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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
3
Fragmented OCR reports a Bowen show and a meeting of an association with officers elected, including A. L. Smith as president and several named vice-presidents, secretaries, and committee members. The notes describe apologies received, nominations, motions, and adoption of a financial report. The text references a meeting agenda, attendance, and future actions for the organization.
Market reports from Sydney with scattered figures and entries on various trades and shipments. The garbled notes reference prices, dates, and entities such as Newcastle and Sydney consignments, plus mentions of a clothing-related offer and a Tower department item.
A dense listing of race results and athlete marks across multiple events. Names such as Albion Purle, Sharo on Hud, Greenmude, and Fort Rophly appear among many others with various scores and placements. The page catalogs numerous competitors and outcomes with terse, fragmentary entries.
The piece, attributed to a late war poet, depicts a desert scene where soldiers shelter under a tattered manuscript. A prayer-like verse emerges as a plea for strength and courage, reportedly tied to a competition adjudicated by a military magazine editor.
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