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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
3
A vague notice warns sportmen and others about potential danger and cautions against certain actions. It references examinations and warnings from multiple persons and mentions a policy or directive linked to a group or event labeled Ball-2000.
A fragmented OCR item describes a public sale involving tractors and farm equipment. It mentions bidders and a Southern Grithins entity with unclear names and places. Details are incomplete but indicate a sale event and participants in a rural community.
Kennedy Hospital urges potential Lif Governors and supporters to contribute funds for the planned extension and new premises. The appeal requests responses from those intending to become Lif Governors to secure maximum government endowments for the current term.
Reports from London Rome Paris and Washington detail German naval and air activity in the Baltic and English Channel while British and French forces advance. Soviet, Austrian, and Italian fronts report gains, heavy bombardments, prisoner tallies, and continued fighting near Trieste and the Carso.
The register of newspapers under the Post and Telegraph Act records an order for a special issue of a county paper. The action requires a government copy distribution and compliance with wartime regulations, with penalties for noncompliance.
The Sugar Director of Sugar Experimental Stations Mr Kaaterhy reported from Mackay that crops across the North region show good yields with heavy crossings likely at mills. Estimated crushes include 350,000 tons in Lower Burdekin, 240,000 in Herbert, 290,000 in Innisfail, 340,000 in Cairns, and 80,000 in Mossman, although mills have not yet started. Some may begin by late May and others in early June, with southern Queensland districts like Bundaberg and Childers also expecting strong crops. The director noted a sugar surplus is likely in Queensland for the coming season if conditions stay favorable.
Fragmented advertisement text mentions workers, a tram bed, workshops, and a vague plan to produce what seems like tools or items. Several garbled phrases reference a hall, audience, and sales, with unclear names and locations, suggesting a disorganized notice from a bygone era.
Advice from Babinda reports seven men left Cairns area on Saturday aiming a sailing trip. Missing are Cairns fireman Mesérs, Hughes engine cleaner, Rubingon railway ganger, plus two named Mesh and Beely and two others. They sailed to Russell River beach and Franklin islands. weather worsened. search by police organized but no signs by Mon night.
£250 reward for information leading to the conviction of a person connected to the cattle and horse property case. The notice requests help from any witnesses or sources with details about the alleged wrongdoing and its location.
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