06 Dec 1940
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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
1
Friday December 1 features cakes sweets crafts stalls and a merry wheel with diverse attractions. Local residents are urged to attend the school event for community fun and fundraising.
Miscellany of social goings on includes visits and holidays among Townsville residents. Names such as Mrs. Erie Macleaneft Miss Joss Heron and Mrs. Fred Dinvies appear with travels to Kinenroy, Bowenne, and Townsville as several parties spend brief holidays and host gatherings.
A fragmented note lists donations acknowledged by staff including J Magew fad Mes Bowen Evans Mre A Ko Heron and others. Gifts from Mears Mower Pty Led Hamper of Imperial Fowles and Samuel Allen & Sons are noted with thanks.
A call at 1 am Saturday seeks one married laborer for the State Coke Works and a second at 11 on Saturday seeks two male workers and one single worker for employment by the Railway Department at Birtles Arminiand the 8d Nile.
The court of petty sessions heard four cases including Traymond Harold Teiten and Raymond Harold Joneson among others for alleged unlawful assault or no lawful excuse. The four cases were adjourned until Friday next. A separate section touts a local store promotion with bargain cash prices and crowds.
A Towen tremor Monday night coincides with a surge of dead fish washing ashore on the bench. Some attribute the fish loss to undersea disturbances while others blame natural spawning patterns. Local observers say the incident will likely be explored to explain the unusual event.
Notice of a Friday visit by a Progerpine artist Lo Rowen for a Patriotic Concert. Organized by Miss Dorothy McCormick with introductions by Mise Von Burnett and A.Mus. A. The cast promises high quality entertainment by skilled performers.
The forecast notes a brisk northerly breeze and warm but improving conditions through Thursday. Humidity eases today as temperatures drop from recent extremes, with a varied year showing both hot and cool spells and notable lack of consistent rain in recent months. Thursday temperatures around 4? and Friday near 77.2 degrees are recorded.
Scratches from yesterdays card leave one sevenehing sester division uncertain as Teitmotic Tee Aid rides off. Te meeting at Rewen Turf Club promises relief from heat with a 2/5 admission. proceeds aid ALCP and local charities. Stet Baltation Fund to be presented live. owners note local entries from Lewisville Dickeys 0, Minee 8, 7 Higshes 7-7 and Tusmmasen. First race begins at 2 with a trip to the track.
About twenty men from the 1st Battalion who attended the camp will return to Milwaukee for a 12 day rest and training. They will participate in tactical exercises next week and in a full battalion drill that will conclude the two months of training on December 18.
War Savings Certificates sales in the past fortnight totalled £424, lifting the national figure to £22,157. The drive continues as the surest way for ordinary people to support the war effort, with many able to invest small amounts through the Savings Group.
The report from the HELE lists pineapple and other fruit exports by region with quantities. Sydney shows 12 cases of pineapples and 5 cases of big pears, while Melbourne records 15 cases of pineapples and Newtown notes 7 cases.
A fragmented ad lists Merhan's Valencia Store offering low cash prices on men’s wear, hats, salt cases, and more. It promotes weekly bargains and cheap goods with mentions of quality and service in a period newspaper voice.
In October Bluce 270, Rowen Salt Vonpiy organized a shift of mernering salt workers. A second shift began on Wemenday, raising totals to Ath tons with a hundred men at work. The crew will continue for two more weeks before harvest ends.
A garbled clipping describes a dramatic poem about nightly dangers and air raids in London. The text mentions a tower scene, the phrase winehei-wive and Osage, and a Pathe Telegraph reference with eerie imagery of bombs and a falling building.
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A cryptic dispatch from a World War II front notes Adolf Hitler growing wary of RAF raids on French occupied territory. The piece describes trusted aides doubting safety and recounts nightly movements of air defences and patrols amid strained communications.
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