1932

The Synagogue still exists but is used these days as offices.

Lets get this ower with so we can gan inside an hev a game o billiards. Arl reet. Steve. Long time no see. Still keeping everybody right I see. (TRR)

I worked here for years whilst it was Ravensworth Design. Basement was an eerie place. Have some great pics of the still-intact star of David stained-glass window. It's Different Design now.

Escape to the seaside For those Brisbane residents who have experienced the Bruce and M1 highway gridlocks at the start of holidays, the 1931 exodus to the seaside after a difficult year may seem all too familiar. An election and change of government, with Joseph Lyons and his United Australia Party elected, brought about a positive change to the state's mood, the Central Queensland Herald reported.After a "year of such depression as Queensland had not previously known", buoyed by the election result, residents turned out their pockets and went shopping, holidaying and camping. "On Christmas Eve there came a general exodus to the seaside and every resort within reach of the city crowds was thronged," it wrote. "By train and car thousands departed for the South Coast resorts ... the new toll bridge over the Logan Bridge reaped a golden harvest, and two traffic policemen were constantly on duty to supervise the unending rush of cars - and incidentally to guard against possibility of a raid by bandits intent on laying

violent hands on the toll fees, estimated at well over 1000 pounds for the three days," the Herald continued. And, much like this year, many people turned to camping along the beach, with "canvas houses, replete with every comfort, even to electric light, separate sleeping compartments, and spring mattresses".

Resource: www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/how-brisbane...

The photo was published in Brisbane times 2020 by Lucy Stone: " How Brisbane celebrated Christmas through the years"

The Hall XP2H-1 was an American prototype four-engined biplane flying boat of the 1930s. Intended as an experimental very-long-range maritime patrol aircraft, a single example was built. The XP2H-1 was the largest four engine biplane aircraft ever procured by the US Navy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_XP2H