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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1925
Page
5
A faded item offers a motor lorry for hire with contact details. The notice mentions an AN orders left at the Club Hotel and two phone numbers for prompt service. It references delivery to any part of town and includes unclear, garbled lines about dates and locations.
Brisbane and Sydney racing highlights feature Windagh and Gauntlet winning at the Queensland meeting, plus Caulfield cups and Guineas results. Notables include King Gors, Lord Bed, Windbog, Matents, and Our Prince with key placings and times from Randwick and Caulfield fixtures.
An exclamatory ad promises a miraculous compound to restore natural hair color in one day and erase signs of aging on skin. It touts two products, Dernier and Dermnez, claiming they restore youth, eliminate greyness, freckles, pimples, and blotches, with a promise of dramatic results in a few weeks and cheap availability at chemists.
Collinsville retained their North Queensland title with a 2 goals to 0 win over Mackay at Bowen ground. Mackay, traveling supporters and captain David Craigonavar staged a spirited effort, but Collinsville’s attack through Quinn, Wess, and Meechan kept pressure, while Mackay’s defense and Hope at goalie held firm until late. Bowen beat Mackay 5 3 in a separate schoolboys match on the same day.
In a hard fought match Bowen and Pendreigh scored tries as Mackay and Fordbacks led a rugged forward battle. Bowen held narrow edge as Howe broke into Mackay’s 25 yard line before a late penalty miscue and a daring final sequence shaped the closing minutes.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a tract and reception with unclear names and terms. The readable bits imply a land or agreement context but lack concrete facts, dates, places, or identifiable persons to summarize into a clear news item.
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