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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 13, 1935
Page
2
Fragmented OCR listing shows prices for items like potatoes and soap with scattered words and unclear quantities. It reads like a damaged aisle ad with odd spellings and incomplete lines, lacking clear product names and totals.
Merchant notices urge Bowen Traders to advance business through shipments and purchases. Readers advised to send away for goods and shop with Bowen merchants for deals and employment mentions.
Fragmentary 1910 era notices include names such as Oxnard Smith and Mulder, a Jubilee fundraising item, local weather reports with Saturday and Sunday temperatures, cargo shipping updates for Townsville, and a court case in which Joseph Mica faced charges. The page blends private hospital notes, advertising lines for Quality Steaks and Great Peppermint Cure for children, plus a brief legal event.
John Tynan faced the hove court on Friday before Mr H C I Byrne 2M charged with travelling by nail without paying fare between Warleigh and Lowen. Accused pleaded guilty and was discharged on undertaking to pay 1044 face between Mackey om Risen Qn Meathey. Other defendants charged with drunkenness in Bewell Street pleaded guilty and were admonished but not punished.
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