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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1936
Page
3
A scrambled OCR note reports a junior match between the Rainbows and Shamrocks. It mentions a Shamrocks victory by 5 to 2 with Gowan and Gray contributing goals while Wheeler added a conversion for the losers.
Roy Reed reports A Lonlason offered to erect a memorial fountain at Secarton to honor a memory of a jockey. The Sydney Perth journalist notes The Dimmer horse has faced recurring soreness despite training trials, a veterinary operation allowing rest at Belmont.
Doomben races feature Iastate winning the Birthday Gift event with Haatnte first Kuftlan second and Ted Cane third. Wan by a length with time 15m, a protest against the winner noted.
J Cid wins the June Stakes by a head at Knaiwitk. Races featured Hpearlile with a narrow victory as Wooly finishes three lengths behind. Time and other entrant details appear fragmented in the report.
Williams town Melbourne highlights from Saturday include point cook hop and Gay Circle event results. Wiener finished in thirds with Wiener noted in top positions and a final time around 224 and 142 in separate heats.
A disjointed weekend tennis summary lists Yorkie and Merida as winners with unclear opponents. The text mentions Grade Merida and multiple byes and upcoming matches including Merinda v Etheselly and others scheduled for next weekend at Hillview and Merrida West.
A short reader remark touts a peppermint cure for coughs and colds, presenting it as an old remedy with confident confidence in its efficacy. The note resembles a casual reader tip or advertisement blurb typical of period columns.
Saturday afternoon the Tocul Oppermans held junior and senior road races starting from the Grand View Hotel. Frank Carson won the Junior Championship Test with a 16 80 1/5th time, narrowly ahead of Herb Fraser and rivals Glover and Jones. The Senior race, seven miles, saw R. Darwen win after a tight finish with Horan and Miller, with Vennard fastest in the event and leading Grand View Cup standings by two points over Dawson.
This second in the series outlines training aims for the Mal vern Star Junior Road Championship. It stresses building distance stamina, sprinting late in races, and a progressive plan from short rides to longer efforts with occasional pace work and recovery to avoid exhaustion.
Notes of weekly fishing activity with many named anglers and locations such as Holborne teland Bell Reef and Sunken Hock. Mentions characters like Yack Frisch Alligator Lee Charlie Campbell and Sid O’Keefe. Includes a later section on the art of relaxation and a teaser for next racing tactics article.
Text is garbled and contains no clear event or entities. No readable facts to summarize into a coherent news item.
Rainfall for the week totaled 689 points with heavy showers across the district causing widespread flooding. Local officials delayed the crushing unit start until July 9 due to river and watercourse flooding. During a visit, Home Affairs Minister EH Haplon promised funds to ease hospital debts and support a new hospital at Home Hill, plus grants for electric sterilizers and ward additions in surrounding towns.
The record shows daily tides with high and low values across multiple days including Monday through Friday and into next week. Times vary for dawn and afternoon surges with heights ranging from around 2 to 10 feet and lows around a few feet.
Fragmentary notes list dates for events in Mackay Haven Townsville Cairns and Brisbane with September and July references. Mentions a Telegraph contending big competition and angling totals in ounces. The text notes Bert McLachlin as a possible champion in the context.
Advertisement for hair salon services promoting the Hugeme combination wave and realistic revitalizing permanent wave. Mentions self setting methods and curl options. Includes free consultation and a phone contact 190.
A garbled docket lists reward offers for crimes and property losses, including extensive names of individuals and firms across multiple locations. It references amounts up to £50 for commits, with numerous trustees and companies such as Gray's Salon, WG. Lascelles, W.T. Wharton & Co, Gilchrist Watt & Cunningham, Bear Pastoral Company, and others.
The Bowen Independent office at George Street Bowen North Queensland is credited to D. J. Darwen and W. H. Darwen and Son as printers and publishers for the newspaper.
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