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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1913
Page
2
A grand display of Xmas presents and New Year gifts is open in all departments. Pascell & Co.'s latest confections bottled or toned have just arrived from London. The store invites early inspection to show the best selection in Bowen.
December 14 arrivals include Passen gere Mesdames E Hilens river stone Philp A Knoble and infant Messia A Amich Anderson G W Jupp Radcliffe A R Roache J Blaine W Gross Kruetz Mastera V Cleary and Lamb and 2 steerage passengers. Also December 14 Arawatts for Townsville with 2 steerage passengers.
Tuesday December 16 1913 Bowen daily notes a ganger, Mr E B Martin, injures his leg on the Bowen Fraser pine tramway with a weeks holiday ahead after medical care. Additional sugar bounty of 2/2 per ton is approved for cane delivered by December 25 1913 totaling £567 5 0 to be distributed. Local items cover constables holiday, Bowen River Coalfield visitors, a marriage at Leichhardt, and a libel damages case against West Australian newspaper. A steamer relief replaces the lighthouse keeper at Whitsunday Island.
The Port Denioin Sailing Club holds its monthly meeting this evening in Bosview. The agenda includes drawing up the Kanter programme and club matters alongside other notes from Bowen and Proserpine.
The season for Christmas gifts is underway with selections from 8 Wolff & Co. Rockhampton and a large stock of jewellery clocks and silver plate displayed at Payne's Sinha Rooms where Mr F Br Shiels, their native, has opened the shop.
The Shoalhaven district mourns Henry Wilson who died at 94 after a long life as a link between past and present. He helped settle and build the region, walked into town days before his death, and left a family including Captain J Wilson and George Wilson. Funeral services were held at the general cemetery amid many tributes to a highly esteemed citizen.
A subscriber writes to Bowen School of Art urging reform before the upcoming annual meeting. The letter complains that improvements voted by subscribers have not been implemented and accuses standing committee members of bypassing rules to push their own ends. The writer calls for elected committees and adherence to bylaws regarding secretary appointments.
Land will be opened for agricultural farm selection at 11 o'clock am on specified January 1014 dates. Portions include 880 acres at Molongle parish priced 10 per acre and 782 acres at Oyster parish, with perpetual lease options. Additional parcels in Burri parish total 310 acres at 10 per acre. Applications lodged at the Land Agent Proserpine, time of closing noted.
A permanent port beacon near the Pilot boat shed on Dalrymple Point will align with North Headlight showing white light to mark 60 feet from the jetty end, aiding arriving ships. Prize lists and student names follow for various classes and ages, with numerous prize categories and musical entries noted. The notice also advertises land open for selection at Bowen Court House on Tuesday 13 January 1911 and reports fruit pricing news from Sydney commission agents.
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