Securing unity of purpose locally, interstate and beyond: 1920-1939.
ANZAC Day as ‘sacred’ holiday – the 1928 debate Mr. KERR [ James Stevingstone Kerr, Member for Enoggera, National United Country-National, Government Whip ]: “I desire to bring before the Committee a matter that comes under the jurisdiction of the Premier – that is, the question of ANZAC Day.” OPPOSITION MEMBERS: “Hear, hear!” Mr. Read more…
A TRIBUTE By Papal Legate To the Fallen in the War At Toowong Cemetery BRISBANE, Monday.—The Legate (Cardinal Cerretti) [ Bonaventura Cerretti ], accompanied by the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Kelly) [ Michael Kelly ], the Archbishop of Brisbane (Dr. Duhig) [ James Vincent Duhig ], and Monsignor Curran [ Read more…
War Graves in Toowong Cemetery. Early in 1919 the Anzac Day Commemoration Committee [ of Queensland ] decided to devote funds to the upkeep of graves of deceased soldiers of the A.I.F. [ Australian Imperial Force ]. Efforts were made to have a separate plot of ground set apart in Toowong Read more…
THE MEMORIAL. Representative of the State. STATEMENT BY THE COMMITTEE. Mr. H.J. Diddams, C.M.G. [ Henry John Charles Diddams ], chairman of the executive of the Queensland National ANZAC Memorial Committee, has forwarded the following statement to “The Telegraph”:– The erection of a national, memorial in Brisbane, the metropolis of the State Read more…
ABOVE: Queenslanders lucky enough to own a radiogram could tune into Brisbane’s Radio 4QG on Anzac Day 1927 from 7:55pm for The Citizens’ Anzac Day Committee’s [sic] “live” broadcast from the Royal National Association Exhibition Hall on Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills. The entree to the 65-minute-long service featured: An address Read more…
ANZAC MEMORIAL. FAMOUS SCULPTOR’S DESIGN. “IDEAL SITE CHOSEN.” QUEENSLAND’S WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. SIR Bertram Mackennal [ sic, Edgar Bertram Mackennal ] was present at a special meeting of the ANZAC Memorial Committee at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon [ 24 January 1927 ]. He submitted a rough design of a memorial, which was approved. He Read more…