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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
2
Advertisement lists a BOAD ROADSTER with Colonial body, “never leak” hood, electric head light tail lights six demountable rims and Ford electric starter priced at £199. A FORD TOURER model priced at £206 offers similar “never leak” hood electric lights and starter with five demountable rims. A FORD ONE TON TRUCK is advertised claiming delivery of one ton of goods within one mile in three minutes at a cost.
On June 10 1994 at Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Maskay Rev Father T A Kelly joined William A B Harris youngest son of Aug Harris of Bowen to Trane Elizabeth eldest daughter of My and Mas J Des Cexiaha of Thavallis Pep pine JUNI 1678 A telbate to the memory of AH BERG Police Magistrate Bowen who died at Townsville June 16 1923 remembered by Elizabeth Gordon Howard and Joyce Berg
Arrivals list Wyandra from Cairns and Cooms to Melbourne with several passengers. Departures show Wyandra bound for Melbourne and Coomra for Cairns. Additional entries note items shipped including cases of mandarins, hides, shoeskins, tallow, bones, cucumbers, and other goods to Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.
Local notices from Port Denison detail a grand Deazle Ball on July 4 at the School of Arts hosted by the Port Denison Orchestra and Country Women's Association, with a sailing club quorum lapse prompting a meeting next Wednesday. Also mentions a Bowell Show inquiry, magistrate court items, and a hospital bazaar proposal titled Fairy Land for Kennedy Hospital, plus tomato growers notice and regional rainfall data.
A detailed write up recalls the highly praised concert by the Fort Denison Orchestra led by A. L. Bry Ant and the celebrated Fazel, with strong audience response. The sixteen musicians delivered disciplined, well balanced performances, while Mark Walsh thanked attendees for their patronage and support. Further notices include a Drapery offer at Cootab Kilis and court actions by Warden’s Court for mining leases and a machine area approval on Police Creek.
A fragmented notice references a costume event or display featuring multiple named items and phrases. It hints at a themed parade or show with costumes labeled in a stylized, overseas or regional tone. Names and numbers appear, but the readable facts are limited and unclear.
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