Artificial Eye Makers to Visit Brisbane in May
Laubman and Pane will visit Brisbane from May 18 to May 21 to fit artificial eyes and offer Comfortane wear. Contact at Arthur Cocks & Co, 105-107 Edward Street. Also advertised are hotel features at the Australia Hotel Sydney and local services, weather forecast, and optician notices.
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Messrs, Laubman
Australia Hotel
Sydney
Otel
THE
Commonwealth
Falta
Royce
Martin Place
New Winter Garden
New Bevery
New Ban Hall
Buaney
Mail notices outline Australian and overseas departures
The notice lists air mail schedules for Brisbanes and major routes including Brishins Darwin Bonga pore and England with days and times. It details outward overseas air mail dates to the United Kingdom Europe Egypt India Ceylon Malta and other destinations and inward overseas mail dispatches from London and Vancouver with expected arrival dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Mail
Bristane
Townaville
Crirns
Cooktown
Brishins
Darwin
Bongapore
England
Brisbane
Muldubbera
Cracow
Bydner
Canberra
Gbrisbane
Hobart
Flinders Island
Sydney
Broken Mill
Adelaide
Perth
Mt. Magnet
Wituna
P.m. Nortuean
North Coast
Rockhampton
Mackay
Central District
Dispatch
Western
Central Station
N.E.W
N. West
New England
Nsw
Victoria
Tasmania
South Australia
Australia
United Kingdom
Europe
Egypt
India
Ceylon
Malta
Bun Plementary
Air Mall
Jervis Bay
Fremantle
A.m. Ormonde
Narkunda
China
Manila
Rankin
Chang
Overland
Japan
Nenkin
Malsya
Mongolia
Loma Mall
Colomba
Free Mantle
New Zealand
Wanganelia
Auckland
Riagara
North Island
Wellington
Monowai
Welling
New Gaines
Nankin
Malai
Samarai
Rabaul
Solomon Islands
Yanikoro
Malake
South Africa
Napier
Fremante
Thursday Island
Changte
Wanganelli
Wis
London
Barrabool
Vancouver
Miagere
San Prante Eel
Rine T
Arbane Wera
Postal Department
Agrein
Queensland
Spris- Rane
Air Route Forecasts Today for Australian Routes
Forecasts cover Brisbane to Sydney Townsville to Mackay Longreach to Charleville and Brisbane to Charleville. Expect clouds, showers, and occasional thunder with winds shifting from east to northeast or southeast as the day progresses. Visibility remains mostly good with minor changes in wind direction through sections of each route.
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Brisbane
Sydney
Eorong
BANE
Townsville
Longreach
Charleville
Tides and astronomical data for May 13–14
The report lists sunrise and sunset times on May 13, moonrise, last quarter on May 14, and multiple high and low tides across dates May 13 to May 14. It notes moon phases, tide heights in feet, and adjustments for certain locations, including Pinkands and Indoorsopilly, with guidance to add half an hour for low water at referenced sites.
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Tin Batarday
Pinkands
Dry Dock
Imin
Indoorsopilly
Ada Ihr
Garden planting guidance from today’s beds timing
The advice stresses digging over salted beds with manure before planting and placing bulbs last when bulbs are involved. It also recommends preserving as much soil around roots as possible when transplanting to minimize root disturbance.
Transport as civilisation in Australia demands rapid rail access
A Brisbane conference of Commonwealth and New Zealand railway executives considers transport phases amid a railways versus motor traffic debate. Authors urge prioritizing public convenience over railway budgets, noting motor vehicles offer elasticity and direct delivery, while railways remain essential in sparse, drought-stricken districts. The piece argues for balanced policy and recognition of motor traffic in suitable districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
India
Australia
Brisbane
Commonwealth
New Zealand
England
Queensland
Public Transport Debate Seeks Curb on Motors
Critics claim motor services undermine public rail, urging ministers to limit competition while preserving public access. Officials propose improving rail with faster services, cleaner carriages, and longer booking periods, arguing for balanced transport policy.
Defence Needs Arms and Men in Australia
A university professor argues Australia should finish arming its defence rather than mass troops. He cites Abyssinia’s air war and urges air power including bases, refuelling, and a domestic aircraft industry, while warning that training and a democratic universal service are essential to wield new weapons effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. V. Portus
Adelaide University
Australia
Abyssinia
Portus
Federal jobs for university men discussed at Queensland
Professors at the University of Queensland debate Canberra’s invitation to graduates for federal posts. The Patents Office offers five shillings sixpence weekly and Post Office clerks six pounds, a week. They argue pay levels may reflect probationary wage structures and future advancement.
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University of Queensland
Canberra
Patents Office
L. S. Bagster
Henry Alcock
Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner
Postal Department
England
British Museum
Interior rains unlikely in south-eastern district forecast
Weather Bureau officials say some districts in the south eastern interior may receive useful falls but generally beneficial rains are not anticipated. Conditions remain favorable for coastal showers and scattered interior activity in the south east. Rainfall yesterday was mainly along the coast from Cooktown to Cardwell with several inland locations recording modest totals. Brisbane observatory reports 9 am to 3 pm gains. A strong high over the Tasman Sea sustains a southeasterly to easterly wind pattern with tropical influences increasing in the region. Overnight temperatures were notably cold in the south eastern highlands while Brisbane saw a low around 60.7F and a daytime high below normal. The forecast for today remains chiefly cloudy with further showers.
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Weather Bureau
Cooktown
Cardwell
Tropic
Babinda
Innisfail
Brisbane Observatory
Tasman Sea
Pacific
Australia
Stanthorne
Brisbane
Useful Falls In Narrow Belt Aids South-Eastern Dairies
Rain spread across a narrow south eastern coastal belt bringing relief to dairying and farming areas. North Coast saw heavy showers with creeks rising and low-lying areas flooding. Yandina recorded 121 points and other districts reported variable totals, while Gympie and Bundaberg districts benefited with 20 points to 190 points. Maryborough noted fairly heavy rain, and Darling Downs saw little. Trafalgar station reported 84 points and Bumblebend 70 points from the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Coast
Yandina
Gympie
Bundaberg
Wallaville
Goodnight
Bumblebend
King George Memorial Fund Progress Report
The King George Memorial Fund shows steady gains with a total of £3872 raised by last night. The report lists contributors including firms and individuals along with amounts, and notes the Wynnum Manly Chamber of Commerce plans to open a citizen shilling fund to support the effort.
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Kinged Memorial Fund
Hothwell's Quitting, Ltd
E.W. Walker
I. A
Q'land Chamber
Mir
Ovensienges
Drysdale and Ridgeway, Pty
Ero Wilson “Waratah” Metal Co. ‘(Pty.), Ltd
Mow Farm
Slo A
Amma
the Wynnum—Manly Chamber of Commerce
Nomenclature of Queensland Highlights Multiple Names
The text lists geographic features in Queensland named during the 19th century. Minto Craigs near Teviot Brook were named in 1828 by Charles Fraser after Scottish Minto Craigs. Mission River near Mapoon Mission was named in 1895 by John Douglas, after Rev. J Nicholas Hey’s discovery. Mitchell refers to a river town and district named in 1843 by Leichhardt for Sir Thomas Mitchell.
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Queensland
Teviot Brook
Dugandan
Charles Fraser
New South Wales
Allan Cunningham
Teviot
Scotland
Mission
Mapoon Mission
J. Nicholas Hey
John Douglas
Mitchell
Gulf of Carpentaria
Leichhardt
Sir Thomas Mitchell
Maranca River
Mitchell Downs
Betting Shops Reformed to Legalised Gambling in Adelaide
South Australia adopted a state controlled betting system to curb illegal bookmaking. A Board of Control licensed premises, prohibited overt advertising, and insisted on sanitary conditions, while revenues supported police and government. The system, featuring ornate urban shops and conversion of billiard halls, claims high compliance and widespread public participation.
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Adelaide
South Australis
Government Savings Bank
South Australia
Betting Board Control
B.B.C
Betting shops licensed widely in main streets and districts
As a first principle they argued that where bets existed enough to support an illegal bookmaker a properly accredited one should be planted in the same district. They decided no excises should prevent anyone from placing a bet when desired, so betting shops were licensed here and there across main and wide streets.
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Adelaide
Ilegal
Betting Shop Procedure Described In Old Racing Note
A betting shop routine unfolds with a wall sheet listing horses for the next race, scratches marked half an hour before race time, then opening odds called on the racecourse and chalked on the paper, followed by a second call showing odds changes as betting tightens. The process names horses such as Dark Sky, Heros, Belle Silhouette, and Closing Time with varying odds.
Oxford Groups Awe Australia Advocate Benson Sees Revival
The Rev C Irving Benson of Wesley Church Melbourne emerges as a leading Australian advocate for the Oxford Groups. He credits Ivan Menzies the actor with inspiring his deeper commitment, notes the movement’s worldwide reach, and cites the four absolutes guiding daily life while warning against unsafe open confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Irving Benson
Wesley
Melbourne
Australia
Oxford Groups
Benson
Commonwealth
Brisbane
Oxford Group
Oxford University Press
Ivan Menzies
Oxford
Frank Buchman
Buchman
Philadelphia
Arctic Circle
New Zealand
Britain
Mediterranean
Far East
John Wesley
Mr. Benson
Councillor Attacks Coal Board over Allocations
The Lord Mayor protested to the City Council that the Coal Board’s allocations were absurd and uneconomical. He cited distant Mount Crosby waterworks and nearer coal as better suited, creating higher freight costs. He backed appealing to the Commissioner of Prices against a 3d a ton rise in power house stock, noting past concessions and continuing wage increases. The council argues Coal Board allocations cost more than higher prices and trouble the council more than wage-driven price changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Board
Mount Crosby
Transit and Power House Committee
Commissioner of Prices
Power House
West Moreton District Coal Board
Central Coal Board
Commissioner of
Foundil
Shaton
Arbitration Court
Postpliocens Artiodactyla findings at Royal Society meeting
Fifty years ago a paper by G W De Vis discussed Pro chrerus ceter a rare prehistoric artiodactyl from Dar ling Downs with fossil teeth. The lecture included teeth specimens and noted the Diglikke animal’s existence before true pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. de Vis
Royal Society
Darling Downs
Millar Brothers
Port Darwin
Pine Creek
Medico on Diet Reform Debate in Courier-Mag Letter
A reader responds to Medico’s diet reform piece, arguing against sweeping claims from League of Nations experts. The letter cautions that tropical nutrition, individual needs, and animal products remain essential, urging caution to avoid rigid regimens. It critiques overconfident predictions and highlights regional dietary challenges in Queensland.
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Courier-Mag
League Commission
Mrcllin
Queensland
Brisbane
San
League of Nations
Calores
Edward Mellanby
London
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Queen Alone
Chaucerwealth Bank
Herbert Birchiey Bay
Old
Cleveland Road
Walford
Optometriat
Beeona
AMP
Cnr
Queen
Edward Screets
Aren Bowe
Senisy Fraser
Lometricta
Queentreme Megame
Te Co
Toowoomba
Reuters World Service
Courier-Mail
King George Memorial Fund
Arthur Gask
Thrilling
Larose
Political Resource
Board of Control
Ménia
X “Recreation
King William Street
Ivan Mengles
Bayside
Witnesses To Christ
Pentridge
Courier
Medico
League
USA
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