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Two young ladies in large sunhats, Burleigh Heads, Queensland, 1933

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    I simply love this photo. These two ladies are charming.

E.C. Burleigh (LOC)

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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"