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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
6
A provincial council meeting covered extensive votes on appointments and budget items. Discussions included chairmanship, stock value allocations, and priorities for 158,000 funding in Liowon district with additional amounts for Persborough and Mackay. The session noted dog license revenue and delayed expenditures, ending with committee motions on supplies and salary accounts.
A noisy fragmentary page lists venues and items including Blane's showroom filled with dainty novelties and ready to wear millinery. It references Dreta Slate School and a parade of names, weights, and vendors, with scattered phrases about restoration, improvement, and purchases.
A fragmented letter addresses the federal elections, denouncing party dogma and urging voters to consider independent policies. The writer opposes Mel Barnford and Mr McKellum, criticizes Labour and the two main parties, and urges direct engagement with voters to reveal true policies. The text includes stray lines and garbled OCR artifacts but centers on anti-party sentiment and calls for reform.
An OCR fragment notes Mamntactutren tiy duerrocka and Lingebead stock at Crorge St Gussmeriaivu by Wy Coomills. It praises a very fine evenly woven snow white cloth, suitable for ladies and children's wear, with a width of 36 jueses and a price of 2/40 per yard.
Fragmentary OCR shows Killarney Refreshment Rooms with names like Gregary Bowen Gay, Leod dvinkens Tow Coco Vallee and Chocolate, Haw aud Nigms Steak, Kus Hogelhiol Eggs boiled bees, Trot ter Votan Ud pork sausage and liggs bageley Higgs. Meals at all hours. 4 Winsaup McOnarm Proprietary.
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