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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1935
Page
2
Bowen's Progressive Newspaper lists publication days Monday Wednesday Friday with ads due noon prior to publication and casual ads accepted until 1 pm on issue day. Free social and general items. contact George Street Bowen postal box 13. price per copy 34 and 1/8 per quarter.
The report covers railway quarters additions at Bowen for locomotive men, lodging act extensions, and a digression on fruit prices and market conditions. It notes diphtheria cases, a new class at Cliss A station near Cleveland, overland lines completion, and a town court for drunkenness along with accidental injuries from a car collision.
The Mackay society collected £500 to rain insurance as influenza cards were issued. Revenue from the year totalled £1108 with losses at £204. Local athletic events featured high jumps, pony hacks, and horse races with notable names and results. An advertisement praises King Tea for flavor and economy, urging local purchase to support Queensland workers and jobs.
The Bowen PF and M Association’s 1035 Show and Rodeo opens Wednesday with clear weather expected after recent rain. Officials expect a highly successful event with strong entries in ring events and poultry, plus displays by Bowen Horticultural Society and Bowen District Growers Association. Sideshow acts, the Publican’s Booth, Refreshments by Hospital Ladies, and the Show Ladies’ Sweet Stall are planned as attractions with 120 competitors in ring events and more than twice that in poultry.
Mrs Bardon attended the Hin tedldfod with Rev and Mrs Asbue and will return to Mackay Tuesday morning. The Presbyterian Kilnedfod invited her to Nylt refreshment in Bull's Cafe and presented a crystal chess set as a token of appreciation. Constable J Eustace, formerly of Bowen, now Cloncurry, is holidaying in town. Bowen Turf Club announces the annual dance on Friday July 5 with “Dance of Colours” and a Rainbow kaleldoseaye. prizes for Colour Dance and Chocolate Waltz. Proserpine Show coverage notes strong attendance despite threatening weather. gate £22 18s. In ring events Joe and Fred Muller competed. poultry classes list various entries and champions by Mullers and Edgerton family members including Rhode Island Red, Orpingtons, and Wyandotte.
Mr Haweny of Brisbane Queensland Worker subeditor wins £17,000 in Tattersalls sweep. He takes the fortune calmly and plans to improve his present living. Ramsay also wins £1,000 from the Golden Casket with a sixth share ticket last August.
The coroner recorded Charles Christhin Linley as dying in Gosford last week from extreme exhaustion and starvation due to an utter absence of appetite. Evidence showed he traveled from Kley Street to Gosford with his mother and sister, then deteriorated after arriving Saturday. A government medical officer found consumption, and witnesses noted Linley lived apart from his wife and 13-year-old children. The coroner called it an extraordinary case.
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