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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1925
Page
7
A dense list of plant names and varieties appears in a catalog style, including beans cabbage carrot lettuce watermelon tomato parsley and various mixed flowers. The entries mix common plant types with unusual spellings and fabrications, resembling an old seed or garden seed catalog fragment.
Telegraphic note reports only two candidates in the Toowoomba bye election James Toleie for United Party and Livin Llewellyn for Latour vying for the seat as nominations close Friday in Avinbane.
Melbourne Friday. Civil Court judge Dansen delivered judgement in the skinwool and sheepskin action. Claims of 1,700,000 and 814,000 against the Commonwealth and other defendants were dismissed with costs to be taxed.
Ingham reports three hundred Italians arrived Monday and another three hundred yesterday causing unease over local gangs. Rumors say no cane will be secured in Boueau unless gangs are eighty per cent British, with few British gangs seen at the outset.
William Morris Hughes, former Prime Minister, criticizes the Federal Government plan to build two cruisers in Rogisnd. He says Bruce’s explanation for defying Australian readers is unconvincing and argues Australia should support local industry while noting the government imported armaments from England to save taxpayers £818,000.
Melbourne reports at the Howard Smith Limited annual general meeting the chairman H. Howard Smith criticizes the arbitration court and union pressure for strangling coastal shipping. He says current conditions prevent Australian firms from replacing or extending passenger fleets, hindering Commonwealth industry development.
In Sydney on Wriday Bir Thown Healey announces resignation from the Parliamentary Party led by Premier Fuller. He says he was deliberately prevented from speaking during the second reading of the Marriage Amendment Bill and cites the treatment he received as his reason. Previously Henley was a strong supporter of the Fuller Government.
Report from Berlin describes a terrorist bombing of an oil tanker in Hanbury Ear, killing twelve and injuring many. Victims purportedly hurled by the blast as armed men used blowpipes. a hall anchor and vessels were thrown across yards.
Classified ad style notices list items for sale including four allotments near a town with prices and deposits. A Red Dwews Society meeting is announced at a local hall followed by a weather related postponement. Firewood delivery and a steam plant advertisement appear with contact details and a phone number.
A derailed express train near Curis Viaduct injured several passengers with one critically hurt. The crash caused the lead car to topple and fall off the viaduct, with two other cars derailing. Rescue crews freed the wounded amid confusion and limited visibility.
Auction sale to be held under instructions for Mr Jobe Pharmobie at his residence Poole Street Idgm on Saturday April. Items listed include house furniture clothing books beds tables lamps chandeliers crockery curtains blinds lamps and other household goods.
Fragmented OCR outlines an auction sale notice listing individuals and places with unclear dates and lot details. The text mentions a passenger list style set of names and a venue likely connected to a railway project and local agencies, but legibility is poor and specifics are unavailable.
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