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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
3
The applicant Jollee Keane requests exemption from a mineral lease for a six month period citing factors including a maritime strike, oily bag production difficulties, and wet weather. The note references the warden's office and signs dated March 4, 1090.
Notice announces Messrs A McGrath and H Patch beginning business offering best bread at current rates with home delivery. Public urged to give trial while paper delivery shifts to Friday morning and publication moves to Wednesday. Also lists various footwear and goods from The Co operative Brand, and notices relocation of Shardlow Bros and requests communications to the company.
A damaged OCR list shows multiple shoe items with sizes and dates. Entries include Hine Canvas Lace Shoes with size 9 to 0, Je Whip Couvan Amle Strap Shoes size 11 to 1, Wolaby Lar Boots sizes 7 to 10, and Patent 4 priced around £1 7s. The notes also mention dates like 13/9 and 15/9 and inconsistent figures such as 11 to 16/6.
Readable items list wholesale style summer apparel sale with blouses skirts outfits and dresses. Highlights include white organdie pieces in a clearance through June 12 and colored voile costumes plus silk and lawn blouses with sale prices noted in a compact catalog notice.
Catalog notes list White Voile Costumes in sizes 24 to 30 inch at 14 shillings each and 83 to 60 on 18/6 Swiss Muslin Costumes with colored spats in sizes 18 to 22 inch priced at 9 shillings 1 pence. Additional Swiss Muslin Costumes in sizes 24 to 80 inches offered at sale price 10 shillings 6 pence.
An old advertisement offers Madapolam nightdresses at a sale price of 9 shillings per dozen or 200 Camisoles valued at 10 shillings 6 pence each. Ladies Zephyr underskirts and Traced Nights in colors Salmon Sky Rose Manuve are also on sale at various reduced prices.
An item listing notes available sizes 8 to 8 with a sale price dated August 11. The terse entry labels OL suggesting an online listing or inventory tag. No additional details provided.
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