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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1940
Page
2
A reader seeks guidance on an uneasy relationship with a married woman Mrs. Q. The letters discuss loneliness, social pressures, and whether to maintain distance or engage publicly. The tone mirrors a personal advice column about friendship boundaries and social etiquette.
An urgent appeal calls for knitters for the war effort with packets of goods to aid lonely soldiers and hospital cases. A recent general meeting of the Patriotic League discussed a bridge event, fundraising, and committee formation led by Mrs Mittoie and Mrs R Mitbush for charitable drives. Local clubs and welfare groups planned drives, collections, and meetings at venues including the Trocadero and Catholic Bridge Club, with notices of monthly runs and hospital visits.
An amateur theatre group staged a well received play amid charity events and social gatherings. The production featured local residents in a parish setting with a fund-raising sale of crockery and glassware and a bridge competition. Proceeds benefited community causes and were announced at the conclusion of the evening.
Miss Elva Mills daughter of Mes and Mn F Mills of Street New Farm will marry Leonard Edvard of Bydineys in Brisbane at 6 10 in the church. Miss Jean Kersley daughter of Mr and Mrs E Kewley of Woety End will marry Mr Raber Parker son of Mr and Mrs An Packet of Caurns in England at 24 pm on Orrahres Toe Maia.
The Seamen's Union of Australia plans to file for a war risk bonus tied to present wages with the Federal Arbitration Court. The move follows discussions about increased wartime risks in the Pacific and calls from the Trades Union Congress for pro‑colinity measures. delegates are to be chosen at forthcoming union meetings.
A fragmented notice reports £225 in interest-free loans and a sale made by Monty's during a Queensland sales event. It mentions various figures, committees, loan contributions, and registrations, with names and groups including the Savings Certificate Committee and local clubs.
A dense, unreadable passage lists names, places, and fragments from a radio schedule and theatre notes. It mentions Tarikean events, Pakil HT hoop tie, Prometa, Mirjam Wage, and various personal and location references, all in a garbled OCR style.
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