Anzac Day No. 22

DAY MUST BE SOLEMN Never Abandon Religious Aspect, Says Canon Garland AN earnest plea never to abandon the religious aspect of the Anzac Day observance was made by Canon D.J. Garland [ David John Garland ] at the service which he conducted this morning [ 25 April 1938 ] at The Stone of Remembrance in the Toowong Cemetery. “The memory of this day is too sacred to be treated with levity,” said the Canon. “If Read more…

Image of excerpt from "The Sunday Mail", 8 August 1937, page 2

Ban on broadcast

BAN ON RADIO SPEECH HOTLY CRITICISED Premier To Be Heard From B Class Station DICTATORSHIP ALLEGED DESPITE the refusal of the Australian Broadcasting Commission to broadcast his speech through station 4QG, the Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith), who is to be the principal speaker at this morning’s communion breakfast at St. Barnabas’ Church, Ithaca, will be heard over the air. Station 4BC yesterday readily agreed to make the broadcast. “It appears to me,” the Premier remarked Read more…

Broadcast ban dictatorship

ABOVE: Queensland Premier, William Forgan Smith, had high hopes that his guest spot at Canon Garland’s weekly communion breakfast broadcast from St Barnabas’ Church, Waterworks Road, Red Hill, would go out via the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s state-wide, flagship network. Instead, Canon Garland was able to organise for Radio 4BC to take the live feed, but the reach was limited to Greater Brisbane. This article appeared in Brisbane’s “Truth” newspaper on 8 August 1937 (page 20).   PREMIER’S FURTHER VIEWS.   BRISBANE, August 9.– Replying Read more…

Chronological observance

Chronological Observance, Says Canon Garland ABOUT 150 people made the pilgrimage to The Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance in Toowong Cemetery this morning [ 26 April 1937 ] for the memorial service which was conducted by (Canon D.J. Garland) [ David John Garland ]. Many more beautiful floral tributes to the memory of the dead were added to those which had been laid at the bases of the two memorials yesterday. In his Read more…