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Newspaper

Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Sep 26, 1933

Page

4

Special Adve ae Seraew L D Country Pree Chambers

Fragmented text appears to list addresses and quarterly rates across regions. Mentions Queen Street Commonwealth Mutual Buildings and rankings or charges for New Zealand Fiji United Kingdom and Empire with various per quarter amounts. No clear event or narrative. likely a damaged ad notice listing charges without context.

Ae Seraew L.D Country Pree Chambers Edward Street Baad Cian Chemist Ion Mutual Buildings Queen Street Commonwealth New Zealand Fiji United Kingdom

Postage Rates Updated in The Courier Mail Plan

The notice outlines inland postage within the Commonwealth New Zealand and other regions. Rates vary by destination and number of pages with charges ranging from 1d to 4d for different page counts and routes.

Commonwealth New Zealand Pigs United Kingdom Rtr British Empire Fox San Staten

Funeral notices record for local residents in Queensland era

The relatives and friends are invited to the funerals of Mrs Margaret Haskina Murphy Lilian Marty Murphy Agnes Bown Raymond O A Amit Agoes Town Raymond Charles Thames Slaughter and Mrs Loulaa Warden. Services leave from churches and funeral parlours to Redcliffe Toowong Bulimb Stryumb and Nundah cemeteries with private interment, flowers not required. Cannon Cripps and Alex Gow LTD funeral directors handled notices.

W. Murphy Halg Street Coorparoo Lilian Marty Murphy Granley Stree Hirrebane Toowong Foley, Cremin Maymond FE. D. Leach Redatag Ming A Raymond W. Ellis Roma Agnes Bown Raymond O. A. Amit Agoes Theriste Frebra Shaottery Vercoge Alex. Oow Ltd Paperal Directors Slaughter Charles Thames Slaughter Sear Bracken Ridge Sandeate Bald Hills John Hislop & Sone Amon A. V. Warden C. H. Warder A J. Warden Mises E G W. M. Warden Loulaa Warden Union Street Nundah Cannon & Cripps Puneral Directors

Funeral Directors in Brisbane and Suburbs

Funeral directors listings for KK M PMith Wick Su Tel BMM Stanley Chaster Valley and Brisbane branches. Includes Islop ds Sons M4 Petria Light South Brisbane phone BS705, CANuck Crivp 45 Adelaide opp City Halls, Wickham Guest Waller and others with contact numbers.

KK. M. Pmith Wick— Su Tel Stanley Chaster Bt Valley Phone Boas Fou. Cremiger Ltd Clarence Cor., Ltd Brisbane Islop Ds Sons Petria Light South Brisbane Canuck & Crivp Bioti Wickham Guest Waller Stanley St Kens Cleveland Bosc Stone's Corner

Monumental Act 5 Sive Eminent Belle Banat Brisas

Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear names and numbers. The readable portion suggests a short item referencing an act or legal matter with fragmented phrases and no clear persons organizations places dates or outcomes to anchor a fuller summary.

Sive Belle Banat Brisas Telewe

Florists and floral services listing with hours and contact details

A garbled advertisement style listing of florists and floral services in California and London American areas. Entries include Deane & Co and J.Vite, with addresses and after hours notes. Wreaths, bouquets, and distinctive floral work advertised. Contains multiple stray lines and unclear formatting.

Deane & Co Georgs Blopp Supreme Court Eh Bena Lerv Arcade J.viterprane (Pty Albert St Tol i Beeps Cr. Ann and Wharf Stetel Jarigiening Jean Gemmel Life Experience Branley Victoria Dige Parm

Engagement Notices and Deaths Chronicle Rural Ledger

Engagement notice announces Margaret Glendinning daughter of Mr and Mrs Gounlas Greenslopes to Arthur Towart second youngest boy of Mr and Mrs FPL Beak Sackville Greenslopes signed by both families and witnessed by a clergyman Death notice for Thomas Watson Smith aged 77 of Riverview Howard died September 71st 1033 interred Ipswich Cemetery details list children and survivors with locations and affiliations

Oll Reak—Peak Margaret Glendinning Gounlas St Greenslopes Arthur Towart Kid FP. HL. L. Beak Sackville Street

In Memoriam Ancestral Remembrance Notices

In memory notices for various family members dated from 1920 to 1931. Entries honor daughters Minnie and Joan, wife Jean, husband Andrew Cowen, and others. Messages from spouses, mothers, and children recall dates of passing and express devotion and remembrance.

In Loving Memory of Our Mother and Sister

In loving memory of our dear mother Mien Btanny who departed this life after long illness. She bore her pain with quiet strength and is now peacefully resting. Her loving son and daughter remember her with affection and sorrow. In loving memory of our dear Mother and Sister Clesy who died September 2, 1932. Rest in peace, inserted by her loving family, sisters, and brothers.

Mra Whitaker Andrew Cowen William Beary Cox Emma Ibis Anne Cowell Meier Pather Pm End Brothers Stanley Mien Btanney Wien Clesy

Federal policy outlined for national defence in Australia

The Courier-Mail reports Senator Sir George Pearce in Sydney stressing a frank focus on defence amid world tensions. The policy calls for expanding the Royal Australian Navy with four cruisers and four destroyers, base upgrades, and domestic munition production, plus resuming a nine year plan to strengthen air defences, replacing obsolete aircraft. Pearce warns against reliance on Britain and urges Australia to act as a unified imperial defence component in the Pacific.

George Pearce Sydney Europe Pacific Australia League of Nations Asia America Britain British Commonwealth of Nations Royal Australian Navy Singapore John Salmond

Sewerage work in Brisbane eyed for expanded scheme

Brisbane council faces costly sewerage delays after 13 years with only one third of planned area connected. Water and Sewerage Engineer notes possible £2,000,000 government funds could accelerate completion and expand the scheme, improving revenue and public health. A central bridge funding debate accompanies the plan.

Brisbane W. E. Bush Bush R. E. Nixon-Smith

Watch and Ward for Australia Coastline Defence

The piece discusses guarding the extensive coast against air raids from warships or island bases. It notes dangers from alarmists and political opponents and urges clear public support for the Federal Government’s defence task.

Australia

Brightest Budget Promise From Australia’s Government

The Assistant Minister for Defence Josiah Francis announced the October 4 Federal Budget would be the brightest in years with clear relief from taxation for taxpayers. He argued reduced taxes boost confidence and revive industry, noting high taxation suppresses taxable income and dampens prosperity.

Josiah Francis Defence Australia

Historical House Tablet Honors Early Brisbane Leader

The Governor unveiled a tablet at Newstead House recording Captain J Clements Wickham as the first Police Magistrate and Government Resident of Brisbane. The Historical Society, celebrating nearly a century of local history, highlights pioneering faith and achievements valuable to Queensland's nation.

Historical Society of Queensland Newstead House J. Clements Wickham Brisbane Historical Society Queensland

History of discovery and naming a new country

The passage discusses how place names were often chosen to memorialize events or figures and questions their origins. It notes doubts about this naming and highlights the Historical Society’s early efforts, urging broader financial and personal support for expansive research.

The Historical Society

Premier's Cake Guess at Floral Festival

Mr W Forgan Smith, Queensland premier, weighed in at the Town Hall Floral Festival contest guessing the weight of a large fruit cake. He won the cake after a spirited effort, though stories recalled his younger days in the baking trade.

W. Forgan Smith Smith Mr. Smith

Pouched Rat Museum Specimen From Queensland

A brush-tailed pouched rat, a carnivorous marsupial, was sent to Director Heber A. Longman of the Queensland Museum by F. Green of Bunya Park, Dalby. The creature, with a litter of five, thrives on a diet of dead turtle doves and is noted for large families. One specimen was shot at Toowong by G. R. Harding after burying ten feet to reach a pigeon cape and killing four birds.

Queensland Heber A. Longman Queensland Museum F. ©. Green Bunya Park Dalby Brisbane Museum G. R. Harding Toowong

Tourists Sail From San Francisco to Suva on Lurline

News from Suva reports a large party of tourists will sail from San Francisco aboard the Matson liner Lurline to Suva on February 7, calling for Australian ports and the East. Other liners Franconia and Stella Pola r are slated to arrive in February, with excitement about the island road ready for traffic and inland scenery.

Suva San Francisco Maton Lurline Australian Porta Cunard Franconia New York Stella Polar Tme

White Sisters Envy of New Guinea Hair Beauty

Mrs John Campbell Brisbane businesswoman returning from Papua praises native New Guinea youth for naturally wavy hair. She notes their fine physiques and says permanent waves are unnecessary as their hair is inherently stylish, inspiring envy among white sisters and brothers alike.

New Guinea John Campbell Brisbane Papua

Freeman Channel Undergoes Fresh Survey And Potential New Northward Opening

Officials from the Harbours and Marine Department report Freeman Channel continues to shift northward due to sand bank and current actions. A detailed survey is underway to document recent changes as overseas shipping still uses the channel. A possible new northward channel is developing but not yet usable by overseas vessels, with survey work conducted alongside Freeman Channel. The government steamer Champlain departed Brisbane with the survey party. Howe North Channel, once used by inbound and outbound ships, was closed years ago due to shifting banks.

Freeman Channel Harbours and Marine Department Champ Brisbane Howe North Channel Venus Banks Moreton Island Brisbane Roads

Not for Drink Relief Workers Face Police Court

In Warwick on September 25 a relief worker pleaded lity in court to drunkenness. Senior-Sergeant Luck noted his fight in a boxing match at CM Hall and removal from the hall, requiring two men to take him to the watch house. The case raised a policy issue on relief funds with PM P. G. Knyvett stating relief money is not for drinking. The defendant was discharged. The Under-Secretary of Labour and Industry, W. H. Austin, described department policy allowing police to issue ration tickets to a worker’s wife if funds fail to meet family needs, with the man receiving cash balance, though rarely used.

Defendan Luck Enyvett Department of Labour and Industry W. H. Austin Austin

Sawfish Haul Off Wynnum Jetty Nets

In Wynnum on September 25 three Indigenous boys named Jim, Vic, and Ben Russell hauled a 16 ft sawfish from a net off the fore shore north of Wynnum jetty. They towed it to shallow water, killed it, and later cut the saw off the carcass which measured over 16 ft with a broad, tall snout and fifty sharp white tusks up to lin in length.

Wynnum Wynnum Jetty Jim Vic Ben. Russell Met Wynnum Creek Queen Street Ida Coenen Town Planning Association Adelaide Street Brisbans

Floods and Cholera Ravage Bihar Provinces

Official report from Calcutta notes in two Bihar districts during the recent floods nine persons and 170 cattle drowned and a cholera epidemic claimed 900 lives.

Calcutta Bihar

Critics Praise Sydney Gallery Picks in September

Sydney critics laud New South Wales National Gallery acquisitions valued at £157,000 with standout pieces Epstein's Meam and Corot's Vieuxpont. Frank Rutter questions overvaluation and calls for revaluation while praising Brangwyn and Latour works. P. G. Kenody commends the selection balancing modern art with public taste amid limits.

London Frank Rutter Sunday Times Sydney New South Wales National Gallery of Sheba Chaucer Latour Clausen Orpen Mark Fisher Corot Vieuxpont Australian Press Association Observer P. G. Kenody Ure Smith New South Wales Brangwyn Dominion

Aesthetic Aim in Melbourne Lamp Post Design

Mr P M Carew Smyth, former art inspector, criticized Melbourne lamp posts as coarse and materialistic. He proposed replacing them with more artistic designs, urging a special committee to oversee citywide improvements and better lamp posts, voiced at the Constitutional Club on Art and the Community.

Melbourne P. M. Carew Smyth Victorian Educaton Department Constitutional Club

Higher Tram Fares At Races Cause Curiosity

Mr. 8 L Quinn assistant general manager of Brisbane City Council transport explains that special tram fares apply to events like exhibitions and cricket grounds. He notes fewer stops on special cars and recalls the Ascot race fare was raised from ld to 6d, with ongoing discussions about pricing.

8. L. Quinn Iranways Brisbane Ascot

Six Chambers Form New Professions System in Germany

Berlin September 24 The Minister for Enlightenment Herr Goebbels is empowered to group six professions into chambers under the Propaganda Ministry. The chambers cover writing broadcasting theatre press music and the plastic arts, tying them to state control.

Enlightenment Herr Goebbels Ministry For Propaganda

Brisbane Street Portrait of Romance and Growth

A vivid portrait of Brisbane’s Queen Street and surrounding lanes as a living canvas of commerce, romance, and urban change. The piece recalls Adenine’s bustling exchanges at Eagle Street and Turbot Street, the riverfront salt trade along Eagle Street, and the city’s night glow as trams skim streets filled with shoppers and performances.

Roma Turbot Mother Hubbard Exchange Building Turbot Street Fralt Wickham Street Broadway Eagle Street Aall Moreton Bay Brisbane Decapolis Corinth Raff Ormus Ind London Pool Amsterdam Hamburg Marseilles Kobe Queensland

Rainy Oyster Shower Reported in Calcutta Area

A monsoon cloud burst over Mhor State drops thousands of oysters onto distant oyster beds. astonished villagers gather the strange bounty to police, one oyster yielded a pearl valued at around £10.

Calcutta Mhor

Excuses from speeding motorists in traffic court

Police told drivers who logged 37 to 45 mph on Logan Road at Ww that their speed was dangerous. Some blamed cigarette lighting, hurry, or unfamiliar limits while others offered odd pleas such as rushing to a petrol bowser after running out of fuel. The Acting PM fined several motorists, with reactions ranging from indignation to disbelief.

Logan Road C. B. Buxton P.M D. P. Brennan

School or Job Matter of Economics Claimed by Education Chief

The Director of Education Mr J M’Kenna argued that keeping youths in secondary schooling hinges on economics as parents struggle to fund longer studies. Professor Parnell agreed, noting the cost of higher schooling and the pull of early employment at ages 15 to 16. The debate centers on how to reduce wastage between scholarships and junior courses while preserving future opportunities.

J. M’kenna T. Parnell M’kenna Parnell

Shaw and the Bible Sparks in Atheist Meeting

London dispatch reports G Bernard Shaw at a confessed atheists meeting during the Bradlaugh centenary stating that children should be kept from reading the Bible as anything but a collection of myths and fairy tales.

London The Sunday Dispatch G. Bernard Shaw

Today in History on September twenty sixth events

On September 23 1885 the first railway in New South Wales opened. Birth Association for the Advancement of Defence formed at York on September 26 1831 then called The Friends of Science. Donizetti's Lucha di Lammermoor premiered at Naples San Carlo on September 26 1835. Racehorse Gleaming bred on September 26 1915. Birthdays include Admiral Collingwood 1750 Christian X 1870 Sir Eric Geddes 1875 and Bims Reeves 1818. Australians excelled at Polygon Wood on September 26 1817. Sir Francis Drake sailed into Plymouth Sound September 26 1500 and was knighted for the voyage.

New South Wales Trafalgar Christian X Denmark Eric Geddes Bims Reeves Polygon Wood Sir Francis Drake Plymouth Sound

Today’s Garden Hints: sow annuals for summer color

Beeds of the following annuals may be sown now Celesia amar anthus ginnia galliardias balsam oines and African marigolds All the foregoing annuals are splendid for peeeine and for sum mer flowering Looks best in beds alone They all stand the heat well Sow seeds in beds or boxes of light soil and transplant before the heat of summer becomes too severe Ensure the plants reach a good height before transplanting

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