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In the forty years after Federation the most noticeable incursion of new settlers were the Soldier Settlers who came to the Boyne Valley after the war. Fifty-four families, with little or no farming experience attempted to farm very small areas. Before long most of them moved to more lucrative and certain incomes elsewhere. There were still two newspapers though The Advocate had been replaced by the Daily Times. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the Bank of New South Wales and the Queensland Bank all had branches in town; and there were two private hospitals and a chemist. Shops were numerous, and seem to have been larger. Friends store was well established, serving a much greater clientele than the town and there was a Cash & Carry, several butchers, bakers and car dealers. In a sign of real maturity in the town, the Post Office Directory lists a 'French Beauty Saloon' (though for 1939 it mentions only nine women by name). In short, everything was in place for the town to deal with the next wave, a population increase that was occasioned by the Second World War. Source: gragm.qld.gov.au/media/1017/waves-of-settlement-1901-1939...

17 MAR LOCAL HISTORY WITH BETTY LAVER – THE BLUE BELL HOTEL Posted at 07:00h in Art & Culture, Lifestyle by News 0 Comments The Bluebell Hotel c1930’s Walter and Robert Cowan came to the Gladstone area around 1859. Walter went into the hotel trade while Robert was more interested in life on the land and initially worked for Robert Bell at Stowe, Calliope. The Blue Bell Hotel was built on the corner of Yarroon Street and China Lane (now Central Lane) and Walter and Sarah Cowan ran this hotel until 1892. It was called the Blue Bell Hotel until 1950 when it was changed to the Ocean View Hotel and in 1999 it became the Port Curtis Hotel. It has since had more name changes. Source: gladstonenews.com.au/local-history-with-betty-laver-the-p...

This photograph was flip 180 degree, after flip, we can read the text, the big structure on photo is the Ambassador Hotel, in front of the houses with red roof is the Hai Ba Trung street. The view from the Brinks Hotel, Saigon, RVN.

Fixed, and updated with your caption info, thank you.

I'm sorry, I must edit the street, in front of the houses with red roof is Hai Ba Trung street. Thank you!