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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1939
Page
10
A detailed description of a Moorooka house designed by Mr. R. Ashley Shaw and built under his supervision by Mr. H. D. Opperman. It features dark brick and cream stucco façades, contrasting materials, central entrance porch, and a private, well-planned interior with distinct living, dining, and sleeping areas.
Four views reveal Mr and Mrs McKay Smith’s Mac rooka residence with polished hardwood throughout and color coordinated schemes. Dining room features heavy molding, turquoise and cream tones, electric fireplace, and cane furniture. Master bedroom highlights pink palette by the bay window. kitchen recessing shown through double doors to the porch.
A fragmented reminiscence of a home remodeling project cites vendors, materials, and design tensions. The speaker discusses renovations, plumbing, cabinetry, and lighting while weighing comfort against cost and future value. The piece hints at changing tastes and contractor dynamics amid a busy domestic upgrade.
Plans for a new two story brick and mortar police station at Nerang Street, adjacent to the ambulance depot, awaiting approval. The project cost is estimated over £3000 and includes sleeping quarters for officers as part of a modern facility.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions State Advances Corporation, Cyrene, and Tefofa Ope with unclear names and garbled phrases. Key entities are not coherent, making concrete facts hard to extract. The readable bits hint at organizational names but lack a discernible event, date, location, or outcome to summarize clearly.
A report from Townsville outlines an Australian trade publicity push featuring a new shop display. Officials describe the campaign to boost Australian wood products and exports with ship demonstrations and demonstrations by trade program workers.
A fragmented Courier page notes heat wave fatalities in the north and rising concern over sugar and bread prices. It mentions Mount Morena price drops, a Croydon delivery misread, and a Gambierk game outcome. The piece includes a Lent pastoral and Archbishop Dunne backing community education with a midweek half-day suggestion.
Journal notes auction and sale actions involving farms and land holdings in a county area. Property owners, agents, dates, and locations are referenced with bids and sale terms amid estate dealings.
A new Bank of Australasia will rise in Maryborough on Bazaar Street replacing the old premises. The reinforced concrete building will feature brick panda and Marseilles tile roofing in a traditional Georgian style. The upper balcony houses living quarters for the manager and family with the lounge and main bedrooms opening to it. The ground floor will hold the banking chamber and letting premises. Architects H W Atkinson and A H Conrad designed it and T J Larking will supervise erection.
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