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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1937
Page
3
The Rowen mmure ran fourth to the Lockhinpten Senneik et Handicap on Saturday and placed second to Sweet Melody in the Second Welter at seven furlongs, beaten by a length.
Hazard reports Rimday on the 27th as Pros from erpine GC visit Bowen for a jot durer town match. Twelve members and three associates are becoming, with attendance planned at the Dyunice event. Winners are promised car rides and a luncheon at Claiborne, Hotel Venison, and afternoon tea after the Tal Thirndleap Competitions commence at 1:15. Bowen players urged to attend.
The report details a rifle competition for the A. W. Selalt trophy with Wie Gardner narrowly beating Bobby Steen. High scores approach 102 while several shooters miss the ninety mark. A postshoot tally lists top marks and near misses, including A Andersen and Pook, with tied entries and upcoming rounds hinted.
A crowded Sports Reserve crowd witnesses a Southern Zone Latertown match where Collinsville defeats Bowen. The report lists Collinsville and Bowers players and notes referees and lineups amid a tense, winded battle with steady ground moves and early series in the contest.
A chaotic rugby clash shifts through Collinaville and Bowen territory with repeated turnovers. Key plays by Walding, Venables, and Mackie drive Bowen defense before Bowen crew regains control and presses toward the goal.
A lively triangular match at Sydney Sports Ground Saturday featured greyhound Brilliens holding off rivals as F Fradl won the Stmnwell Baxter Gift. T J Beer started four yards behind Bradley in a WM yard race and narrowly beat the greyhound for second, with Beer taking a sharp lead at the start before Bradley faded.
Fragmentary data lists Bowen and Wentstock leaf lots with week totals, ranks, and dates such as Ist 3, 4th 12, 2nd 28d, 21, 1st iad Zack cg Wed, and various mentions of ABC Bowen, ROWEN, TEc Woolstock, and other named figures. The readable items show daily tallies, place positions, and quality notes for multiple lots and growers.
A scrambled report details a game between Rodney and Bowen with mentions of Rockings, Bowen winning, and multiple players like Rotley and Gay non May Leg. The fragmentary text references a event at Bowen 25 and a later alteration by CW and Hie, with unclear outcomes and numerous garbled terms.
Unclear OCR text lists numerous players and match outcomes from a weekend tennis meet at Metis. Mentions Grace Trenowsky, Carvelth, Vines, Seaward, Watts, Skinner, Shepherd, and others with scattered scores and sets. Geographic and organizational details are obscured.
Bowen QC W A Branch Younger Set held a June meeting in the School at Art im Monday with members including Mieses Betzel, A Hichardy, Lo Lowrock, RB Eberwod, Wy Tuten, Fo Sethe, J Grit tle, J Smyth, EB Anderson. Apologies were read. new member Mise D Gribiie welcomed. Financials reviewed. a gift fund was discussed. a Military-Younger Set Ball was planned and a letter to the Militia about defense duties was to be written.
A public sale is postponed. the bill of goods, items from a local estate, and notices to creditors are listed. Local officials and auctioneer names appear, with description of conditions and a courier delivering notices to interested parties.
A fragmented list of pastoral firms, estates, and station names including G Lasceles, Gooratga, Lilypoal, Strathmore and Woodhouse, Bear Pastoral Company, Kirkine Pastoral Co, Fergu-son Byerwin Station, POMS, Inkerman A Paine & Co, Danford estate, J Andrews, J H Labll Hayilab ong Heldelerg, Belmore Downe, Cattle Vale, Mountain Home, Emu Plain, Cobbarton Bros, Wintee Arving Bros, Yacamunda and St Aupos, Scartwater Station, Gortyon & Bons, and other scattered names.
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