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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1933
Page
4
Readable items include vacuum flasks, wood bits sets, shaving mirrors, blades, kitchenware, butcher knives, pumfer and fish boat tins, cutlery, and crocket tools. Prices shown as reduced sale figures with several items priced at 4/3 or 1/6 and notes of NOW 1/-.
A garbled ad promotes Aladdin lamps claiming bargains and quick returns. It urges readers to visit tonight and sample models, promising money saving and a double effect on payments.
An OCR fragment advertises Cash Sympathy as a better option than Sympathy in insurance. It mentions The Youth British Insurance Company td and various classes of cover including wire, marine, personal accident, and motor. A Queensland official is referenced with names Sellars & Co and a district inspector.
A new Chevrolet model is unveiled with a starting price of £233 0 0 in Brisbane, plus 5 percent sales tax. The announcement highlights the car as a compact option within the lineup. Nothing else offers comparable value.
A historical racing digest notes Chatham’s near win at Warwick Stakes and Cox Plate performances, with references to Derby winner Linford and other contenders. It highlights forthcoming races at Flemington and Moone Valley, owner Kenneth Lindeowe Stakes, and various horses including Anmpimiy, Hihlex, and Temptress in a burst of 1980s style racing chatter.
Me following football selectors named a large squad to face Northern Queensland and North Greenlands teams in Townsville on September 14. The list includes players from Babinda Batley Cairo Curtind Bowen and many others with positions across forward and back lines and a mix of clubs from across the region.
Fragmentary OCR from a sports page lists numerous names and items with unclear context. It mentions matches, players, dates, venues, and rewards in a jumbled sequence, making it difficult to identify a coherent event or outcome from the readable segments.
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