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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1925
Page
3
An’ Mewnpayars periodical stock report appears in a short news item. The readable text provides limited data but indicates a focus on stock movement and periodical market notes without specific figures or names.
Arishage reports Hon K G Theodore resigns as a State Member. Federal elections anticipated in November. State Session to speed to allow members to campaign. Sittings may extend to nights. mid-October campaign plans discussed.
In Brlabave on Monday eight crew members of the steamer Butta were jailed for disobeying a command. Fourteen more are due to appear Monday as the strike case unfolds in this harbor town.
Sydney reports N C Searle deputy chairman of Overseas Shipping Representatives Association warns Australia faces total paralysis from a British empire wide maritime strike. He cites submarine blockade, morale attacks on the Navy, and disruption of Mercantile Marine risking wool, butter, beef, and fruit shipments.
A garbled extract discusses aging and hair color myths with mentions of gray hair and natural color, referencing people and places in a fragmented way. It hints at a claim that hair color can change with dye and suggests skepticism about aging as a sign of grayness.
The report details strikes by British seamen and mariners amid wage disputes tied to the National Maritime Board. It notes support from Labour leaders and officials, and outlines wage guarantees, negotiations, and impending industrial action affecting shipping and national politics in Australia and Britain.
Sydney reporters noted Walsh expressed belief that Deportation Boxed members planned to deport him if he broke community law. He stated if any law was broken he should be sent to jail in the country.
The government is considering new laws to subdivide large estates and prevent their consolidation. The plan seeks to overhaul finance revival schemes and introduce a tax on wealth based on government expenditure funding new railways and tram works.
Local notes report the Shire Council’s October meeting electing Mery V. Perski to represent No 1 Division after RC Traill’s resignation. In a separate matter, C A K Morrison Rowe and partners were charged with jointly stealing £9 17s 6d from Julia Kilkelly at the Grand Central Hotel. evidence showed Kilkelly invited them for drinks, the group grabbed money, and were later arrested. A search revealed £9, a £5 note, and clothing linked to Rowe, and the defendants pleaded not guilty before changing to guilty on some counts. Sentences were set accordingly at Stewarts Creek.
The event showcased a grand parade of postal costumes, lavish hall decor in lavender and pink, and music by the Ex celsior Orchestra. Judges faced tough choices in awarding prizes to girls and boys, with Holow Dideher and Hoy Steen winning top honors representing Nyals remedies and Monkey Brand Soup respectively. Prizes included baby outfits, dolls, and a Royal Cologne award for Miss A Gray, with numerous listed participants wearing varied elaborate costumes.
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