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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1940
Page
2
The item records a funeral notice for Morphs Rloend orthro and mentions family mourners including a wife and two sons. It notes a church service at St Pauls and a memorial at Charters Towers. Other text references a Proaches wedding and various local notes from March 14.
Fragmented OCR weather item describes scattered showers along tropical coast with heavy bands from Townsville northward. Reports possible gales and warm highs around 84 degrees, with diminishing rain into Friday. overall unreliable language and many garbled terms.
The Burdekin region delays millveny trade this year forcing several weeks of postponement. Widespread disruptions affect orders and mail trains grapple with slow speeds and variable schedules. Local officials report ongoing effort to stabilize service amid mounting backlogs.
STOP PRESS: Melbourne coal fields halted as the Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Drivers and Firemen's Agency refuse to handle black coal. The strike cuts weekly earnings by £22,000 and halts coal handling nationwide.
Reports from London state British and French aircraft output exceeds Germany's, with RAF strength near 100,400 and fighter crews claiming forty German planes. Air Ministry says air defense remains impenetrable as raids over northwest Germany continue. In Scandinavia, rumors persist of potential peace talks involving Finland, with Sweden anxious over volunteer reinforcements.
A terse bulletin notes petrol price shifts effective tomorrow in most states excluding Tasmania. The message hints at elevated costs tied to wartime supply disruptions and mentions a broader outbreak affecting fuel availability.
During the recent event along the Hurdo Kit River a loe business tina posted an important letter for sale at Thine Hi. The recipient reported delays in receiving the letter and questioned why information had not arrived. Officials said a copy had been made and a warning was issued about potential delays at the Ajo feed sertt-daelin site.
Pyance 4 Party Novelties advertises the largest North variety with a price list described as reasonable. The short note emphasizes bargains for party supplies and related items.
Prices for various meats are listed including sirloin steak and corned beef with regional terms noted. A notice promotes the Rabby Show and Bazaar to be held on Friday April 18 starting at 3 pm with a timetable and admission details.
A Harbour Board proposal outlines Ed Blurdintag advising Teaven Tierbot Seah on loans totaling 20 000 to fund jetty repairs and concrete rehabilitation. The plan aims to extend the jetty and cover costs with repayments at a stated interest rate, pending approval by the department and related authorities.
A garbled catalog notes items including footwear socks pajamas and athletic wear from Omperla Brands with fixed retail prices. Mentions Toomering WA Conlin 20 and various product lines such as Large Toru Mix 44in and silk wool items.
Local social notes record Dr Kattess Deron and spouses arriving back in Bowen after embarkation leave. Lt Colonel A J Heronii retains a post visit to Brisbane. Private Alison Trenow and families honored, with a Victoria era birthday for Mrs Heagerty and a family gathering at Tolw Hotel Woody Point. Several visitors from Sydney and across regions attended including Alessie Champion and others.
The article notes the slow pace of television development over recent years with Britain having about 15000 television receivers. Germany aims to launch by year end with a standard receiver priced around £83. France is said to be advancing a faster system suitable for rapid adoption.
A grateful acknowledgment is extended by Kerr and Mory and Heron to Australian Comforts Fund. The notice references previously acknowledged items and notes a date of 4 March 1940 and related details.
A fragmented report notes a Wednesday departure by Hamaget Seen Girardi and others from Townsville faced delays and deviations on Thursday afternoon. Officials advised passengers to expect longer waits and altered routing amid unclear conditions.
Readable fragments note ribbons for typewriters sold by Bowen Independent. Portable models or ribbons from Rew ington and Royal appear in a short categorized notice. The brief item markets office or shop listings and local sales.
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