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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
4
Article notes Italian facilities in Naples and Parma convert tomato refuse into useful products. Dried residues yield tomato seeds and an orange yellow oil with a tomato scent, usable for lighting and table use. Pressed oil plus cake provide cattle feed and skins become wrapping paper.
Mr J Mcinnery reports clearing and burning of township allotments on the Eungella Range top is advancing. Four to five allotments are nearly finished with more soon. Mr W Dobson hauled a portable engine up the range over ten days using 26 bullocks, facing tough bends and slow progress but reaching the top safely.
Mr Grimstone of Proserpine visits Bowen for several days seeking business. He has been appointed special travelling representative for the South British Insurance Co Ltd, with Proserpine Districts Agent Mr D Miller. Congratulations to Mr Grimetone on his appointment. Mr Ambrose Palmer of Bank of New South Wales Hughenden is spending six weeks leave with his parents Mr and Mrs J J Palmer.
The log outlines proposed pay scales and conditions for Waterside Workers Federation members in Queensland. It covers ordinary and overtime rates, special cargo handling, Sunday and holiday pay, vaccination penalties, layoff practices, stand-by pay, ventilation rules, minimum staffing, and wage protections for rain and stoppages.
A garbled customer endorsement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieved children Horace and Gwen from difficult breathing and sleepless nights. It cites merchants Bold by Horns Philp & Co. and G. W. Jupp as distributors in Port, WA.
Sam M Ve a, the coloured boxer, was attacked by several men after a talk with M irlénd to Castlereagh near Sydney last Friday night, a man arrested with a half brick in hand. In Madison Square Garden, Jesse Willard Morrie fought ten rounds with a clear edge to Morrie. Loch Amos won a Tattersall’s Cup race in Sandhurst event. Bill Squires plans a ring return. A colt foal by Hayarde sold for 3,100 guineas. Hyman sold to the German Government for 1,300 guineas. Bowen race meeting nominations close at noon today. George Carpentier knocked out Bom badier Wells in 78 seconds in a return match. The Turf Club considers rule changes to trainers licensed in Queensland and elsewhere.
Mrs G Bowman of Theaby Wickham Newcastle N3 reports a serious foot injury after a hand-car accident. The man walked seven miles through bush to seek help, applied Mr Shadan's Magonda Linfmest which stopped bleeding and eased pain, later healing the wound. Also notes about torpedo destroyer Warrego cost and health remedies Chamberlain's Tablets.
Bowen Turf Club hosts a New Year meeting with three races on the program. A Hurry Scurry Hack for non winners, a Members Handicap for owner members, and a Farewell Handicap for all horses to be handicapped after the prior race. Entries close 2.45 p.m. with weights declared and accepted shortly after.
The notice outlines entry deadlines and weights under North Queensland Racing Association rules. It specifies dates for declarations of weights, nominations, acceptances, and minimum weights, including penalties for winners and per-race adjustments, with names of clubs and the Bowen Turf Club secretary.
The Burdekin Meat Works reports progress after treating about 150 000 head of cattle and 45 000 head of pigs. Artificial legs or arms span the market with bespoke orders from Cart er & Co Ltd and The Surgical Supply House in Brisbane.
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