Nine Great Men British War Cabinet Leaders of Empire
An extended profile of Britain's War Cabinet nine great men who will steer the war effort and defend liberty. It outlines Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill among others, highlighting their backgrounds, roles, and dedication to peace, national service, and humanity in the face of Hitler.
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Briwin
Great Britain
War Cabinet
England
Hitler
Europe
France
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain
Bismarck
Clemenceau
Warrnston Churchill
West Indies
Birmingham
Bonar Law
Hardwin
Lord Baldwin
Munich
Damgster Lake
Unitarian Church
Lord Hankey
South Australia
Royal Marine Artillery
Imperial Defence Committee
Iier
Samuel Hoare
Air
India
Admiralty
Home Secretary
Beatty
Jutland
Empire
Kenny method gains official support in Brisbane says correspondent
Sister Kenny’s treatment for infantile paralysis gains NSW Hospital Commission backing and praise from the Minister for Home Affairs. In Brisbane, fishing prices rise and supplies shrink as local markets note dwindling stocks and higher shop prices. Boxing clubs proliferate among youths with ex-champion mentors guiding early training amid a broader push for sport. Transport reform proposals from Kemp prompt criticism of tram dependence and calls for self propelled buses, while bingo protests draw crowds and threaten liquor and administrative reforms.
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Kenny
Hospitals Commission of
New South Wales
Medico
Home Affairs
Hanlon
Department of Health
New South Wales Commission
Sister Kenny
George-street
Queensland
Kemp
Holland
Brisbane
Queensland bush children’s health scheme subscriptions list
Subscriptions received to 21/12/39 totaling 239 pounds 19 shillings, from numerous Brisbane firms, lodges, councils, and individuals including James Hardie & Co, The Optical House of Chas Sankey Fraser, Brisbane Tug & Steamship Co Ltd, Rosewood Shire Council, Cardwell Shire Council, CWA branches, Masonic lodges, and private donors, with scattered amounts across many entries. The list details contributors and amounts for the Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme.
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Child Welfare Bridge Club
Brisbane
AMP. Society Charity Club
James Hardie & Co Pty. Ltd
H. M. Russell & Co
Francis J. O'Sullivan
Rudy
Thos. McCormack
Britannia Lodge
P.af.s.c
Mackay
M. C. Ewing
Dalby
Queensland Cement & Lime Co
Brshanne
Optical House
Chas. Sankey Fraser
Brisbane Tug
H. A Whitehouse
Dalween
Lodge Bremer
Masonic
Ipswich
Fidelity Masonic Lodge
Toowoomba
Beaconsfield Lodge
W Oh. Buchanan
Development Pre Ltd
E. M. Tait
Greenslopes
C. Bagley
King & Gill
EC Stanley
True Blue Lodge
P.af.s.o
Grevillea Masonic Lodge
Ribela
Die
Wyangarie Shire Counci
Richmond
Ao G
Alexander
Aramac
P. M. Costello
Macrossan
Theosophical Order of Service
Commonwealth Bank Staff Charity Fund
Él. Kennedy Masonic Lodge
Bowen
Cw.a
S. F. McDonald
McDonald
Pirisbane
Étfi
CWA
Younger
St. George
Charleville
PB. Grimes
Preston
Loval United Lodge
Bigeenden
Five girls and four youths rescued after boat capsizes in Moreton Bay
In Brisbane on December 25 a 22 foot boat named Hilma, skippered by Henry Entriker of Sandgate, capsized in a squall off Sandgate. Five girls including Jean Page aged 17 and Constance Costen aged 16 were saved after clinging to the hull for an hour. two girls were treated for shock. The youths were rescued by Sandgate police using a small launch, with one girl unconscious during rescue.
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Brisbane
Moreton Bay
Sandgate Pier
Jean Page
Constance Costen
General Hospital
Hilma
Henry Entriker
Sandgate
Woody Point
Australia war figures show enlistments and costs
In Canberra on December 23, Prime Minister Menzies released wartime data. Australia enlisted 416,804. 336,524 went overseas. Killed 58,132. wounded 135,684. At home 855 in hospitals and 517 in asylums. Total war cost to June last: £878,144,985 with £572,005,845 principal and £305,149,140 interest. Globally, 8,933,579 killed and 18,179,197 wounded. No official total cost for all belligerents. estimates range from £28.746 billion to £256.087 billion.
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Canberra
Australia
Austraa
Belasco Tale Of A Dramatist And A Hair Snip
The story from David Belasco recalls a premiere fiasco. A playwright in the front row faced a hostile crowd as the curtain fell. A woman behind the author admitted she had snipped a lock of his hair at the start and offered to return it.
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David Belasco
Wireless Programmes Schedule Cairns 40A
Cairns 40A radio listing shows a packed day of programme blocks from 7.45 morning through 1. night. Highlights include The Cairns Post News Service, Mothers Session Your Choice Love Story Girl Home Forum and a slate of music shows such as Midday Melodies The Lovely Lady and Musical Tea Party. International features include Overseas News Celebrities on the Lighter Side and International Celebrities. The schedule closes with 1. night programming.
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The
Cairns Post
Home Forum
Dad
Dave
Frank and
Archie
the Buccaneers
Fred
Maggie
Muse
Das Rheingold
Leopold Stowkowijka
Oiverseas News
No Ham Sandwiches Threaten British Lunch staple
The piece laments possible end of the ham sandwich as wartime rationing looms. It notes bacon limits and substitutes like beef, claims ham sandwiches have dominated British life for a century, and credits the Earl of Sandwich with its invention.
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Earl of Sandwich
Stalled Law Push for 10 O’clock Closing Faces Deadlock
A legal effort to enforce closing at 10 was blocked by a rank and file move, ending in a stalemate. Now a revival of bingo for party funds, derided as unbecoming, has unsettled the political atmosphere.
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Asl
Dresa
Evening Radio Schedule Fragments
A truncated timetable lists segments from 6.0 pm to 10.30 pm including Early Morning, Overseas News Service, Breakfast, Ladies Session by Rennie, Luncheon Music, Cairns Post News, Children's Session, Cinnamon Bear program, Dinner Music, Home and Happiness, Ambalagea Talk, and Overseas Hens Service with various start times and program titles.
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Overseas News Service
Reniee
Lofty
Rennie
The
Cairns Post
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Young Baxter
Biwwie Barnes
Cesar Rowero
George Garber
Edwars Srowberg
Eugene Pallette
Helen Westley
Geogey
Joan Fontaine
Derrick de Marney
Cecil Kellaway
FOX Australian News
Porky
Edmonton Regent Theatre
Chinatown
Howard Rotary
Stanley Ryan &My
Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd
British Empire
Rankin-street
Innisfail
P.O
Laserance
St. Mary’s School
Herberton
Church OF England
Sisters of the Sacred Advent
A.I.E.B
T. McDonald
Jeweller
Cairns, Innisfail and
Mossman
Jonees Henry McVilly
Prs
General Printing Office
Abbottstrest
British War Cabinet
Churchill the Fighter
Winstein Churchill
Duke of Alarsborough
House of Commons
Royal Navy
Goebbels
Lord Halifax
Todia
Bormbaw
Lord Ripon
Gladstone
Farr Gray
House of Lords
Hore-Helisha
Clifton
St. John’s College
Oxford
Oxford Union
Par
Devon
Ald
Ministry of Transport
Disraeli
John Simon
Si Samuel Hoare
Royal Air Force
Cr Kingsley Wood
Sin
Fie Lasek
Kingsley Wood
United Kingdom
Kingsley Bob's-Worth
Air Ministry
Tweed
Bris
Townsville
Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme
Frees Farms
Ona
Universal Picture
Lifbe
Metrotone
Young Party
Peril
Miss Page
Entriker
Cairns
En Lea Derrins Nene
Malia
W. . Winkworth
Doco
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