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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1926
Page
5
Sporting notices list G. J. Osborn Tobacconist and Jared N Q H Ay, with phone contact and address at Centre Hotel. Fred Griffith is noted for commissions and government licensed racing counts.
Fragmented report covers races at Rockhampton, Albion Park, and Sydney with results, times, and winners across multiple events. Horses including Newmarket Handicap and Central Queensland Derby lead the day, plus boxing bouts in Melbourne with noted bouts and outcomes.
An advertisement touts Dermax as a cream that can reverse aging effects on the skin, claiming rapid results within weeks. It highlights dramatic changes in complexions and offers a price of 3/9 per large jar, urging readers to try the product for a youthful appearance.
In a scratched cricket report London Baturday notes Phanto Angiralix facing Yorkshire as rain shortened play, Australia faltered at 148 with Maratinay top scoring and Rhodes, Kilner, and Robinson among bowlers. Australia then faced Lancashire, Hallows leading with 45 as Nakots fell for 34. the piece then digresses into mixed verse and stray commentary about figures and lines.
A fragmented cinema note discusses Virginia Bervatard and her early ambitions shaping a screen career in colonial era drama The Regeless Lady and other features. It mentions cast members Naldi and Barrymore and references production details and acting ambitions amid a chaotic review of several films and performances.
Excursion crowds filled the Bowen Sports Ground as Bowen defeated Proserpine 8 to 3 in the senior match with Bowen's individual efforts prevailing. Junior game saw Bowen win 14 to 0 with Morris Grigg Hire Casey scoring for Bowen and Green for the visitors.
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