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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1944
Page
4
Notice states that due to manpower call up all male staff are leaving and the orderman will be withdrawn from the Rune after 6 October 1942. The source reflects wartime labor shortages and personnel shifts affecting operations.
Council debates the erection of a pumping station at Collinavitte, negotiating terms with Mr Grulton for one section, securing Dept of Public Health and Local Government input, and considering a two stage pump system to meet future water supply needs amid funding and interference concerns.
City assembly discusses pumping station funding and maintenance, water supply delays, and school vandalism measures. Cr. Beaks requests action on harbor and street repairs while Foreman Cooper plans use of vacant tenements. New member HW Heron badly injured. meeting adjourned with the drought relief and press ads topics noted.
Weather forecast for Seabon Queensland notes unsettled conditions with mixed readings across towns. Mentions prior wind, rain chances, and a tendency toward cooler periods. Reports from local observers indicate wind shifts and changing barometric pressure affecting coastal and inland areas.
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