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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1935
Page
6
Garden guidance covers planting gladioli and bulbs, weed control, watering, and soil care. It notes timing for September sowing, feeding, and staking to ensure blooms for a September show, stressing shallow rooting and careful cultivation.
The column lists ships sailing from Brisbane Cooktown and Sydney with captains including Sayers Night Ingall Tompton Beel and Thomason and cards arrivals like Ben Bolt aboard Fitzroy. It recounts social events at the jetty with the Ban and Band and praises officers and residents with casual anecdotes and future plans.
Local notices announce the Foundation Stone ceremony for the new Presbyterian Church on Kennedy Street scheduled for Saturday at 3 pm. Also details forthcoming for the Ninth Corticulaural Show and a large Horticultural Show on September 13 featuring flower exhibits, crafts, and a new horticultural pavilion. The Ninth Corticulaural Show plans include displays by the local Horticultural Society and competitions with trophies donated by A. H. Meron. The Mayor will open the Presbyterian horticultural events and the City Theatre district hosts an Eisteddfod at the theatre in November.
A fragment quoting A Greenfield of Sydney describes enduring severe pain that halted work and caused voice loss. The text references a money-back remedy but lacks clear product or adverse event details. The readable portion centers on personal suffering and interruption to employment.
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