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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Probar and Mr J D Wonileraos with Royal Mail Line. References a likely vessel or service name and a place Mackay. Details are garbled. readable bits point to a historical transportation or shipping note. Further clarity required to identify exact event, date, and entities.
Shipping news and obituaries from Deoomabor Townoyilie list multiple arrivals and passengers, naming individuals such as Mackay Gladatone and A C Elphioatons among others, with dates in December and references to memorials for Morris. The fragmentary text preserves names, places, and a memorial note attributed to mourning parents.
In loving memory of our Ged Winnie departed on December 1912. Words cannot express our sorrow as we remember his life and the days we shared together at home and with family. May his memory live on in our hearts and thoughts forever.
Local notices report that Bellers Coote advertise heapless and new year arrangements on December 17 at 11 am while Brisbane merchant B V Waite shares observations on Hawes Golds and district farming methods. Townsville and Bowen items include movie changes at JOLINEON'S PICTURES, water poisoning alerts, cricket mentions, a Bowen waterworks extension note, and community notices on local education and civic events.
The Boeht branch of the Trading Society secured a second mail service of eight per week to Downsville via Boward Smith's Nouener, with Deputy-Postmaster-General support. The move aims to boost returns and convenience for rural residents, despite mixed reception across communities. A related note mentions a Proserpine theater society production and a banana shipment from Proserpine port, alongside local schooling and a chamber of commerce meeting scheduled near Christmas.
Tender details for additions at the Fujpadox Of Bubtio Works in Twas ville, with formal tender forms obtainable at the Court Hotel. Includes stamps and dates, published by the Department of Cyn Tac Works, 26th November 191d, with architec stal notes and official seal.
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