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Newspaper

Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 11, 1939

Page

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A.C.T.U. Deadlock Over Anti-Register Campaign

Melbourne report notes a conference of the inter-State executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions adjourned without a decision on the national register boycott. After a Defence Ministry letter, assurances that the register would not imply conscription were read, but delegates doubt its sufficiency. A final stance may emerge after federal union talks.

Melbourne Australian Council of Trade Unions National Register Defence Mr. Street Ajc.t.u Boypott Boycoll

Register To Begin On Monday Amid Census Preparations

A chaotic draft describes national census preparations with plans to issue about 1,000,000 personal forms and 700,000 property cards next Monday. It mentions eligibility, property values, and intended distribution through local offices, though the text is garbled and hard to follow.

National Register Irda Brogan Rds Everest Din Tetera Pone Isle Funy

Pacific War Looms Over Australia Says Officials

Fragmented OCR text hints at a Pacific war scenario with mentions of Australia and officials. Names and exact events are garbled but imply talks or warnings about potential conflict and naval or maritime concerns in the Pacific region.

Buying Farms for Jews Moves in Australia

Overseas funds discussed in Sydney as a welfare society urges aiding Jewish communities. Mr Paul asserts large sums could finance rehabilitation and refugee settlement in colonial settlements, with funds earmarked for a national program and swift action expected despite refusals.

Alien Doctors For Posts Outback In Queensland

Registration of refugee doctors to work in rural Queensland hospitals will be amended in Parliament. Doctors must pass language tests at Brisbane Hospital, with entry conditioned on undertakings to serve in district hospitals after discussions between the Health Minister and the Medical Board.

Queensland Grisbane Hanlon Medical Board Stalin Ie Quertalin Medical School

Fragmented OCR Summary of Local Notices

An unreadable OCR fragment cites a city line, registration, and a series of names and roles including Eluney, Tain, and Gener. It mentions a Courter-Mail 19 publish and talks about talks with Elvestors and Falintette. The text is garbled with unclear dates, places, or outcomes.

Patti Bawr BRATS Mee J. Te Minkouny Eluney Courter-Mail Fred Healtsie Rupa Cilenbor

Guards Locked in Church Amid Turmoil and Flood Strain

Reported in Sydney and Queenaland as tensions rise over a dispute involving five Greek workers held in a church. Prisoners, kept since Saturday, receive food from a union behind the stalemate, with negotiations expected in a day or two.

Sydney Eine Pawl Orthiniy Bourke Steel Burky Miller Ehisren Behald Triste

1200 Miles by Taxi to Mt Isa

A scrambled report details a journey of 1200 miles by taxi from Darwin to Mt Isa with scattered names and figures. The text references a trustee, a wealthy estate, and financial matters linked to Curle and Taueh, plus mentions of a stock deal.

Mt. Isa Ana Globe Culver Tinge Darwe Muar Darwin Aparesimaray Peri Meising Taueh Curle Misine Tem Tor BI Shone

Lady Wilson Steps into Governor Role Amid Gala

A fragmented report notes Lady Wilson assuming the governor’s duties amid a formal event. The piece mentions attendees including debutantes Mim Sheila Wieland, Mr. and Ms. William Willing, and references to Expat od Mcharda. The highlight centers on the interim governance and the social gathering surrounding the transition.

Leslie Wilson Lady Wilson Od Mcharda A.C Sheila Wieland William Willing Llyvate Jackso Viola Wallis Mex Richard Fy Lay Wilke

Havelock Ellis Dead World Famous Writer

The obituary notes the death of Havelock Ellis a leading scientific writer and psychologist. It records his prominence in sexual psychology and literary criticism, mentions his marriage to Bath Leen, and hints at his international influence and controversial reception.

Havelock Ellis

London loan for New Zealand mayoral talks

London and Auckland reports indicate a government loan discussion tied to New Zealand matters. The Prime Minister commented on progress though no agreement was reached yet. A renewal of a town project and related plans in January were mentioned in cautious terms.

Auckland London Nash Jénua Capert Oreas

Plane Crash in Field at Military Firing School

An aircraft from a firing school near a Walters Wink aerodrome malfunctioned and crashed in a field near Wowata, injuring the passenger My Tellers Lobb of Kany Noven. The pilot Abe dloward Morr attempted to regain control but the plane skimmed the ground and overturned.

Syurex Walleramatie Abedloward Morr Pra Eawengin Vietorim Prasenger Tellers Lobb Kany Noven Station Hare Victor Tulaler Hole de Walters Wink

Jewish footballers urge stay in Palestine amid travel woes

Jewish players from Tara on the remestine soccer team arrived in Hilaban and faced harsh rail conditions. The manager Mr. Rs. Arwal said some prefer Palestine, while others feel at home only there, weighing moves to Australia or Europe as they seek a place to fit in and speak English.

Tara Rmestine Hilaban Austrasia Palestine Rs. Arwal Tesse Arael Young Meyers Sydney Europe

Battleship Cost Estimate Evokes Wartime Strains

A fragmented report cites a government claim that a new battleship would cost around 20 million pounds and nearly equal losses in facilities and emergency provisions. Prime Minister and defence ministers discuss wartime needs and the impact on defense budgets amid mounting concerns.

Averaue Sonasy Menaieey

Three Escape When Bullet Hits Car

A bullet strikes a car as it travels toward home injuring a child inside. The assailant or motive remains unclear as investigators search for the shooter. The incident disrupts a family’s day and prompts a police inquiry with no immediate arrests reported.

New City Sewerage Plan Approved For 8 Districts

The newly formed Water and Sewerage Committee adopts a £200,000 reticulation project benefiting Lutwyche Windsor Herston Newmarket Ithaca All aid areas. Work to start with line tenements and extend from Toowong to Camp Hill across the river, serving Lutwyne George Akie grave Bardon Holland Park Annerley. Completion targeted by end of June with plans for separate future extensions and funds from a dinner auction to raise proceeds.

Min Yewr Woc Coury Veraiynan Couralo0 Icungarne Point Kalinga Lutwyche Wiston Herston Newmarket al Ares Ithaca Alidgeinet Tirlahane Vngin Toong Lubwyehe Ant Clayfield Camp Hill Hollatd Park

Police Chiefs to Meet Here

Police officials from Australia New Zealand and Britain prepare for a prolonged conference in Canberra with delegates from Sydney Melbourne Wellington and Canberra Police seeking enhanced cross border cooperation and joint training amid a busy agenda focused on crime prevention and public safety initiatives.

Stnien Aly Ai Wales Australia Western Australie Tasmaniy Galonél Jonen Cohlet Canberra Cummings New Zealand Han Ieast Rud Defence Gmp Bourne Sturral

Polish Polish Army Credit Rumors Stir Danzig Tensions

Diplomatic dispatches from London report Poland may receive 20 million pounds to sustain a million strong army. The talks involve Count Raczynski and Polish German relations. Danzig circles fear renewed tension after a quiet period, with possible German reinforcement and Czech frontier entanglements shaping the frontiers in the region.

Jin London Poland Raczynski Germany Danzig Chamberlain Staveurett Teschen Czechdsiovatia

Explosion Kills 86 at Penaranda de Bracamonte Madrid

Disastrous blast at a railway station in Penaranda de Bracamonte leaves 86 dead and many injured as fires rage and surrounding towns mobilize assistance. Reports describe a powder depot detonation after a train approached the station. Observers note Germany’s expansion mood and political tensions in Europe amid chaotic casualty scene.

Madrid Dily Mtaghey Anivera Tesritie Penaranda de Bricamonte Esslamanee Tiga Wei Umlmaun

Attack on Pole 4 Duszig and German Nazi Actions

An OCR fragment reports Nazi assaults on Polish rail workers at Duszig and mentions Gestapo involvement. It notes German plans regarding Danzig joining the Reich and references numerous workmen and arrests, with other scattered phrases about surveillance and persecution. The text is fragmented and lacks clear coherence.

Pole Duszig Meckage Gestapo Poliog Danzig Reich

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