15 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1937
Page
1
The page lists marriages, deaths, and funerals, including a wide array of names and relatives. It mentions cremation fees and funeral director ads, with references to cremain, burial, and associated services. Notable names and firms appear amid scattered notices and prices.
A fragmented OCR page lists employment wanted notices, trades classes, tutoring, and public tender information mixed with names of people, organizations, and locations. It mentions job seeks, teaching, clerical work, and construction roles alongside municipal notices and classified categories.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal names Diane and Campbel along with scattered phrases about lost and found items, a wartime camp setting, and references to individuals such as Ma and Sha Tiree. The readable text hints at a community notice listing recovered belongings and affected persons.
Cloudy sultry conditions with a north-westerly wind and local thundershowers give way to clearing. Reports note a city loan approval for 100000 pounds, miners to receive a 4000 pound bonus, drownings, a coronation celebration disturbance, lightning injuries in New South Wales, and multiple accidents across Brisbane, Melbourne, and Grafton with injuries and collisions.
In a chaotic report from Bhengwe the text outlines Vice Admiral Mhane fawa praising a September plan by a Japanese ally and the potential withdrawal from Nanking by Chinese forces. Britain signals support for US actions as tensions escalate around Hankow Nanking.
City officials unveiled new traffic measures after a string of near misses on River Street. Residents and business owners urged careful design to protect pedestrians while maintaining access to shops and transit hubs.
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