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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1938
Page
2
Report from Burleigh describes groups wearing only trunks parading and provoking concern. Police faced limits as residents and council debated public decency and enforcement while spectators watched from nearby signs and stores.
The Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraph Mr Corbett said the Director General Sir Harry Brown regrets that in the last year the department took action against 3600 unlicensed listeners. Over 19,000 convictions have been recorded. The department may seize unlicensed wireless equipment if the ongoing contempt of wireless laws continues.
Mr J A J Hunter, MALA, said the health and financial security of the community require national insurance or alternatives. He supported a basis for proper amendment and urged consultation with private members before the bill’s presentation, warning against federal overreach and overlapping schemes.
Fragmentary notes describe 22 iron lungs to be supplied for use by civilians under wartime rationing. The text lists individuals and places connected to the procurement and disposal of equipment and related services.
A Lismore man, 65, was fined in Goondiwindi for possessing a poker style fruit machine. The case stated he planned to install the contrivance at the Gavre o club and would have taken a cut from the profits. The mayor and club president were named in the proceedings, with magistrates noting intent to operate the device.
The article notes limited texts on whistling and suggests practice in public spaces. It recalls historical bans on whistling in England and Scotland for Sabbath observance, mentions poets and classical references, and cites scattered anecdotes from newspapers and scouts about whistling demonstrations and expert instruction.
An OCR fragment shows a security advertisement from a San Francisco outlet, referencing a fitge or event in Sydney during 1 eon. Details are garbled but indicate a local classifieds notice or promotional listing.
Fragmentary OCR line reads like a garbled historical note with several names and places obscured. It lacks clear events or outcomes to function as a proper news item.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions morning protection and preparation activities. It references a beech and a等待 sequence, with garbled phrases about terrain, protection, and routine. No coherent event or names are discernible from the text.
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