Drama Tops City Films https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50284904 SENTIMENTAL drama with a musical theme "The Constant Nymph" (Rex) is one of the best of the new films this… The Courier Mail, page 2
VIEWED FROM THE OTHER SIDE. HOW AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS ARE WATCHED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20474107 "The chief lesson of the war in all countries," writes a gentleman conversant with financial affairs in London to a friend in...
New Floating Baths. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20474795 At the meeting of the South Brisbane City Council yesterday, the Deputy Mayor (Alderman Gaffney) presiding, a recommendation by the Works Committee to… The Brisbane Courier,...
STEP-UP IN STATE BUILDING GIVES HOMES AND TRAINING https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50265563 STEP-UP in the State's house-building programme was announced by the Housing Minister (Mr. Bruce) yesterday after the Executive Council meeting,...
"Macbeth," https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20479632 "Macbeth," which was produced by the Allan Walkie Company before a crowded audience at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening, stands out as a drama… The Brisbane Courier, page...
She Showed Them How EXPERT'S COOKING WON APPROVAL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50260654 TWO large and keenly interested audiences in the City Hall yesterday afternoon and evening saw Miss Alison Allen, food specialist, demonstrate...
DEADLY CHEMICAL WARFARE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50278327 LONDON, April 9 (A.A.P.). Chemical warfare will probably be as decisive as the atomic bomb in any future war, said Major-General… The Courier Mail, page...
FEDERAL OFFICES TO BE BUILT IN ANN ST. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50248738 CANBERRA, Monday. Erection of a building on land facing Ann Street and Anzac Square is planned by the Federal Government to help to overcome the shortage of...
FIFTY YEARS AGO. [Compiled from the "Courier" files for the week ended April 8, 1871.] STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20485887 The prospectus of the Queensland Steam Navigation Co. states that the object of...
NAVAL DEFENCE. A VITAL QUESTION. COMING IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. | THE JAPANESE TREATY. AUSTRALIA'S INTERESTS. MELBOURNE, April 7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20484766 Addressing the House of Representatives by leave to-day, the Prime...
COMMUNISTS FARE POORLY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50274419 COMMUNIST Party candidates fared badly in Townsville and Bundaberg on Saturday, when a number of Queensland country towns held council elections. The Courier Mail, page...
"LONG HAND OF IRELAND." RELENTLESS DISTURBING FACTOR. BRITISH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP. DECLARATION BY DR. MANNIX. CHICAGO, April 5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20471599 The Roma correspondent of the "Chicago News" has obtained an...
READER SUGGESTS: Put State On World Map With Films https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50268757 QUEENSLAND needs putting on the map, and I suggest that the Government should send a journalist and photographer to… The Courier Mail, page...
NEWS IN BRIEF https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50283866 CHILD'S NECK BROKEN. Douglas Hutton, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hutton, of Burnett Street, Mooloolaba, was killed yesterday… The Courier Mail, page 4
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS. THE QUESTION OF COST[?] https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20461485 A statement was issued yesterday by the Home Secretary's Department combating the contention that the local Government elections under the new...
"MODERN DEMOCRACIES." AUSTRALASIAN HISTORY ANALYSED. WORK BY VISCOUNT BRYCE. LONDON, April 1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20478703 Viscount Bryce devotes a complete chapter in a book entitled "Modern Democracies," published by...
Wife's Cold Greeting For Soldier https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50281254 Hirsch Phillips, commercial traveller, in the Divorce Court yesterday, told of a frigid reception his wife gave him when he returned… The Courier Mail, page...
Return To Glamour Paris Salons Gay Again https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50255820 The war years rolled back as if nothing had happened when spring fashions were shown in elegant white Paris salons by tall, serene mannequins, with lordly...
400,000 U.S. MINERS STRIKE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50258567 NEW YORK, April 1 (A.A.P.). America's third major work stoppage in four years on the coalfields began to-day, when 400,000… The Courier Mail, page...
THE LITERATURE OF OFFICE. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20465075 Blue books and other compositions of the official mind may be classed among those productions which Charles Lamb said were not books. Certainly they do The Brisbane...
"THERE WILL BE NO CRASH." MR. FIHELLY'S OPTIMISM. "GOVERNMENT HAS SOMETHING UP ITS SLEEVE." | MORE MONEY FOR THE SEWERAGE SCHEME. WATER BOARD'S HEAVY INDEBTEDNESS. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20470462 "We will pull through comfortably,...
Brisbane Shakespeare Society. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20466036 The Rev. Principal Glaister will deliver a lecture on "Hamlet" in the School of Arts hall on April 4. His Excellency the Governor has signified his intention of being present. The...
NATIONAL ANZAC MEMORIAL APPEAL. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20469177 The work of organising the National Anzac Memorial Appeal is progressing favourably and the organiser (Captain Carter) hopes that the citizens … The Brisbane Courier, page...
A BRISBANE RETROSPECT. QUEEN-STREET IN 1884. MR. T. A. RYAN'S RECOLLECTIONS. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20477935 Queen-street is not Brisbane, but it is one of the arteries through which the life-blood of the city flows. The Brisbane Courier,...
ANTI-BRITISH FEELING HERE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50280757 ANTI-BRITISH sentiment was growing in Australia, said Mr. A. T. Couborough, hon. sec. of the Empire Day Movement… The Courier Mail, page 4
Fire in the City. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20481022 Owing to a smart and timely save by the Brisbane Fire Brigade only trifling damage was done by a fire which occurred in the boot factory of Johnson and Sons, Ltd., at North Quay… The Brisbane...
OLD GIRLS' MEETING https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50281776 The annual meeting of the Ipswich Grammar School Old Girls' Association (Brisbane branch) will be held on Friday at 8 p.m., … The Courier Mail, page 7
COMMUNISTS AND LORD MAYOR https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50248597 The Townsville City Council's fruit shops gave people fruit and vegetables at greatly reduced prices and still made a profit, … The Courier Mail, page 2
Rescued from Drowning. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20491769 Yesterday afternoon Frank Watson (aged 14 years) was fishing off one of the coaling punts in the Brisbane River, near Kangaroo Point, when he fell… The Brisbane Courier, page...
Road Disappears In City Flooding https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50278728 When Kedron Brook burst its banks at Kalinga yesterday Shaw's Paddock disappeared from sight and the road became impassable for most of the day. The Courier Mail, page...
SKYMASTER TO LAND AT EAGLE FARM https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50288792 MELBOURNE, Sunday. When the Lackrana, second of Australian National Airways fleet of DC4 Skymaster planes, makes her inaugural service flight to Brisbane to-morrow, she will...
BRISBANE TRAMWAYS. THE PRESENT POSITION. MR. BADGER INTERVIEWED. QUESTION OF EXTENSIONS. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20479807 Interesting information concerning the tramway position was given yesterday by Mr. J. S. Badger (managing director of...
From U.S. To Be Married https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50289771 SERGEANT Joshia A. Sutton, formerly of the U.S. Far East Air Force, has returned to Australia … The Courier Mail, page 6
VALUE OF FARMING. ARCHBISHOP DUHIG'S ADVICE. PITTSWORTH, March 21. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20467595 His Grace Archbishop Duhig administered confirmation at the 10 o'clock mass yesterday in St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church, when 75...
STATE LUNCHEON TO MOUNTBATTEN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50284699 The Supreme Allied Commander in South-East Asia (Lord Louis Mountbatten) will be accorded a Parliamentary luncheon… The Courier Mail, page 1
STATE WELCOME TO MOUNTBATTEN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50284119 A suitable reception for such a distinguished visitor will be accorded the Supreme Allied Commander of South-east Asia (Lord Mountbatten)… The Courier Mail, page 1
The Tramways. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20460672 One of the subjects referred to by the Treasurer (Mr. J. A. Fihelly) at his recent Paddington meeting was the Brisbane tramways. The Brisbane Courier, page 6
120 U.S. BRIDES TO LEAVE THIS MORNING https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50282085 To join the liner Lurline in Sydney, 120 wives of United States servicemen and 80 children will leave Brisbane by special train from the inter-State station, South...
3000 ATTEND IRISH RALLY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50265644 Hundreds of people were fumed away when a crowd of 3000 crammed the City Hall to capacity it the St. Patrick's Day concert The Courier Mail, page 6
WARRIORS' DAY FUND. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20467335 The following donations have been received by the Mayor of Brisbane (Alderman J. F. Maxwell. M.L.A.) in connection with the "Warriors' Day" Fund,… The Brisbane Courier, page...
SEWERAGE WORKERS. EIGHTY PAID OFF, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20475393 A rumour was current in Brisbane yesterday that 80 additional men employed by the Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board had been dismissed… The Brisbane Courier, page...
On This Day in Brisbane City, Wednesday 16 March 1921 EDWARDS SCHEME. PROTEST FROM THE WATER BOARD. BRISBANE'S FUTURE WATER SUPPLY. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20491175 The question of acquiring Mt. Edwards as a site for purposes other than Brisbane's...
Criminal Undesirables. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20473533 "J.W.B " writes: Sir. The paragraph in Saturday's issue of the "Courier" dealing with the influx of certain criminal undesirable visitors to the city, … The Brisbane Courier, page...
FEDERAL USE HIT CITY'S OFFICE SPACE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50256528 CANBERRA, Thursday. The Commonwealth investigation on office space by Mr. J. C. Westhoven showed that Brisbane's city community was being severely handicapped by...
236 MORE HOUSES FOR BRISBANE https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50259957 The City Council granted approval for the building of 236 dwellings during January. The Courier Mail, page 3
CHINESE TRIAL ROBBERY MOTIVE CLAIMED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50284496 When the case against six Chinese, was opened in the Criminal Court yesterday, the Crown alleged that they put their heads together to do something wrong, and in doing it a...
MAN DROWNED OFF STANLEY ST. WHARF https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50276638 E. Anderson, 46, married, of Clifton Street, Petrie Terrace, was drowned in Brisbane River about 6.30 p.m. yesterday. The Courier Mail, page 5
Criminals in Brisbane. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20481458 Notwithstanding that no large gatherings are to take place in Brisbane in the near future, a large number of Southern criminals, including "confidence men," … The Brisbane Courier, page...
ROYAL COLONIAL INSTITUTE. QUEENSLAND BRANCH FORMED. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20458257 Major Boose's mission on behalf of the Royal Colonial Institute has met with complete success. … The Brisbane Courier, page 6
Q'LD. GIRL IN JAPAN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50266091 LONDON, March 10 (A.A.P.). A Brisbane girl, Miss Brenda Cameron, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Service in Burma, is among the first women from the British Empire to reach Japan. The...
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TALKS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50280101 Distinguished educationists from England, the United States. South America, and other countries will take part in an international education conference, to be held in all States...
GRAMMAR "OLD GIRLS" "REUNION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50289443 One hundred and fifty former pupils of the Brisbane Girls' Grammar School met at a reunion dinner held at Lennon's last night. The Courier Mail, page 5
WILL NOT BAR COMMUNISTS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50283352 The Brisbane branch of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen, representing 2000 ex-service personnel, refused last night to agree… The Courier Mail, page 5
UNSETTLED WEATHER RIGHT TO BORDER AS CYCLONE MOVES https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50268282 CYCLONIC weather is moving south. Strong south-easterly winds, with rain, are expected in Brisbane to-day. The Divisional Meteorologist (Mr. A. S. Richards)...
Harmony! https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50290644 MUSIC has enjoyed a revival in Brisbane, but little more than a discord of words has been heard about the establishment of a Conservatorium of Music. The Courier Mail, page 2
UNIVERSITY AID FOR SERVICEMEN https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50281517 COURSES for servicemen of all ages are arranged by the Queensland branch of the Universities Commission which began operations in Brisbane this week. The Courier Mail, page...
BRISBANE-RIVER WATERSHED. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20457695 The almost continuous rain for the past four days has caused some inquiry in the metropolis about the condition of the Upper reaches of the Brisbane… The Brisbane Courier, page...
BRISBANE'S WATER SUPPLY. "THE BEST HAS BEEN DONE." REPLY TO HYDRAULIC ENGINEER'S CRITICISM. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20466390 A reply to the recent criticism of the Hydraulic Engineer regarding the provision made for Brisbane's future water...
The New Town Hall. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20477842 A report of the Town Hall Committee, presented at the meeting of the Brisbane City Council yesterday, … The Brisbane Courier, page 6
WOMAN'S WORLD. FREEMASONRY FOR WOMEN. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20463642 Mrs. Rodney St. John, who arrived in Brisbane on Saturday night, holds a prominent position in the Co-Masonic world, … The Brisbane Courier, page 11
Kyogle to Beaudesert Railway. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20473151 The members of the Public Works Commission of New South Wales yesterday interviewed the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Davidson) … The Brisbane Courier, page 4
OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX. CASE ON THE KANOWNA. VESSEL TO BE QUARANTINED AT BRISBANE. MELBOURNE, March 3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20476278 The Director of Quarantine (Dr. Cumpston) to-day received a telegraph message stating that the steamer...
LANDSEER SCHOLARSHIP. MISS DAPHNE MAYO'S SUCCESS. LONDON, March 1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20487641 Miss Daphne Mayo, of Brisbane, has been awarded the Landseer Scholarship at the Royal Academy for the best sculptured group. The Brisbane...
FEDERAL WORKS COMMITTEE. INVESTIGATIONS IN BRISBANE. ANZAC SQUARE PROPOSAL. SYDNEY, March 1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20482763 The Federal Public Works Committee, which has been inquiring into a scheme for remodelling, the Sydney General Post...
UPKEEP OF HOSPITALS. STATEMENT BY HOME SECRETARY. RESIGNATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COMMITTCE. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20492184 The Home Secretary stated yesterday that the resignations of members of the committee of the Children's Hospital would...
A.I.S. SOCIETY'S NEW MEMBERS NEW members of Queensland branch of the A.I.S. Society: Messrs. L. W, Haseler, Augathella; W. J. D. Webb, Dalby; F. A. Winters. Kaban; H. V. Littleton, Crows Nest; K. and V. Shield, Moggill; Edwards Bros., Kingaroy; W. M. Mead,...
MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Persons assemble in thousands Rocklea Races, Easter Monday ; racing, trotting ; splendid band ; dancing on lawn. From The Telegraph, Saturday 29 February 1896, page 7. Image: Horse and rider, racing a pacer or trotter at the...
THE YELLOW DEVIL. FRUIT FLY AND ITS RAVAGES. Captain R. S. Pitt, of Sunnybank, writes:— "A great deal has been said about the destruction of the fruit fly, but up to the present practically nothing gas been done. During the last citrus season, the north coast suffered...
CUT IN HOUSE RENT WANTED Lower rents for the houses occupied by munition workers at Moorooka and the provision of accommodation to be the subject of a deputation to Federal members of Parliament from the Queensland Trades and Labour Council on Friday. The...
FORTY YEARS AGO FROM THE 'MINER' OF FEBRUARY 27, 1906. [as reported happening in 1906] During a thunderstorm on Cooper's Plains, near Brisbane, yesterday, a number of fish fell with the rain. They were all alive, and measured from 14 in. to 2h in. in length. It is...
TWO PARALYSIS CASES REPORTED TODAY Two cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the State Health Department today. They were a man, 28, Moorooka, and a boy, 12, Isis. From The Telegraph, Tuesday 26 February 1946, page 3. Image: Beachview...
THE COURIER. (Logan Road Trust) A meeting was held at Mr. P. McGoldrick's, Logan Bridge, on the 21st February. About forty land-owners and occupiers of land were present. A. I. Henderson was voted to the chair, and read the circular from the Minister for Works, as...
TWO INJURED IN CAR Two women were injured when a defect developed in the steering gear of the car in which they were driving alone Merivale Street of South Brisbane, about 3.20 a.m. yesterday. The car grazed an electric light pole and ran up on the footpath before it...
FIVE PRIZE SAVOURY DISHES. SMOKED BARRACOUTA One and ½lbs, smoked barracouta, 3 potatoes, 2 tablespoons grated cheese, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, pepper, salt, 1lb. peas, 3 eggs, ½ pint white sauce. Wash the fish well in cold water, rinsing several times. Cut into...
WE.A. AND W.S.S.S. Mr. J. J. M'Laughlin, Sunnybank, writes:- When moving for a hostile pronouncement in regard to the attitude of the Workers' School of Social Science towards the Workers' Educational Association Mr. Freeberg makes very clear "that there is a...
TWO MACHINERY ACCIDENTS. Henry Clarke, of Moorooka, had the top of the third and fourth fingers of his left hand severed yesterday in a machine. He was attended by the Ambulance, taken to the General Hospital and then to his home. Percy Fitzsimmons had the...
LOST, REWARD, & c. £1 REWARD. LOST, from Cooper's Plains, one Brown MARE, branded PN5 near shoulder, near eye out. Anyone giving information, by letter or otherwise, that will lead to recovery will receive the above Reward. G. BOYLAND. From...
AMBITIOUS CHAIN PLAN OF CO-OPERATIVE STORES An ambitious plan to establish a chain of stores in the suburbs is the latest development in the co-operative movement in Brisbane. Known as the Brisbane Co-operative Stores Society Ltd. it is hoped to open the first shop at...
CABINET BAN ON COURSING AT MID-WEEK State Cabinet yesterday refused to allow coursing meetings in Brisbane to be changed from Saturdays to midweek. For some years coursing meetings have been held at Rocklea on Saturdays, but from last Saturday the venue was...
MEMBER Co. OF THE REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE OF QUEENSLAND. SUNNYBANK REAL ESTATE CNR. STATION RD. AND TURTON ST. SUNNYBANK 931075 932990 A/H 475146 933217 WANTED YOUR LAND FOR SALE IN THE BRISBANE AREA. FORWARD DETAILS OF LOCATION AND PRICE REQUIRED Now Is The Time To...
LOGAN ROAD TRUST OLD LOGAN ROAD, from Cooper's Plains to the Logan Bridge (via Brown's Plains) Road Trust.—A MEETING will be held at Mr. P. M'GOLRICK'S, Logan Bridge, on TUESDAY, February 21 next, for the purpose of administering a Road Trust. A. J. Henderson,...
The Brisbane River Disaster. FORTY-SIX PERSONS SAVED THE NAMES OF SOME OF THE MISSING. (By Telegraph.) Brisbane, February 15. -- It is impossible yet to obtain a list of persons drowned in the Pearl disaster. The police are making every enquiry, but there is...
THEY HAD EARNT IT. GWEN AND SHIRLEY Havenn feeding their pick-a-back mounts, L.A.F. Ian Morrison (left) and A.F.L. Paul Woods, with ice cream at the party given by the Royal Navy at Rocklea yesterday. The guests were from the Salvation Army and Brisbane City...
FAIR RENTS. MORE REDUCTIONS. In the Fair Rents Court this morning, before Mr. A. Dean, P.M., several cases were heard. Retort Willmont, of Durack-street, Moorooka, had the rent of his house, of which W. Cole brook is the owner, reduced from 9s to 8s, as from...
599 FROM RABAUL. The troopship Lidvard brought 599 Australian troops from Rabaul to Brisbane yesterday. They were driven through the city to the Yeerongpilly and Moorooka camps. Most are for discharge. From The Courier Mail, Friday 15 February 1946, page...
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The parishioners of St. Brendan's Church, Moorooka, organised a successful fete, which was held at Dara on Saturday afternoon. Several artistically decorated stalls and various amusements were arranged on the grounds, which were specially...
SEVEN-MILE TRAIN TRIP WITH BULLET IN BRAIN BRISBANE. — Norman Morris (44) travelled by tram seven miles from Moorooka to Brisbane yesterday with a bullet in his brain. He entered an Albert Street tailor's shop and said that he had been shot in the head. He was...
ENGAGEMENTS. HOLDENSON-BONIFACE. – Pamelia MaIe, second daughter of Mr. H. P. Holdenson, 327 Dandenong rd., Armadale, to John Walter Llewellyn, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Boniface, Coopers Plains, Brisbane, Qld. From The Argus (Melbourne),...
NEWS IN BRIEF. Alleged Defamation.—Writs for damages alleging defamation have been issued out of the Queensland Supreme Court by Michael Healy, trade union official of Moorooka, Brisbane. The writs are against C. G. Fallon. of Dunstan House, Brisbane, and the...
DECLINE IN RATE OF ARMY DISCHARGES For the last three weeks the Army has not been able to keep up its quota of personnel qualified for dis charge, and the total pass ing through Redbank last week showed a further daily decline. In the previous week the...
PROPOSED RAILWAYS, PUPBLIC WORKS COMMISSION MEETS. THE REDCLIFFE LINE SCHEMES. The members of the Public Works Commission have boon considering several railway proposals referred to them last year. The report on the proposed connection between Roma and Springsure has...
AUCTION SALES. THIS DAY. Commencing at Twelve o'clock Sharp. ON THE GROUND. ON THE GROUND. Adjoining the Residence of Mr. Isaacs, Cooper's Plains. Under a Bill of Sale. TOTALLY UNRESERVED SALE OF DAIRY CATTLE AND HORSES. Comprising – 24 Head of Dairy Cattle,...
LIQUOR ACT CASE. The case of Charles Cornell, of Sunnybank, charged with having on Sunday, 2nd January, at Rocklea, been found, without lawful excuse, on the licensed premises of Jack Abercrombie, was down for hearing in the City Police Court, before Mr. H. L....
ROUND ABOUT WITH PENELOPE. BLUE and gold streamers, bunting, and flags made gay decorations for the party given at Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Seaton's home at Moorooka last night in honour of the coming-of-age of their only daughter, Daphne Joyce. There were 45 guests....
THRILLS FOR ORPHANS AMONG RN AIRCRAFT To have taxi rides across the tarmac in a Corsair plane and to clamber over Seafires that had been in combat against the Japanese were some of the thrills provided for 50 orphans, who were entertained by the Royal Navy this...
TEMPERANCE. Moorooka Congregational B.H. — The monthly meeting was hold on 'Wednesday evening, the church being crowded. A long programme of recitations, dialogues, quartettes, solos, tea., was gone through. Mr. G. Rawson presided. Several friends from the city...
[no title] Many farmers would like I to be able to purchase, one of these tractors which, bearing Allied Works Council number plates, are parked at Cooper's Plains, Brisbane. All look practically new. From Daily Examiner (Grafton), Wednesday 6 February 1946,...
BOY FOUND AT GRAFTON. Albert Arthur Lockyer, 13, who has been missing from his home at Pegan Drive, Moorooka, since January 14, has been located at Grafton. He was brought home by his father yesterday. From The Courier Mail, Wednesday 6 February 1946,...
AUSTRALASIAN NEWS. His Grace the Archbishop on Saturday morning, January 8, at the Rose Bay Convent, officiated at a religious reception and profession which was of much interest to Queenslanders. Three of the young ladies participating in the ceremony were originally...
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