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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1925
Page
8
Fragmentary notice describes attention to all anslers left at Club Forel Plone 6 Phove. Partion moved to benches at all Hives Ate and delivered to your part of the towns. Food priced at 1 per unit and 10 per half tow.
Advice on choosing emergency equipment for road trips notes avoiding heavy spares and suggests light blocks of wood mats rope and tyre chairs to prevent wheel bogging. It also covers towing rope and tools to handle mud and fallen trees, plus a brief on Eight Days Reliability results for Australian cars with a Buick Sedan winning.
A long motor trial from Narooma to Kiama and back to Sydney featured tough hill climbs and fast runs. Parle's Vanschall set fastest time at Cooujola Montialy but Garrisk's Alvis won on formula. Cars were weighed on arrival and brakes tested. overall the event was a success for participants and the club.
A vintage advertisement touts Gruen Health Salts as a universal health aid. It claims regular use clears kidneys liver and bowels, relieves arthritis and stomach issues, and eliminates disease, urging readers to take Gruen daily to enjoy life and avoid doctors' bills.
A reader letter claims no Watersiders strike exists but unions allege wage losses of about £5500 weekly. It recounts visits to Howee and Inkeerman Mill, meetings with Edwards and Webster, and notes warnings that Bowen would report to force housing and mill restart if arbitration terms were not met.
The district’s employers and employees accept the Arbitration Court rulings as it opens, while Tolerman Mill’s crushing season ends with a loss of at least 120 tons of sugar worth about £2622. Daily wage losses run around £1000 to cane cullers and mill workers, with farmers facing reduced incomes and water rates. Bowen waterside workers protest pay while urging fair rewards for labor and urging a prudent, united approach to keep Australia prosperous.
The firm presents season’s most advanced shoe models including the Ion Shoe. New lasts by Coombeltis and Tut Smake Stork in Lowry accompany the range. Available in all sizes and Hall sizes, with English-made appearance and top quality footwear.
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