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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
2
The Bowen Independent publishes a fragmented advertisement page listing E. J. Caine solicitor on Herbert Street, surgeon G. Beresford, and other Bowen businesses. It notes publication on Monday and Wednesday with pricing, ad submission deadlines, and general information about deliveries, subscriptions, and local notices. References include Bowen Post Office Box 18 and steamship sailings to Townsville and Mouramba.
A fragmented August 25 1938 local page item lists varied items including arrests, imprisonment notes, and names of towns and individuals. It mentions August weather, past events, and references to named places and persons, with descriptors of court actions and local happenings. The readable fragments indicate a broad civic notices and social items section typical of a weekly paper.
Elizabeth Swinton, widow of Amos, longtime Bowen resident, died Friday after a long illness. She leaves her husband, two sons, and a large extended family including siblings and many relatives in the district. Funeral plans and full obsequies were to be announced by the family.
A telegraphic news brief reports Golden Casket No 361 as first to win within the Winton syndicate with names including G A Wildlamae and others listed in the damaged dispatch. The fragment references dawn timing and locations such as Torletay and Metetune with various initials.
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