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…
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…
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, 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…
RETURNED MEN’S INTERESTS Soldiers’ C. of E. Help Society Supplies Need THE Soldiers’ Church of England Help Society, which was founded by Canon Garland [ David John Garland ] in the war years, held its 21st annual meeting at its premises, “Riviera”, North Quay, yesterday afternoon [ 3 August 1936 ]. Mrs. W. Arkell (vice-president) [ Alice Bertha Arkell, neé Cardinal, wife of William Arkell ] was in the chair in the absence of Mrs. J.W.C. Wand Read more…
