[1][2] The paper was established on 12 February 1907 by Elizabeth May Campbell, with the assistance of Robert Clyde Packer.
[2] The full text of the masthead read: The Coff's Harbour Advocate and Dorrigo, Orara, Coramba, Bucca Bucca, Woolgoogla, Glenreagh and Lower Clarence Advertiser.
[3] The Sun's press at Bellingen was initially used to print the paper.
[2] 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.