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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
4
Local tradesman Hog JL advertises a large range of smokers devices at Golden Casket. Contact Hobart for latest Southern information and to view inventory.
In a rocking Rockhampton Carnival meet a horse named Perroguet captured the Newmarket Derby after a tight finish. The field included Li Verbeltys and Armidate with Perroguet winning by two lengths and a head as the closest pursuer.
Albion Park races cover results in Mayday event with Treasure winning by a neck over rivals. Hurdles and sprint heats feature notable performers including Blue and Dara Fay with multihorse placings and close margins.
A garbled racing brief reports Modri Jlyport winning Moorefield Port Thea with divisions and horses like Weller Sydney and Perception in a Flying Welter event. Outcomes include Perception and Lady Hur Ra placing with times around 2 21 4 and Waite length for second.
In a sensational event at Monee, Mae Moraes defeated rivals to take top honors. The race featured Moorefield Mace and other contenders, with insurance noted for the winner.
A chaotic, OCR heavy summary notes horse race entries and betting odds at an event likely titled Grand National. It mentions candidates such as Daldisesyangay and rxaaur ws Ga us, with references to Connally like Rosny Plate Mandy Gavin Myarln and Raylene. The text combines race names, participants, locations, and betting phrases in a cluttered, partial form.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions a person and electoral context but lacks coherent names places or dates to summarize a clear event or outcome.
The readable lines mix names, places, and garbled phrases about people and events. Key entities such as persons and organizations cannot be reliably identified from the fragment, hindering a coherent summary.
Bowen wins a hard fought race with a late push securing victory for Sumter over Call bays. The meet featured hustling performances by Bowen and McCarty while other events included Carter, Rowen, and Collinsville competitors in a tense sprint through the home stretch.
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