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Newspaper

Bowen Independent

Location

Bowen, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jun 02, 1928

Page

5

Brisbane telegraphic note on Dr Earl Page itinerary

The Brisbane telegraphic item reports Dr Earl Page plans a lengthy expedition to Western Queensland. Jo ni Girly travels next month with Mr Hunter to inspect counties from Charleville to Longreach, with a route through Comanbulia and Blackall.

Brisbane Earl Page Joni Girly Tunter Muranoa Jeerby Western Queensland Charlevailes Comnanulia Am Bo Blackil Itl Longreael

Plague Hits Dowis Maize Field Half Harvested

Parmners in the Dowis maize area suffer severe losses from a rodent plague. Beishane and Priday report crops decimated as grain is eaten by pests before harvest.

Dowis

Hobart General Elections Yield Surprises Across Parties

Hobart voters faced a night of surprises as results from the general election rolled in on Wednesday. Local party fortunes remained unsettled with final tallies to be announced in the coming days.

Hobart Beaufeat

Big Company Formed to Acquire Golden Horseshoe Mine

Perth reports a new company with £100,000 capital being formed to take over the Golden Horseshoe Mine at Kalgoorlie. The mine, once the richest on the Kalgoorlie field, closed in 1926 due to high costs, though ore reserves remain in the hundreds of thousands of tons.

Perth Uude Kalgoorlie

The Cook's Strike Extends as Sailors Remain Off Work

Shipping circles expected a resumption of work after a Cook's Union meeting but the secretary announced the strike would continue. The outlook in the Slupreg industry is regarded pessimistically in Sydney on Friday.

Sydney Cooks’ Union

Murderers Hanged for Constable Gut teridge Case

In London on Thursday the murderers of Constable Gutteridge, Brown and Kennedy, were executed in separate prisons. Brown, deemed England's worst criminal, boasted he would cheat the scaffold, ate a large breakfast, and walked to the gallows defiant. No public demonstrations occurred outside the prisons.

London Gutteridge Brown Kennedy England

National Balloon Race Terrible Experience In Pennsylvania

Pittsburg reports a severe weather incident during the National Balloon Race. Fourteen balloonists faced a heavy electrical storm. six struck by lightning and one man killed. A balloon crashed on a high tension line causing townwide darkness and several injuries.

Pittsburg Pennsylvania

Plight from New York to Gilisland Sparks Departure Plans

A scrambled transit notice shows New York to Gilisland movements with Kingsford and Smith listed among travelers. The text mentions an imminent flight, cargo checks, and a weather window as arrival is planned at Crisbine.

New York Gilisland Kingsford Weithesly Kops Ford Smith Crisbine Peis Picue Sullie

Plane Southern Cross Flight To Honolulu Disappears Over Ocean

Captain Kfueford Smith and crew depart Oakland for Honolulu in the Southern Cross. The craft carries 1200 gallons of petrol for a ~2100 mile leg, radios and provisions. weather is reported favorable, but the plane vanishes after takeoff with 1200 witnesses observing. Police guard the runway as search efforts begin along the California coast.

Oikland Kfueford Smith Eee Australia Honolulu Lbened Indy Tilsley Field San Francisco Hawaii Wheeler Field Smith Californian Jilawan Oakland Southern Cross Sura

Visibility and position reports from the steamer voyage

At 1.25 the fliers reported everything fine with a speed of 74 kph. By 1.30 they had communications with the steamer Wilhelmina through KPH. At 1.43 their noon position was 32.35 N 132.03 E and six miles later Ulm reported visibility excellent under clouds with a mood of feeling atop the world.

Wilhelmina Kph Ulm Smith

Magistrate Court Fines and Defaults From Proceedings

At the magistrate's court judgment by default was given in two cases M P Ryan against D Goff for board and lodging 3 pounds 15 shillings and 11 pence costs and W P Davey against Grande Fraser 1 pound 3 shillings 6 pence with goods sold and delivered and 7 shillings 6 pence costs. Also Ridney Long failed to appear on a drunkenness charge and bail of 10 shillings was exacted. Andrew Hall Kelvin Patrick O Sullivan and Victor Marne pleaded guilty to traveling without paying fare from Proserpine Station to Bowen Shad on May 31 1998 and were fined 41 pounds with costs totaling 4 days imprisonment in default.

G. A. Cameron F-M M. P. Ryan D. Goff Costa W. P. Davey Grande Fraser

Fruit and produce price list from Adelaide and Sydney markets

Yesterday market reports list prices for pineapples oranges mandarins and tomatoes in Adelaide and Sydney. Shown are per pound or unit ranges like 25/ for Adelaide pineapples and 12/ to 24/ for Sydney smooths with other fruits such as riplaya ripleys and orangia in varied price brackets.

Adelaide Melbourne Sydney

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