule.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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OZ LOTTO

Draw: 1402

Winning numbers: 29, 26, 8, 39, 35, 15, 2

Supps: 32, 43

Division 1: $10,538,803.91

Division 2: $12,625.75

Division 3: $3,524.65

Division 4: $356.50

Division 5: $49.65

Division 6: $24.90

Division 7: $16.55

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The Daily Examiner reveals its Power 30 of Clarence Valley's most influential people of 2020, and find out who came out on top for the People's Choice.

Shocking crimes and courtroom drama made headlines throughout 2020. We take a look back at some of the biggest stories covered by The Daily Examiner. Read more here

A 52-year-old woman suffered head injuries when she fell from her bike on the Yamba breakwall just after 9pm Saturday. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by Ambulance New South Wales to the breakwall and the woman was flown to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition. Read more here

Originally published as Daily Catch-Up: December 30, 2020