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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
2
Intercity steamship schedule notes modern vessels built for the Australia coastal trade offering comfortable travel with deck games and moving pictures. Sailings include multiple steamer names and ports with dates, cargo lists of meat, sugar, fruit, hides, and other goods described in terse shipping notices.
A local notice reports crane erection completed with rivet placement at 3 00 pm on Tuesday, painting and wiring to follow. tradespeople named for painting, and a list of assorted prices and goods including fruit, vegetables, and show entries. Obituary notes and various local notices follow, including a tradesman praised for first class service and a Bowen show announcement.
A chaotic notice page details police transfers among the Bowan division and upcoming Bowen Turf Club events. Highlights include Sat. J. W. William and others reassigned to Bowan, plus a schedule of races, nominations deadlines, paddocking arrangements, and entertainment plans at local venues with social gatherings and performances.
A sequence of horse races announced with varying prizes and conditions. Events include Flying Handicap £3 for young-farmed horses over five furlongs, First Division Handicap £7, Second Division Handicap, Maiden Plate £5, August Handicap £10, Ladies Bracelet, Consolation Stakes and related nominations and acceptances, with weights and prizes listed in old format terms.
NORA Rules and Handicapper My Lao McDonald announce nominations for the Grats handicap to be submitted July a s d i o a t Haven paddock with the Bowen Port Club. Nominations close August 15 and prizes include a weight allowance of 8 pounds to the winner.
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