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Newspaper

Bowen Independent

Location

Bowen, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 04, 1928

Page

2

Bowen fabric shop to open in Palmer Bros premises

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT informs Bowen and surrounding districts that a drapery business will open soon in premises formerly occupied by Palmer Bros in Gregory Street Bowen. The note invites public inspection of stocks and promises high quality goods at low Brisbane prices with direct consumer sales. It highlights Brisbane wholesale origins and new manufacturing/importing facilities. To mark the opening, the columns will publish special values from own manufacture garments.

Bowen Messrs. Palmer Bros Gregory &J Brisbane

Bowen Evans & Co Tobacconist Listing

Bowen Evans & Co Tobacconist advertises registered N Q E A eesight Out Place and Doubles with phone number Mo 120.

Bowen, Evans & CO N.Q.E. A

Diverse Racing Events and Results From December Meeting

A scrambled program for a December meeting outlines divisions and handicaps across four furlong to one mile races, with first and second prize amounts and penalties for winners. It also notes the potential pre New Year race, the St Andrew's Day meeting results, and outcomes from Ascot and Canterbury Park with winners such as Deer Glade, Night Frame, and Remora.

Euless Winmer Apu Sinationa Bee- Delta J.J. Dizon Ot Bees Wille Turf Club Kingsman Deer Glade Baby Scholar Pevert Lady Wread the &T. Andrews Night Frame Lunaway Scholarship

Turf News Record Maker Gothic Goes to Stud Next Year

The Gothic stallion, named The Record Maker, will stand at stud next year for 900 guineas. The Bowen Turf Club announces a December 22, 1928 meeting with events including Iden Plate and a four furlong race. The detailed stakes and conditions are listed for horses, with first prize around £15.

Moo Gothic Bowen Turf Club

Melbourne Y V R C Meeting Winners Report

At the Y V R C meeting in Melbourne on Saturday the Welter Plate result saw Clatanga first by a neck, Strogoff third, Double Duty second, with Jol Strogoff and Bet-Hing among others. In the Fund Handicap Red Sea won by a head from Tookarby, with Reputed King and See also prominent.

Melbourne YV. R.C Clatanga Double Duty Strogoff Bet- Hing Jol Strogoff J. Ni- Fund Red Sea Tookarby Reputed King Wee See Tata i

England On Top As First Test Hums In Brisbane

England holds a commanding position after two days of the First Test in Brisbane. Hendren and Larwood forged a 124 partnership to 521, while Australia's top four batsmen collapsed, leaving 44 at stumps on Friday. Woodfull and Ponsford fell early on Saturday, amid a grueling day in the heat. First innings: Australia 122 declared with Gregory injured. England 2-114 at stumps on day two.

Brisbane England Australia Einglish Hendren Larwood Heidren Woodfull Ponsford Kippax Bkelleway Chapman Larswood Kippak Tete

Fodder Conservation For Peak Downs Sheep

Captain G A Richard of the Georgan Gold Mining Co. comments on growing fodder to aid drought relief. He notes good soil at Retro on the Peak Downs could support fodder, but western sheep country has sandy soils, desert-like moisture loss, and lower rainfall, creating additional difficulties.

Spain G. A. Richard Georgan Gold Mining Co Peak Downs

Public Curator Grants Admin of Estates in Queensland 1928

Public Curator announces on November 28 1928 orders to administer the estates of deceased residents Richard Ernest Corfey of Scottville Collinsville and George Mawhirt of Bowen by the Supreme Court of Queensland with Alan Ford local deputy Public Curator noted. MR R B Ghewn to commence delivery of fruit and vegetables Saturday next with wholeash of Braih wid Yoroyeblas to be supplied.

Parsons Supreme Court of Queensland Richard Ernest Corfey Scottville Collinsville Miner George Mawhirt Bowen Carenthia Alan Ford Lownsville RB. Ghewn Braih Pupphlei

Public Auction of Household Furniture at Kennedy Street

Under instructions from Mr H Peck a public auction will be held at his Kennedy Street dwelling at 10 am on Tuesday December 11 for the entire furniture including chairs beds wardrobes sewing machine gramophone and crockery. Also a government sale of 80 perpetual town shares and multiple allotments of rural land with lease in perpetuity and 3 percent annual rent, details via the Land Agent Bowen.

H. Peck Kennedy Street Garden Howe George Turner Auotionger Bowen Beation Gumlu Prica Guthalungra North Coast

Special Festive Dance at the School of Arts Dec Fourth

Monday December 4th marks Xuwas Eve with a festive dance at the School of Arts. Officials Tippang and J Goorer oversee arrangements for the event and related community notices include a housing advert and miscellaneous local items.

School of Arts Tippang J. Goorer

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