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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
3
Telegraphic news reports call for loan money as the Premier mentions a four million yearly need and potential government action. A Farmers Cooperative Retributing Co. reports a record annual profit of £1222, marking their best year.
Brisbane observers report a Friday conference of delegates endorsing the Lend offer to buy surphin cheese up to May 3 next year for ninety points. The decision aims to advance elerse projects in the Darling Downs region.
Sydney lunch honors Senator Millen as he prepares to depart for the Geneva Conference. He praises Mr Hughes as best armed for the task and vows to push a firm anti Grexetse stance while pursuing allied objectives and telegraph plans. He signals persistence despite government recalls.
Reports say the union supporting church charge votes have nearly completed ballot results with a 19 to 1 tally in favor. Discussion centers on arbitration or direct action to settle digressions while wage and audio supply concerns surface.
Morkey Brand Capper faces a challenge at a local grocery on a shipment of frames and window mirrors. The Sparling clan, tied to shop repairs, pursues improvements as the market tightens and metal supplies waver.
A statement to the Board of Trade from Port Kembla Electrolytic Co. shows wages rose 60 4 percent from 1918 to 1920 while the cost of living increased 47 6 percent. The report notes weekly wages ranged from 465/10 to 8 pounds for tunnes.
The Brokes Hill Proprietary Ltd. will invest four and a half million to expand the Newcastle Steel Works. The additions, to be completed within two years, will extend the plant at Newcastle.
Melbourne reports 1919 1900 revenue exceeds all prior years with public debt at its lowest since federation. Government plans no new taxation. Naval policy outlined with three quarters expended, keeping 20 ships, 6628 personnel, and Australia to be used for gunnery and torpedo drills.
The Post and Telegraph Rate Bill will raise telephone charges only in a few listed places: Brisbane, Toowoonabe, Lockharmpston, and Tayusville. The statement followed an eight minute speech in the House of Representatives.
Cablegrams report King Island wreckage fuels fear that the Southern Cross has sunk with eleven aboard. No trace found yet of the Amelia from Newcastle, an override schooner, as rescue efforts continue.
Wellington reports a proposed Marriage Amendment Bill to be introduced in the Legislative Council. The bill would remove the Register General from certifying officiants when the New Temere decree of the Council of Trent is in force, affecting bishops priests and ministers of churches that deny or question the validity of marriages performed under church law.
In a letter to the Coalition candidate at the Tiford bye election the Prime Minister warns that British democracy has gained freedom through constitutional means over 20 years and could be lost in one night if Labour extremists prevail. He cites Soviet Russia as a warning, noting workers’ freedoms removed by tyranny.
London reports the Agent General for West Australia Connolly negotiating with Yorkshire firm to build a woollen factory in West Australia at about £100,000 to produce medium and high grade woollens. Negotiations not finished but optimism remains for success.
London reports ship owners are inclined to accept wheat charters on terms offered by the Australian Committee, though said to be unfavourable compared with global freights. Estimated minimum 2600 tons per voyage, with steamers sailing light due to outward cargo deficits caused by Australia’s rail tramway and cement manufacturing surge.
A block of ads lists bargain pointers at W Loom for Fugs and a forte of patent medicines. Items include Plain Bins, Boyle Colton products, Gore and Bron remedies, and a Dr Bhaldon digestive tablet claim. Also advertised are Chamvorini cough remedies and a Broad Spectrum line with claims of eliminating anxiety and cough cures.
An OCR of the Dow River & District Race Club October meeting lists racing at Jemaen's Paddock on October 23 1920 with a 1 pm start for Maiden Plate and Jumbo Stakes races 4 furlongs and 1 mile events. Nightly notes include Club Cup 7 furlongs Open Handicap and a full program for the ANNUAL MEETING on October 30 1920 with multiple handicaps and prize ideas.
A fragmented OCR passage mentions names and phrases in a distorted style. It references beauty, soup, and a ride, with unclear subjects and no coherent event or date.
A garbled health advertisement lists names like Doane and Aetters Beacon, referencing back pain and kidney cures. It mentions promises of relief, sleeplessness remedies, and a mysterious address at Sixth and Seventh, with unclear dates or organizations.
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