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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary text records a municipal meeting with motions on water works grants paths and public notices. Entries mention Bowen town Darien Alderman etc and a series of motions adopted or deferred with references to committees and approvals.
Intercontinental dispatch reports Prime Minister Hughes was assaulted during a demonstration at Warwick while addressing a crowd on the return journey. He ordered police to arrest two prominent agitators. officers declined under a senior sergeant. Hughes demanded Ryan suspend the sergeant and pursue prosecutions under Commonwealth law. Ryan countered that the Commonwealth could not force Queensland to act and vowed to protect Commonwealth laws, with an inquiry into the matter. Brisbane authorities later signaled prosecutions against Ryan and other officials for breaches of mining regulation.
A fragmented diary recounts a maritime journey with shipboard tasks, anchorage changes, and daily activities between October and December. The crew experiences variable winds, reef work, shelling, fishing, turtle eggs, crab catching, and shelling near Brush Island, Neck Bay, and Molle Passage while documenting encounters with captains, crew, and local scenery.
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