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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1921
Page
1
The notice lists various fabric and netting items with prices noted in yards and fractions. It mentions Dowlas Strong and English mosquito netting, plannelette, and cream colored fabrics with a money back satisfaction guarantee.
Mr Elphinstone in the Legislative Assembly on October 10 criticizes the Government Loan Bill. He cites costly schemes and wasteful expenditure including the Inker aq litigation at £130,000 rising to £400,000, 56 acres farm costs, arsenic production at £50 per ton, pear destruction at £33, and large losses in the Bowen coalfields Roma oil bore Stare batteries Etxy River and the Mines Department. He attacks State iron and steel works as a white elephant and questions paid salaries and overall feasibility.
Editor letter complains a sparing note on Bow en Coals win in the Coal Stakes omits names Brinstonce Bill Higwiston Alf Jonas who aided in fitting the horse and rider Chactin Calling. The correspondent insists these figures helped the Black Colt to run well and asks for their recognition while including odd unrelated lines about sales and allotments.
readable fragments mention sawmills and local trade in Longford with mentions of Bast and Vagotulies, noting ample supply and market activity. The garbled OCR preserves few clear names or dates but implies local industry buzz around timber and related goods.
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