Rilett Orders Ballot For Sample Election
J Rilett issues orders to collect samples and set up an election process. Officials prepare ballots and procedures to ensure a formal voting event is conducted.
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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1923
Page
2
J Rilett issues orders to collect samples and set up an election process. Officials prepare ballots and procedures to ensure a formal voting event is conducted.
Arrivals: Aramac from Brisbane via ports with passengers Messrs W A Busting C 4 Jones Elphine stone W B Taner Burrows A G Sivyer B Johnston John ston G Funillion H Jolie Meg dames Martin Witennall and 26 departures: Aramac for Townsville with passengers Mrs G W Bbhege Miss M Christie Miss Abnoor H J Barties and 1 steeree
New arrivals at Ooomb Ellis’s feature Nelge Crepe in assorted shades described as the newest dress fabric. Available in double width with 2/12 yard lengths.
A society announces a meeting for Thursday, July 1 at Brinbane to receive the Liquidator's Balance, review winding up results, and decide on distribution among members. Notice to band members: president attends from 5 to 6 pm for issuance of instrument. Also horse racing results and a jewelry sale advertisement appear in the page.
The report notes the death of Mr Berg a Bowen based magistrate formerly of Townsville and Croydon. He served in Potige Magistrate and was known for courteous service and community work. Funeral arrangements in Townsville Bowen followed with church and fraternal society attendance. He left a widow two daughters and extended memorials in several local groups.
Uotored bordered casement cloth with cream coutse in assorted designs. Width 44 inches. Four three value. Local sale advertisement lines emphasize a fabric offer at Coomb Ellis’s.
A Melbourne beauty specialist describes a nighttime skin treatment using Hloxodin claimed to erase age spots, freckles, brown marks, and other imperfections. The narrator touts rapid results and urges readers to try the remedy at home, claiming it smooths skin and reverses signs of aging.
Fragmentary notes mention Elizabeth Heuler and a Hexodin in a quiet town setting. The text references Queenshend and unnamed figures, hinting at a local puzzle or mystery without clear events. Further readable context is needed to confirm characters, place, and stakes.
Correspondence voices frustration with the farming sector’s woes including overcapitalised farms, parasitic middlemen, and poor shipping and marketing. It argues uplift must come from farmers themselves, notes limited progress from Producers Association, and highlights drought and reduced steamship service as current obstacles.
A garbled urban reminiscence tracks a speaker’s frustrated search for Martha's husband. The narrator recalls a scene of a dreamlike encounter with a woman, a bustling bar, and probing the crowd for clues about Martha's missing spouse, amid teasing chatter and blurred names.
Fragmentary text references shipments of parts and costumes, mentions makers, counts, and places in a garbled note. The passage appears to record purchase details for team attire and related items, with unclear dates or recipients.
Memorandum from H Dinan to the State Public Service Examiners at Brisbane shows results for Bowen Tech College candidates Miss Marjorie Mary Moore and Miss Edith May Rodner in typewriting speed, shorthand and English tests with passes and merit ranks. Additional results note a nurse exam in hygiene physiology and cookery with Miss Elizabeth Jessie Forno achieving passes, supervised by Mr Gere on dates in April.
Fragmented OCR text mentions winter goods linen and strong service items with vague references to supply and sale context. No clear event, date, or names to identify.
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