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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1925
Page
6
Telegraphic notices report an unsettled situation with uprisings, floods, and property damage in Britain along the North coast. Disruptions affect road and rail services as authorities struggle to resume normal operations amid widespread damage and halted bridges. Local towns caution travelers as trains are withdrawn and services reduced.
In Melbourne on Friday Riverma sheep station Ranormabah yarded about 1 800 head halfway stock and Warrandore station were described as the Mur station. The bid rose to £895 000 before bidding ceased. It was later announced the property sold for £840 000 to a pastoral company.
Melbourne reports the Royal Commission on the police strike rebukes the Police Chief Commissioner and criticizes past governments for pension arrangements and mismanagement. It suggests suspension and charging of 29 officers and questions the use of supervisors during the crisis.
Melbourne reports that in 1928 Prime Minister Bruce outlined renewal of the passage money agreement with Britain. The program funded assisted migrants and settlers under land schemes, with twenty five thousand arriving last year. Three state governments support continuation, and Bruce expects British approval.
In Auckland on Friday an extradition order was issued to remove O. J. De Garis to Melbourne. He departs today aboard the Marion Marma for Sydney under escort of Detective Davey. Senior Detective Ward testified at his arrest. De Garis carried £876.
Auckland one more infant deaths reported yesterday as the epidemic of pantile paralysis grows. At a British Medical Association meeting Dr King stressed the severity of the situation. Strikingly the Maori population shows apparent immunity with no Maori contracting the disease despite widespread exposure.
A long catalog of frocks and fabrics with intricate detailing and multiple price points. Items include Floral Crepe de Chine, Mastic Morocsin, Nigger Morar cain inspired gowns, White Volle ensembles, and Velvet ribbons. Prices range from modest sale figures to premium garments, highlighting stylistic variety and era-specific trimming.
The text presents a garbled sailing scene with many misread names and phrases. It mentions a SEIT on THE FLEET, ships such as VALETA and ELVIA, sailors like Gray and BERYL, and scattered fragments about races, love, and distant places. The passage reads as a jumbled mix of nautical jargon and OCR errors.
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