22 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
1
A brief public sale notice lists DLE and IM and IS as parties involved at 170 JE Aide Street with details readable in this damaged OCR fragment. The exact action and deadlines are unclear but the notice indicates an imminent sale event.
A June dispatch reports no improvement in the situation at Tientain as Japan presses Britain to end backing of Chiang Kai-shek. Swatow and Kalangau incursions signal ongoing hostilities, with foreign nationals protesting interference in Amoy and Thentoma. Japanese officials reject equal treatment requests while continuing to restrict foreign ships.
Reports from Vienna and Tokyo indicate escalating tensions as Britain seeks restraint while Japan tightens controls. Diplomatic talks fail to ease the standstill, with ambassadorial exchanges highlighting fears of trade disruption and possible military actions.
A Hong Kong report describes growing European and Japanese pressure in Asia as Italy Britain and Germany maneuver over concessions in China and the Pacific. It notes Japanese advances in Shanghai Tsingtao and Taingiao and hints at potential Western responses including sanctions and military posturing. The piece links Berlin Paris and Tokyo to a broader struggle for influence and trade routes in the Far East.
The Main Roads Commission reports a rise in timber of men employed to 6408 last month and total expenditure of 283,200 pounds. The note to the Vice Minister for Public Works mentions ETBA30 subordinates and local authority areas. The report references road works on several routes and bridges, including Bulimba Creek and Lake Th at, with forwarding to authorities for approval.
Reported sewer project expenses total £22,534 with extended works involving water and spemitter facilities. The document notes revenue of £713 and mentions schedule items and contractors while detailing ongoing costs and potential delays.
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A fragile report details the Guba flying boat’s survey flight from Mahe to Mombasa and Victoria, with dawn arrival at Mombasa and weather challenges. It notes engine actions, signal exchanges with VIP and VIP station, and continuous wireless contact while tracing over cloud and rain, amid fog and rough seas.
Palm Inland native Barkey Saline rowed three miles through shark-infested waters at night to aid drowning natives after an overturned boat. He requested a memorial memorial tablet in Palm Inland Church of England for his son and two others. The Chief Protector of Aborigines, Mr JW Bleakley, recommended a Royal Humane Society award and a personal aid grant, though officials debated memorial wording and support.
Melbourne reports a plan for new secret Royal Australian Air Force planes. The article notes modern fighters to be built in Australia by Commonwealth Aircraft and awaiting delivery from Lockheed and Avro Anson imports. It cites government cost and staffing aims, with Britain sending more aircraft.
A 12 year old boy Wallace Griteon was found hanging from a rope tied to a tree in Cottenive Inte thin afternoon. He was playing with a toy gun and rope when he apparently fell from a limb and entangled the rope. His feet were not touching the ground as his mother discovered him.
May wool sales show a dramatic rise with greasy wool up to five percent from Monday and overall prices lifting by about 15 percent. Buyers including Australian manufacturers and Japanese and German reps. pressed for stock, with top rates around 18 1/2 pence per lb. and notable bales sold at Whitewood and other districts. Details noted for continuation on Page 21.
The prime minister will visit Brisbane next week with a stop in Canberra. He will meet local UAL branches and attend a reception, then address the Chamber of Commerce and Manaus Inclures. He returns south Friday morning after talks on constitutional matters.
The Loan Council adjourned at 11 10 pm without a final decision on 1939 40 loan allocations with a total likely above 41 million. Tomorrow the meeting resumes at 10 am to finalize the breakdown between works and governmental borrowings with NSW and Victoria among the largest share. Queensland and other states face revised figures, and additional semigovernmental borrowing may be linked to works requirements.
The Victorian Premier Mr Dunstan advocates widening the loan allocation for semi government borrowings. Tasmania and New South Wales allocations are debated with figures roughly £1.5 million and £7 million for works and several million for semi government undertakings. Discussions consider rural debt adjustment and potential wheat industry support amid a broad allocation plan.
NSW and other states face delays over postponed questions as premiers consult and the Commonwealth raises a substantial loan increase. A proposed economic experts committee would map necessary measures to sustain employment, but language barriers and bureaucratic congestion stalled approval.
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