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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
4
Queensland Railways announces new suburban train service on Bowen and Merinda lines starting on May 1. Eleven passenger trains will operate weekly, with Bowen departures and Merinda arrivals, timetable details provided by the Commissioner of Railways.
Mr R J Walkewan kept busy during one day as the heaviest poll on record here produced results around 7 20 pm. Labour led with a majority except Connor Valley where Mr Zine carried. Labour jubilation followed the midnight crowd as election results posted near the Palace Hotel. Weather remains fine with warm days and very cold nights as strong southerly winds blow.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century note touts a Dr Shel Don’s new discovery that supposedly cures pneumonia rapidly. The fragmentary text mentions a treatment, names like Newtoway and Bre Stow Nor Bins, with uncertain references to bottles, outlets, and dates, lacking coherent details or verifiable claims.
Shire Council trustees appoint Thomas Anderson to oversee depasturing stock on reserve land. Stock owners must present claims to the Shire Clerk within ten days or risk forfeiture. The notice warns of penalties for pasturing without proper authorization and details the reserve authority and process.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled historical item mentioning names such as Reinert and Qynyeli Reinert and a rowboat scene. It references persons, places, and an ambiguous attack or menace context with uncertain details and several broken phrases. The readable segments imply a local incident with vague threats or danger.
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