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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
2
On 20th June Mrs Thos Moller a nurse and Dr Kelsey attended a ceremony or event. The fragment mentions their presence but provides no further details or outcomes.
Shipping notices from June 20 show multiple passenger movements to Sydney and Brisbane via Bombala and Townsville with listed passengers and consignments. The fragmented text notes various names, routes, and goods including produce and livestock, but details are garbled and partially unreadable.
Mr W P Jack chief inspector of the Public Works Department, on a special train from Ayr, inspected the Bowen Town Council cood making plant quarry and font works. He approved the design, complimented engineer Mr A M Buck on the quality of paving and wheel level street works, and expressed satisfaction with the quarry, noting the project’s value to the district and potential cost savings.
Fragmented OCR summary notes a testimonial for Mr O Bunjamin also called Bangy, praising his manliness and courtesy. Mentions include railway workers, a shore book scene under hawysa, and community reactions. Also references to theatre at Magrest Tivoli, Joseph Ernest Bent story and stage casting, plus local business notes and shipping updates.
A fragmented listing shows items for private sale including a 4A filly named Cute Double Bedsiead and a stallion or horse line with Wag WW Scam 180. Also listed are a Decailoral Table, a 4 dining table set, branacheides, a lamp and several other household pieces. The text is garbled with several misread words and unclear quantities.
Imo licencing court in Bowen prohibits John Guild from selling or supplying liquor for one year due to excessive drinking injuring his health. The order, issued under the Liquor Act, is signed by Burghill and dated June 23, 18ua, at Bowen.
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