Grafton Daily Examiner Daily Catch-Up: May 13, 2021

All your local weather, funeral notices, road conditions, fuel prices and much more in one place

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Good morning!

What will you get up to today?

WEATHER

Forecast: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog this morning, mainly inland. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

• GRAFTON: 13-25
  
• YAMBA: 14-23
• MACLEAN: 15-21
• COPMANHURST: 13-25
• WOOLI: 16-20
• BARYULGIL: 15-22
• NYMBOIDA: 12-21

FUEL & TRAFFIC

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Patricia Margaret (Trish) Kelly

Passed away peacefully at home on May 8, 2021. Relatives and friends of Trish are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service to be held at Pulled Chapel, 3-7 Prince Street, Grafton on Friday, May 14 commencing at 11.30am. A private cremation will follow.

John Anthony Minshull 

Passed away at home on May 2, 2021 aged 72 years. A memorial service to celebrate John’s life will follow at a later date.

Rita Cecilia Gallagher

Passed away on April 17, 2021. Rita’s family wish to sincerely express their appreciation and thanks for the many expressions of kindness, support and love received on Rita’s passing.

Cletus James Moran

Formerly of Ulmarra, late of Coutts Crossing, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2021, aged 63 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Cletus’s graveside funeral service, to be held at Clarence Lawn Cemetery, Armidale Road, South Grafton, on Monday, May 17 at 10am.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Shots fired at tractor to ‘de-escalate’ confrontation, court told: A Copmanhurst man has given evidence that he was rammed by a tractor during a dispute with his neighbour, and that he discharged a firearm after he was rammed multiple times while attempting to come to the aid of another neighbour.

Police reveal how close Yamba crash was to catastrophe: Police have revealed the details of a freak accident that stopped traffic in Yamba for more than an hour on Tuesday morning.

Jobs need image makeover to move forward: Business NSW: A local business leader has said while the budget provides for upskilling and training people into jobs and reducing unemployment, it will amount to little if the jobs aren’t made more attractive.

River Street land vacant for 15 years to be filled: A hole in Maclean’s central business district is closer to being restored after the land on River Street was purchased recently.

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPES

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ON THIS DAY

1861 The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, NSW, Australia.

1912 The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.

1981 Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives.

1995 Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.

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Draw: 2106

Winning Numbers: 27, 39, 2, 14, 34, 42, 1

Supps: 25, 18

Division 1: Not won

Division 2: Not won

Division 3: $924.55

Division 4: $135.10

Division 5: $43.60

Division 6: $25.90

Division 7: $12.95

Division 8: $10.60