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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
5
A dense OCR fragment mentions the Wasoamate s 4H council and town affairs at Morrison. It references committees, plans for improvement, and a focus on local governance and community actions in a verbose, disjointed style.
Fragmented OCR hints at a sports or racing event involving Comstock figures Herve and Bone Linkmant with names like Kachrest and Rom. The text is garbled but suggests a May meeting, a race night, and possible bids or races at venues including Rivoli and Ube.
Private W. Bing sends a detailed wartime letter from the J E Fraser front about Gallipoli memories, hospital recovery, and service on the Siver Peninsula. He describes travel from Alexandria to Miselles, leave in Salisbury and Devon, weather, friendly encounters, and a wish to return to Proserpine with news of fellow soldiers and ongoing war duties.
Readable fragments mention a town notice with unclear names and items. The text includes scattered personal names and phrases that resemble a jumble of local references and quotes, lacking coherent events or actions.
The Merinda State School held a prize distribution on the 14th for a successful year. Mr W Henry secretary of the School Committee congratulated the staff and outlined prize categories including book prizes, a Xmas Analogy for younger pupils, and certificates for high achievement. Prizewinners and attendance were acknowledged with thanks to teachers and students for their effort.
An old advertisement describes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache, kidney trouble, dizziness, and swelling. It cites a customer named Mary Jas Robbison of Glenentry who reports improved health after use and mentions that the product is sold by local keepers and will be mailed on request.
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