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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
4
An OCR memory insert for a father, with garbled names and phrases, mentions bereaved family and a tribute. It refers to John as a father and a token found or kept in memory. The text is fragmented but conveys a memorial notice with personal family details.
The August 1 issue reports a Shibe Council gathering critiquing wave of debts and discipline, praise for a state school fancy dress ball, and a focus on concrete road work. It notes Main Hands Commission plans to surface the Bowen-Inverdon road with a project cost around £70,044, funded by the town council.
Denison Park plans highlight a renamed lagoon and new playing fields near Bowen central arena. Town officials invite three representatives from each sporting body to Sunday discussions, while Wangaratta shire debates road upgrades from Deniliquin to Collinsville linking Mosavale and Garrick. Weather shows fine conditions with a warm spell. shipping news notes arrivals and police court cases in Bowen.
An Adt notice invites readers to a grand Charity Ball on Friday August 26 featuring a crowd pleasing program. The evening includes a table of performers, a grand orchestra, ballet, and vocal acts, with dinner and free refreshments. A forthcoming feature is a Bed of Adult Hauration showcase with Hortileulinre by Mar Tree hk van Maredeologs ta Mir Bonfield TA and a Pane Recital by Mise Yurike Stampean.
An obscure devotional snippet reflects on divine chastening and inner faith. The fragment hints at hardship tempered by belief, naming a metrical cadence and a call to seek spiritual strength through trials. The text is partial and hard to parse for precise figures or names.
A Bowen notes column records Capt Moody and Mrs Moody taking over ownership in late September with the new owners, Capt Melly selling Day Dream Island previously. A Bank of New South Wales executive, Mr A J Warwick, is named manager in Isdeford Bowen. Town Council appoints Amy McNeill as senior clerk, with other appointments listed. Several residents travel between Bowen, Brisbane, Sydney and Geelong, with visits, holidays, and family events noted.
The Harbour Master reports tide and sun times across the week from Saturday to Friday. Measurements include heights in feet and inches, with high and low tides noted alongside wind and vessel-inlet mentions. The text lists varied values such as 4.20 and 4.0% highs, lows around 1.25 ft, and multiple mentions of AM PM labels across the days.
A new launch named Beth built by Messrs Hansen and co. arrives in Townsville from Loment after a 12:30 departure, achieving nine knots in wind. Builders plan an 82 foot Bermuda loop for Mr. Wally Toodall as Bowen awaits more craft to boost the town’s yachting status.
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