This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1925
Page
1
Advertisement copy describes modern buses with comfort amenities and entertainment options on board including deck games and some moving pictures on select journeys. Mentions convenient fittings and enjoyable travel experience.
Local and general result of the waterside workers strike shows pressure on Inkerman sugar with Bowen to be cut out for Overseer. Mr Jackson reports a mass meeting in Banday where delegates from Howea and watersiders discussed union principles, wages loss estimated around £9,600 yearly and plans to route sugar via Townsville.
The Brighams Daily notes a widespread coal and wagon shortage affecting the state railways. Parliament members and officials discussed rail traffic constraints, with Mossy D.8. Gledson and others named in the committee report. The minister promised actions to relieve the situation, citing factors largely beyond the department’s control.
Williams and Guthalungra are reported in a brief note regarding a firearm incident or related action. The exact details are unclear but the item references a gun and a sitting or location context. No further specifics are provided in the readable text.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.