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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
6
A historical note on digestion and nutrition stresses that assimilation matters more than how much food is ingested. It warns of indigestion causing constipation and general weakness, and suggests pills as aids to support digestion and restore proper bodily function.
Budgetary line items show petty cash postage and duty, telegrams, and stationery. The record lists rent for olive and meeting Ku o, refunds of overpaid assets, and general expenses with various misreads.
The Bowen Branch reports for the year ending May 31 1918 show 12 meetings in recess periods, 59 members, growth from 55, and the transfer of Bootooloo Sub branch to a separate unit. Hospital work by convenor Mrs Harwood Smith included weekly visits and Christmas tokens. In 1926 funds supported a local hospital X Ray Plant with a £95 attachment later covered by a £32 subsidy, aided by a stall at the Show. The Nathan Hut on Queen’s Beach remains a social and meeting asset. annual visits by state and division presidents pleased attendees. Anzac Day dinners for Returned Sailors and Soldiers drew 75 attendees. wreaths were laid at graves and a monument. An entertainment event aided the Girl Guides. a concert party of blind students from Brisbane visited. Mrs Nurcombe resigned as Hon Secretary in March. replacements served until year end. The committee thanks advisers and the School of Arts, and supports Cancer Campaign stalls at an early July fete.
Collinsville held a free ball in Anzac Hall on the evening of the 21st with generous refreshments and a large, merry crowd. Ex service men catered. Mrs Johnson supplied piano music while Mr W Henderson MC’d. The R.S.S.L.L.A. sub-branch welcomed attendees and announced the hall’s new name as Anzac Hall.
An old Texaco advertisement urges mothers to use Rexona Rapid Healer for minor cuts burns and injuries. It describes cleaning with Rexona Soap applying Rexona and bandaging to prevent further irritation and promises quick healing with nightly and morning use. The copy notes Rexona costs 1/8 and 8/-, and claims wide availability.
The Queensland CCWA deputy state president Kathleen A. Mylne writes to members from Lota House Manly urging continued connection across distant branches. She praises the Southern Division and Western Division, thanks Mrs Fairfax and Joan White, and emphasizes unselfish aims, mutual support, and preserving camaraderie through letters as travel remains limited.
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