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Esplanade at Burleigh, Queensland, Christmas 1932

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    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
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    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".
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Resource: www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/how-brisbane...
  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    The photo was published in Brisbane times 2020 by Lucy Stone: " How Brisbane celebrated Christmas through the years"

Consecration of Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue, Newcastle upon Tyne

from North East Museums

  • Steve Ellwood said:
    The Synagogue still exists but is used these days as offices.
  • Porcy Mane said:
    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)
  • vickiandsi said:
    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.

Do cum Glóire Dé agus Ónora na hÉireann

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 24 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Yours for GBP 25.00 via ebay in Rome! - www.ebay.ph/itm/352909707429 .
    The reverse of the postcard says "Real Photo by Mason, Dublin".

  • beachcomber australia said:
    D'Oh! Photographer's name is already there on the catalogue record. Another wild red herring chase ...
  • O Mac said:
    Sunday 26th June. Mass at 1pm was celebrated by Michael Joseph Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore.
  • Salbacos said:
    Eucharistic Congress? My Auntie Mary travelled up from Mayo with my grandfather for that. It was the first time she tasted lemonade.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    O Mac Thank you. Can't believe beachcomber australia didn't tell us the day of the week! That's one of his jobs.