''The Coff's Harbour Advocate'' was a weekly English language newspaper published from 1907 to 1972 in
Coff's Harbour,
New South Wales
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Australia
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. It was also known as ''The Advocate'', and ''The Coff's Harbour and Dorrigo Advocate.''
History
The paper was established on 12 February 1907 by Elizabeth May Campbell, with the assistance of
Robert Clyde Packer
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The full text of the masthead read: ''The Coff's Harbour Advocate and Dorrigo, Orara, Coramba, Bucca Bucca, Woolgoogla, Glenreagh and Lower Clarence Advertiser''. The ''Suns press at Bellingen was initially used to print the paper.
In 1972 the paper was renamed ''The Advocate'', published by the North Coast News. On 28 February 1984 the title reverted to ''The Coff's Harbour Advocate''.
Digitisation
''The'' ''Coff's Harbour Advocate'' has been digitised as part of the
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See also
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List of newspapers in New South Wales
This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia.
List of newspapers in New South Wales (A)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (B)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (C)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (D)
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External links
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References
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Newspapers published in New South Wales
Newspapers on Trove
Weekly newspapers published in Australia