Daily Catch-Up: January 4, 2021

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

Forecast: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.

WEATHER

• GRAFTON: 21-29
• YAMBA: 21-27
• MACLEAN: 21-28
• COPMANHURST: 20-29
• WOOLI: 21-27
• BARYULGIL: 21-29

FUNERAL NOTICES

Geoffrey Warwick Solomon
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.

Peter Stuart Clarke
Formerly of the Central Coast and Northern Beaches, late of Coutts Crossing. Passed away December 26, 2020 aged 58 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Peter's funeral service at Pullen Chapel on Saturday, January 9 at 11am. 

Elmar Quante
Formerly of Jackadgery, late of Junction Hill, died on December 30, 2020 aged 84 years. Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend Elmar's funeral service to be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Victoria St, Grafton, on Wednesday, January 6 at 12pm.

Marcia Kathleen Hutchinson (nee Temple)
Late of Grafton, formerly of Engadine, passed away with Kevan by her side, aged 81 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Marcia's funeral service to be held at the Salvation Army Citadel, Oliver St, Grafton, on Thursday, January 7 at 11am.

ON THIS DAY

1809  French educator Louis Braille, who developed a system of printing and writing that is extensively used by the blind and that was named for him, was born near Paris.

1853  Solomon Northrup, a free Black man who had been kidnapped and sold into slavery, legally obtained his freedom, and he later wrote about his experiences in Twelve Years a Slave (1853).1853  

1914  Following the great success of the Model T, American automobile maker Henry Ford raised his workers' pay from $2.40 to $5.00 a day and reduced the hours of the workday.

1919  Anton Drexler founded the German Workers' Party, the forerunner of the Nazi Party, in Munich, Germany.

2010  Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, officially opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Originally published as Daily Catch-Up: January 4, 2021