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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1926
Page
3
Public auction sale continues daily at 11 o clock until every article on the premises is sold. Over £1200 worth of drapery clothing boots and shoes offered at your own price. Stocks include sheetings calicoes dress lengths costumes hosiery ribbons laces mens and youths suits shirts hats blankets rugs and various boots and shoes for men women and children. ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVE.
London reports on French political crisis easing boosting steamship and rail news. Other items include a Cincinnati train wreck with fatalities near Pittsburg and a cup final where Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City 1–0.
A spree of robberies struck Melbourne on Friday night and Saturday morning with two masked attackers felled William Clark in Malvern and robbed Albert Fare. another man, John Charlton, was assaulted and robbed in Brunswick. The events come amid a tense political climate as the Australian Labour Party faces a federal policy rift and possible mid term implications.
Brief note reports an improvement in the value of the franc amid market movements. The short item mentions gains affecting European currencies and potential impacts on trade and finance. No specific figures or dates are provided.
London reports the German fleet appeared in the English Channel for the first time since the war as six warships passed the Goodwins. Another item notes the cruiser Glasgow scrapped after escaping disaster, aided by Admiral Dhuurdee, and taking part in the chase of the German cruiser Dresden.
White Star Line dealings gain approval as International Mercantile Marine stockholders authorize funds reportedly between 7,095,809 and 47,500,000 pounds involving Furness Withy and Company and other British interests. The action confirms financing for expansions and ship operations.
Fragmented OCR details a mining prospecting effort with references to Bowes Kelly Melbourne Hea Khplant Prospecting Association and variable cubic yard pricing. The text is garbled and hard to interpret.
Fragmented text describes a character named Pha Aparvaen Sinoy linked to a demon and mentions China Rome and Kronen areas. The passage appears as garbled OCR with names and places tangled and unclear meaning. No coherent event or outcome is available.
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