Emily Westacott 1940 - A black and white photo of a woman playing tenn...
Australian tennis player Emily Westacott at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia
Harold Whillans 1940 - A man holding a tennis racquet on a tennis cour...
Australian tennis player Harold Whillans in a Red Cross benefit exhibition match against Jack Crawford at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia
Herbert George McPhail, 1940, Queensland, Australia
Herbert George McPhail, 1940 Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Miss E F Craig - A black and white photo of a woman
Miss E F Craig, principal of Somerville House
Queensland State Archives 2990 Dental Hospital Brisbane June 1940
Dental Hospital, Brisbane.
Queensland State Archives 494 Victoria Bridge and the Brisbane River 7...
Victoria Bridge and the Brisbane River. (The original photograph caption makes reference to sunset.)
Queensland State Archives 500 Victoria Bridge and the Brisbane River 7...
Victoria Bridge and the Brisbane River. (The original photograph caption makes reference to sunset.)
State Lib Qld 1 104300 Members of the Women's Auxiliary Transport Serv...
Members of the Women's Auxiliary Transport Service receiving training, Brisbane, 1940 Members of the Women's Auxiliary Transport Service receiving instruction in the maintenance of a motor car engine from Mr. G... More
State Lib Qld 1 105376 Justice Hugh Macrossan being sworn in, Brisbane...
State Library of Queensland caption : Justice Hugh Macrossan being sworn in, Brisbane, 1940. Comment : this actually shows Neal Macrossan, at left.
State Lib Qld 1 107064 ALP Labor Day float, Brisbane, 1940
ALP Labor Day float, Brisbane, 1940. The float belongs to the Kurilpa branch of the ALP.
State Lib Qld 1 108176 Funeral procession for well respected judge, Hu...
Funeral procession for well respected judge, Hugh Macrossan, Brisbane, 1940. Funeral procession consists of all black cars, with an open utility carrying the flower decked coffin. Spectators line both sides of ... More
State Lib Qld 1 120784 Civic Theatre in Brisbane, ca. 1940
Civic Theatre in Brisbane, ca. 1940. The Civic Theatre, later known as the Gaythorne Theatre was built by the Williamsons.
State Lib Qld 1 127871 Sir William Webb, 1940
Sir William Webb, 1940 The new Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Webb. Sir William Flood Webb was born in South Brisbane on the 21st January 1887. He attended St. Mary's Convent School in Warwick and won a State ... More
State Lib Qld 1 130103 Sandercock Family
Sandercock Family The Sandercock family from left: Cecily Lydia Fearnley (nee Sandercock) at 15 years of age, she was later known as an artist and author; Lydia Goodliff Sandercock (nee Filsell) at 47 years of ... More
State Lib Qld 1 192031 Viennese art critic Dr. Gertrude Langer inspect...
Viennese art critic Dr. Gertrude Langer inspecting a local art show, Brisbane, 1940 Art expert Dr. G. Langer from Vienna, will lecture at the Art Reference Library on Friday. She is pictured examining 'Faun', a... More
State Lib Qld 1 196511 Flo McKenzie on duty
Flo McKenzie on duty. Mrs Flo MacKenzie was a member of the Women's Fire Service (Volunteer Fire Service) during WWII.
State Lib Qld 1 203660 Department of Agriculture building in William S...
Department of Agriculture building in William Street, Brisbane, ca. 1940. Cars parked along William Street in front of the Department of Agriculture And Stock building.
State Lib Qld 1 203760 John Beals Chandler addressing a meeting at Cit...
John Beals Chandler addressing a meeting at City Hall, Brisbane, 1940 John Beals Chandler, leader of the Citizens Municipal Organisation and candidate for the Lord Mayoralty, addressing the opening meeting of h... More
State Lib Qld 1 208089 Medical test for RAAF recruit, Brisbane, 1940
Medical test for RAAF recruit, Brisbane, 1940.
State Lib Qld 1 211284 RAAF recruits marching through Queens Street Br...
RAAF recruits marching through Queens Street Brisbane, August 1940. Recruits were on parade before leaving for the south for training camp. (Description supplied with photograph).
State Lib Qld 1 294279 Tennis player in action in Brisbane, 1940
Tennis player in action in Brisbane, 1940. Public domain photograph of tennis court, tennis players, sport, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 296395 Eighteen foot skiff skimming the waves on the B...
Eighteen foot skiff skimming the waves on the Brisbane River. Jenny III, skippered by Norm Wright Jnr. (Description supplied with photograph.).
State Lib Qld 1 296459 Sixteen footers competing in a sailing race on ...
Sixteen footers competing in a sailing race on the Brisbane River, ca. 1940. Vi v, Flight, Christina, Venture and Patricia are sailing against each other. (Description supplied with photograph.).
State Lib Qld 1 391477 Inside Penneys' Refrigeration Plant, Brisbane, ...
Inside Penneys' Refrigeration Plant, Brisbane, 1940. Meat Hall with rows of scales on benchtops.
State Lib Qld 1 44979 Recruits from the Royal Australian Air Force mar...
Recruits from the Royal Australian Air Force marching along Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940 Recruits from the Royal Australian Air Force march along Queen Street, Brisbane, on the 17 August, 1940. A woman in the c... More
State Lib Qld 1 95272 View of the Victoria Bridge and South Brisbane, ...
View of the Victoria Bridge and South Brisbane, ca.1940 View of the Victoria Bridge over the Brisbane River looking across to South Brisbane. The Cremorne building and various residences are visible along the b... More
State Lib Qld 2 152067 Preparing a float for the Labor Day procession,...
Preparing a float for the Labor Day procession, Brisbane, 1940 The giant Red Emperor bream gave a bright touch to the Labor Day procession yesterday. It was the appropriate emblem selected by the Fish Board. Th... More
State Lib Qld 2 189079 Kerry Hill, a private residence, Brisbane, 1940
Kerry Hill, a private residence, Brisbane, 1940 Kerry Hill, a two storey private residence with curved brick frontage, 1940.
State Lib Qld 2 189703 Women producing uniforms for the defence forces...
Women producing uniforms for the defence forces in a Brisbane clothing factory, 1940 Caption for article 'Sister Susies of 1940 are on the job' (Courier Mail, 10 August 1940, p.6.). In Brisbane, twelve factori... More
State Lib Qld 2 214288 Young girl and toddler inspecting a pig in his ...
Young girl and toddler inspecting a pig in his enclosure, RNA Show, Brisbane, 1940
State Lib Qld 2 77979 Training gallop at Eagle Farm for Anne, a fancie...
Training gallop at Eagle Farm for Anne, a fancied runner in the Stradbroke Handicap, Brisbane, May 1940. Anne is being ridden by jockey J. W. (Bill) Briscoe. (Description supplied with photograph).
Construction of Forgan Smith, Queensland, Australia
Construction of Forgan Smith Building at the University of Queensland, Australia, 1940.
Justice Neal Macrossan Senior Puisne Judge Chairman of the Medical Ass...
Justice Neal Macrossan Senior Puisne Judge Chairman of the Medical Assessment Tribunal Brisbane 1940
StateLibQld 1 100000, Queensland, Australia
Staged photograph taken at the Trocadero Staged photograph of three couples leaning over the bow of a boat, part of the evening festivities at the Trocadero in South Brisbane.
StateLibQld 1 102694 Group of shop assistants watching the RAAF parade...
Group of shop assistants watching the RAAF parade in Queen Street Brisbane, August 1940 Shopgirls farewell RAAF recruits, Queen Street, 8 August 1940. (Description supplied with photograph).
StateLibQld 1 103067 Group of servicewomen in the lounge room at 'Wair...
Group of servicewomen in the lounge room at 'Wairuna' in Highgate Hill, Brisbane in the 1940s Group of servicewomen in the lounge room at 'Wairuna', the Presbyterian & Methodist Hostel for servicewomen. 'Wairun... More
StateLibQld 1 104224 Front view of the School of Arts hall at Camp Hil...
Front view of the School of Arts hall at Camp Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, 1940 Front view of the School of Arts hall at Camp Hill. The hall is of timber construction with a corrugated iron roof. Casement window... More
StateLibQld 1 104768 Trams held up on Victoria Bridge after a derailme...
Trams held up on Victoria Bridge after a derailment at North Quay, Brisbane, 1940 Passengers can be seen poking their heads out of windows and doors on a long row of trams held up on Victoria Bridge in 1940. Th... More
StateLibQld 1 105020 Nurses of the Second A.I.F. leaving the Brisbane ...
Nurses of the Second A.I.F. leaving the Brisbane City Hall, 1940. Queensland nurses attached to the Second A.I.F. made their first public appearance in uniform in Brisbane yesterday. They are shown leaving the ... More
StateLibQld 1 105228 Girls wrestling over the ball during a netball ga...
Girls wrestling over the ball during a netball game in Brisbane, 1940
StateLibQld 1 105364 Junior discus champion Heather Peat, Brisbane, 19...
Junior discus champion Heather Peat, Brisbane, 1940 Public domain photograph related to Australian athletes, sport, athletics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 105460 Young girls posing on a St. Patrick's Day parade ...
Girls on a St. Patrick's Day parade float, Brisbane, 1940.
StateLibQld 1 105564 Soldiers waving farewell from the train, Brisbane...
Soldiers waving farewell from the train, Brisbane, 1940.
StateLibQld 1 105772 Air Force Recruiting Office, Brisbane, May 1940
Air Force Recruiting Office, Brisbane, May 1940.
StateLibQld 1 106256 Chalk artist at work on portraits
Chalk artist at work on portraits A street artist at work on a portrait of J. B. Chandler, Brisbane's new Lord Mayor, 1940.
StateLibQld 1 106264 Crowds gather to watch the Air Force Parade in Qu...
Crowds gather to watch the Air Force Parade in Queen Street Brisbane, December 1940 Flags and bunting decorate the street as an Air Force contingent and military vehicles parade through the crowds lining the st... More
StateLibQld 1 106268 Crowds on the platform of South Brisbane Intersta...
Crowds on the platform of South Brisbane Interstate Station to farewell soldiers, March 1940
StateLibQld 1 106448 Celebrations at the Belle Vue Hotel, Brisbane, Ja...
Celebrations at the Belle Vue Hotel, Brisbane, January 1940 More than 40 guests attended Mr and Mrs George Maxted's New Year's Day dinner party at the Belle Vue Hotel. In the centre of the picture from right o... More
StateLibQld 1 106536 Glenis Anderson welcomes her father Clark home fr...
Glenis Anderson welcomes her father Clark home from the war, Brisbane, February 1940 Reunion on the inter-state station platform yesterday afternoon, when members of the Queensland division of the Second AIF ar... More
StateLibQld 1 106684 Two young women enjoying a day at the races, Bris...
Two young women enjoying a day at the races, Brisbane, 1940
StateLibQld 1 107056 Interior of a home owned by the Lennon family, Br...
Interior of a house at 66 Llewellyn Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. The house was owned by the Lennon family. A murder occurred at the house on 21 February 1940.[1]
StateLibQld 1 107168 Ballet girls posing in their dressing room at the...
Ballet girls posing in their dressing room at the Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane, 1940 Members of the Cremorne Ballet pose in their costumes.
StateLibQld 1 107416 View along Adelaide Street, Brisbane, ca. 1940
View along Adelaide Street, Brisbane, ca. 1940 View of trams, motor vehicles, people and buildings in Adelaide Street, Brisbane.
StateLibQld 1 107796 Netball team photograph, Brisbane, 1940
Netball team photograph, Brisbane, 1940 Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 112000 Bellevue Hotel, Brisbane, 1940
Bellevue Hotel, Brisbane, 1940. The Bellevue Hotel was erected in 1886 occupying the site on the corner of George and Alice Streets, Brisbane, Queensland. The building was of three storey construction featuring... More
StateLibQld 1 119144 Sailors march along Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940
Sailors march along Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940. Public domain photograph of navy uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 121156 Thoroughbreds ready for action at the Royal Natio...
Thoroughbreds ready for action at the Royal National Association Exhibition in Brisbane, 1940 Ready for action in the ring. Spirited thoroughbreds, which are among the arrivals by train at the Exhibition Ground... More
StateLibQld 1 121500 Interior of Williamson Brothers store in Brisbane
Interior of Williamson Brothers store in Brisbane Left to right: Vince de Hayr, Norman Williamson, Bill Kuhn, George Williamson and Joan Mitchell. (Description supplied with photograph.).
StateLibQld 1 121952 Soldiers watching the action at a sports meeting,...
Soldiers watching the action at a sports meeting, Brisbane, March 1940. Soldier athletes: trainees at the Redbank Camp held their sports meeting yesterday afternoon. Non competitors cheered the runners. (Descri... More
StateLibQld 1 122132 Communist Party members speak at the side of the ...
Communist Party members speak at the side of the Brisbane River, 1940.
StateLibQld 1 123375 Masonic Ball at the Trocadero in Brisbane, 1940
Masonic Ball at the Trocadero in Brisbane, 1940 Debutantes were presented to the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson. Flower girls seated in front were Estelle Power and Merle Pringle.
StateLibQld 1 124166 Soldiers at the Enoggera Army Camp, Brisbane, 194...
Soldiers at the Enoggera Army Camp, Brisbane, 1940. Group portrait of soldiers at the Enoggera Army Camp. The men pose outdoors in two rows. They bear their rifles in a distinctive cross formation.
StateLibQld 1 126407 R.A.A.F. recruits marching along Queen Street, Br...
R.A.A.F. recruits marching along Queen Street, Brisbane, during World War II. R.A.A.F. recruits marching through the city before entraining for the South. R.A.A.F. ground staff. 8 August 1940. (Description supp... More
StateLibQld 1 126531 Margery Foll and Mrs Foll (wife of Senator Foll) ...
Margery Foll at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, 1940 Public domain photograph - female portrait, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 126531 Margery Foll and Mrs Foll (wife of Senator Foll) ...
Margery Foll and Mrs Foll (wife of Senator Foll) at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, 1940 Miss Foll wears a hat, gloves and fur-trimmed coat, while her mother carries a fur coat. Caption on photo: Southern visitor... More
StateLibQld 1 127511 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, ca. 1940s
Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, ca. 1940s. The Palace Hotel is visible on the right. Arches leading to the Victoria Bridge support an advertisement for Paul's Ice Cream.
StateLibQld 1 128071 Miss Ethel Roche and Mrs Alan Campbell study the ...
Miss Ethel Roche and Mrs Alan Campbell study the form guide at the races in Brisbane, 1940 The two women wear hats, gloves and necklaces and carry handbags.
StateLibQld 1 128077 Mrs E.R. Crabb (Crabbe^) at Ascot Races in Brisba...
Mrs E.R. Crabb (Crabbe?) at Ascot Races in Brisbane, 1940 Mrs Crabb wears a short fur coat and distinctive hat. Caption on photo: Sydneysider Mrs. E.R. Crabb who, with her airman husband, has come to make her h... More
StateLibQld 1 130295 Parade of RAAF recruits through Queen Street, Bri...
Parade of RAAF recruits through Queen Street, Brisbane, August 1940. Recruits are being feted with confetti and streamers by people in the crowd before leaving for the south for their training. Ladies are watch... More
StateLibQld 1 131079 Roadwork on Bowen Terrace, New Farm, Brisbane 194...
Roadwork on Bowen Terrace, New Farm, Brisbane 1940 Lowering, levelling and realigning of Bowen Terrace near intersection of Harcourt Street, New Farm, Brisbane.
StateLibQld 1 131315 Happy couple Noel and Norma Hawke on their weddin...
Happy couple Noel and Norma Hawke on their wedding day, Brisbane, May 1940. You marry between watches when you're in the Navy. Leading Seaman Noel Hawke and Miss Norma Brooke have made two attempts to get marri... More
StateLibQld 1 131371 Lord Gowrie at Camp Enoggera, Brisbane, Queenslan...
Lord Gowrie at Camp Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland Lord Gowrie, Archdeacon Thomas, John Edward Norman Osborn (Captain) at the Rifle Range at Camp Enoggera.
StateLibQld 1 131547 People walking along the footpath outside the pol...
People walking along the footpath outside the police department on George Street, Brisbane, 1940
StateLibQld 1 131739 Hong Kong evacuees arriving in Brisbane, 1940
Hong Kong evacuees arriving in Brisbane, 1940. United States sailor carrying a small boy and his stuffed toy are disembarking from the ship and in front of the sailor is an older boy carrying a parcel.
StateLibQld 1 132107 Young couple at the Bushwacker's Ball, Bellvue Ho...
Young couple at the Bushwacker's Ball, Bellevue Hotel, Brisbane, 1940
StateLibQld 1 151911 Jocelyn Bell and Sir Leslie Wilson at St John's C...
Jocelyn Bell and Sir Leslie Wilson at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane Guests at the wedding of Phyllis Bell to Mr Wills. Sir Leslie Orme Wilson is on the right in uniform and Miss Jocelyn Bell is beside him weari... More
StateLibQld 1 152795 Swimsuit fashion parade at Government House, Bris...
Swimsuit fashion parade at Government House, Brisbane, December 1940 Two models in fashionable swimwear in the gardens at Government House at the annual Red Cross Fete.
StateLibQld 1 162027 Medical test for RAAF recruits, Brisbane, ca. 194...
Medical test for RAAF recruits, Brisbane, ca. 1940.
StateLibQld 1 174115 Families saying farewell to their soldiers at Bri...
Families saying farewell to their soldiers at Brisbane, 1940. Soldier in second window is Alan Whitehouse, of Woody Point, Queensland. His wife Lucy (nee Warbrick) and daughter Daphne are standing on the platfo... More
StateLibQld 1 177171 Citizen's Army member Charles Albert Pearce, Bris...
Citizen's Army member Charles Albert Pearce, Brisbane, ca. 1940. Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 181107 Brisbane River at Shaftston Reach, ca. 1940
Brisbane River at Shaftston Reach, ca. 1940
StateLibQld 1 183675 Voluntary Aid Detachment girls marching in format...
Voluntary Aid Detachment girls marching in formation, Brisbane, ca. 1940. Ladies in their first aid uniforms are showing their strength in numbers.
StateLibQld 1 184431 Uniform production at a clothing company in Brisb...
Uniform production at a clothing company in Brisbane during World War II 'Buttonholes at so many a minute are put into uniforms by this girl with her special machine in a Roma Street Clothing factory.' (Descrip... More
StateLibQld 1 185267 Women sewing military uniforms in Brisbane
Women sewing military uniforms in Brisbane. Making military uniforms at Brisbane clothing factories. Eighty per cent of the emplyees were girls.
StateLibQld 1 185383 Customers line up at the counter of the Commonwea...
Customers line up at the counter of the Commonwealth Bank, Brisbane, March 1940. Some of the first customers at the Commonwealth Bank yesterday morning were purchasers of War Savings Certificates. A steady dema... More
StateLibQld 1 187623 Soldiers waving from the window of a train in Bri...
Soldiers waving from the window of a train in Brisbane, Queensland, 1940. Soldiers waving from the window of a train in Brisbane. The New South Wales train with limited carriages arrived in Brisbane with soldie... More
StateLibQld 1 189931 University groups combine for war work, Brisbane,...
University groups combine for war work, Brisbane, March 1940. Mrs B. F. Robson examines a pile of reading matter sent in for the men of the fighting service and wonders if it will appeal to a soldier. Mrs A. F.... More
StateLibQld 1 190567 Wedding reception after the marriage of Mr and Mr...
Wedding reception after the marriage of Mr and Mrs R. E. Churchward Miss Francespeare married Mr R. E. Churchward on 26 March 1940. The reception was at the Bellevue Hotel, Brisbane. (Description supplied with ... More
StateLibQld 1 191267 Horse being hosed down by the strapper at Eagle F...
Horse being hosed down by the strapper at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, 1940 Anne, a racehorse who won the Camden Handicap at Warwick Farm, New South Wales in 1939. She also won the Denham Stakes in New South Wales in ... More
StateLibQld 1 193327 Orme Bell, Queensland, Australia
Orme Bell. Miss Orme Bell of the Queensland property, Kooroomba, at the wedding of Miss Phyllis Bell to Lieutenant Peter Wills.
StateLibQld 1 193903 Bridesmaids at Phyllis Bell's marriage to Lieuten...
Bridesmaids at Phyllis Bell's marriage to Lieutenant Geoffrey Wills Miss Phyllis Dangar Bell married Lieutenant Geoffrey Peter Wills at St. John's Cathedral on Thursday 28 March 1940. Bridesmaides were Misses E... More
StateLibQld 1 194191 Changes at City Hall, Brisbane, after Council ele...
Changes at City Hall, Brisbane, after Council elections in 1940. Retiring Lord Mayor Mr Alfred Jones met with both new and old aldermen at City Hall for the changover of local government. Mr Jones is seated at ... More
StateLibQld 1 195451 Phyllis Dangar Bell on her wedding day, March 194...
Phyllis Dangar Bell on her wedding day, March 1940 Miss Phyllis Dangar Bell, only daughter of Mr R. M. Bell, pastoralist, and Mrs Bell. Miss Bell married Lieutenant Geoffrey Peter Wills at St. John's Cathedral,... More
StateLibQld 1 196663 Waterloo Bay Hotel in the Brisbane suburb of Wynn...
Waterloo Bay Hotel in the Brisbane suburb of Wynnum, 1940. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 199415 Circular Quay on the Brisbane River and the city ...
Circular Quay on the Brisbane River and the city behind, 1940
StateLibQld 1 199855 Panorama of Brisbane looking from the Brisbane Ri...
Panorama of Brisbane looking from the Brisbane River near the Town Reach, ca.1940 Tug guiding an unidentifed vessel east along the Brisbane River. (Description supplied with photograph.).
StateLibQld 1 203576 Shop girls applauding RAAF recruits marching alon...
Shop girls applauding RAAF recruits marching along Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940. Spectators are leaning out the windows of a building, throwing tickertape and cheering the recruits. A group of men are seated on... More
StateLibQld 1 203876 Congratulations to the new Lord Mayor of Brisbane...
Congratulations to the new Lord Mayor of Brisbane, 1940. Mr. J. B. Chandler & Mr. A. J. Jones. Alderman Jones lost the Lord Mayoralty to Mr. J. B. Chandler, 27 April 1940. (Description supplied with photograph. ).
StateLibQld 1 204160 Wesley House, Ann Street, Brisbane
Wesley House, Ann Street, Brisbane. Wesley House, run by the Methodist Church, building in 140 Ann Street, Brisbane.
StateLibQld 1 206085 At the Fancy Dress Ball , Brisbane, May 1940
At the Fancy Dress Ball , Brisbane, May 1940. With other ladies at the Polish Red Cross Fancy Dress Ball are Audrey Miller and Moira Recourt. (Description supplied with photograph).