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Alfred James Jones Lord Mayor: 1934 - 1940 Jones was a teacher, selector, drover, coach driver, storekeeper, and gold miner before turning to politics. Legislative Assembly seat of Burnett for the Labor Party in 1904 he won Maryborough in 1915, resigned the seat in 1917 in 1917 he became leader of the government in the Legislative Council and was appointed as secretary for mines reappointed to Council in 1920 after unsuccessfully contesting Carnarvon won Paddington in 1922 and held it until Labor was defeated in 1929. Source: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/council-information...

* When City Hall opened in 1930, the tower had a red glowing sphere on its apex - visible for miles it was intended as an aviation beacon. * The clock was designed and built by the Brisbane Jackson family firm Synchronome Electrical Company. * At that time, the electric automatic clock - which did not require winding - was the most modern in Australia, and also the largest. * Each clock face is almost 5 meters in diameter; the minute hands are 3 meters long. * Hail from a fierce storm in December 1946 smashed the clock face on the Adelaide St side. * In late 1930, nearby hotel keepers argued that the quarter-hourly chiming of the new clock after dark was disturbing guests, was bad for business and that the “…the pealing of the chimes from the clock tower constitutes annoying noises in the night”. * In 1935, a woman suffered a "terrible ordeal" while visiting the tower. She reportedly climbed over railings 4 feet high to retrieve her bag which had dropped from the viewing platform, but then found she couldn’t climb back. When she was seen clinging to the outside of the railing, a constable was sent to her assistance. Maxine Fisher - Digital Content Coordinator, State Library of Queensland www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/tall-and-proud-brisbane-city-hall...

A distinct lack of bridges as compared to today, I only see the Queens Bridge

GoogleMapsSatellite 3D is worth a look - www.google.com/maps/@54.5916068,-5.9359681,419a,35y,30.43...

I can't read Robinson & Cleaver's clock, but it's afternoon by the shadows.

Where was Titanic constructed? Or, where is the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding company, in this photo?

There is a lot of evidence of Herr Hitler's visits. St Anne's Cathedral (see note) is not yet repaired - " ... In 1941 the cathedral was almost destroyed by a German bomb, which caused extensive damage to surrounding properties.[2] In 1955 work began on the construction of the ambulatory, at the east end of the cathedral. This work was dedicated in 1959, but it was not for another ten years that it was possible to begin work on the north and south transepts. The Troubles and inflation led to long delays and major problems with the financing of this work. ..."
From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Anne%27s_Cathedral,_Belfast