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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 06, 1940
Page
3
Unclear OCR text notes a swimming event involving Bowen and Rowen with references to May 10 1940, notes on times and locations. Mentions handlers and officials. details are garbled but indicate a swimming competition with participants and organizing bodies.
Notice states that in May a town service will take place with pledges and contestions involving local entities. It mentions names and positions in a fragmented mode, implying community duties and forward planning. The readable portions reference authorities and a timeline but lack full clarity on the exact actions or participants.
The readable fragments reference various names and places in a jumbled historical note. Mentions include individuals and locales such as Oma, Jord Kas, Mes, and Haile while many terms remain garbled. The passage preserves no clear event, date, or outcome to identify a coherent item.
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