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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
3
A partial OCR reading mentions diminishing precision in band production and a vague note about profits and self-made manufacture. The text is garbled and difficult to interpret, with references to factory processes and quoted phrases about improvement and capitalization.
The Proserpine Hospitals Board debated whether to appoint Dr Stevens as a full time doctor or retain part time status amid protests from residents. The vote failed for lack of absolute majority, and the board moved to reaffirm notices for a full time post at Callinsville, while Collinsville discussions continued with separate motions and committee considerations.
Charley Mitheson recalls fifty years of naval service against the German submarine menace. He details his post as commodore of the Orient Line, the engagement with raiders off the Atlantic coast, and operations from England to Fremantle. He describes patrols, depth charges, spies, and wireless lookout efforts that protected Allied shipping.
The chair and members discuss advice against coast, favor Worthington suggestion, and emergency method. They defer the matter to the next meeting while reviewing Stevens and Krevens locum arrangements and holiday pay terms for doctors. Further details and potential adoption to appear in the next issue.
New season harness supplies just to hand. Belling at Southern prices with pineapple cases, mango canes, wood would, Acaple enplica available for immediate delivery. Call and inspect our new stocks.
In wartime port lore, a 1000 ton inland tramp named the Inland Queen sailed from Portland as a decoy vessel. The crew, trained gunners, lured a U-boat to surface and destroyed it with depth charges. Four crewmen died, 11 were incapacitated, and the ship, damaged and beached, later became famed as the Privett after repairs.
An unclear OCR passage references contact channels and a regional information service. It mentions Geeta All centres and Cron Sectearius of ho Cina athe, with garbled phrases about free or charged items. The text lacks coherent facts or identifiable events.
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