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Brisbane Girl Will Teach Hairdressers

A girl whose earliest memories are of pinning up her doll’s hair into elaborate styles has reached the pinnacle of her career in hairdressing – she has been appointed first instructress for apprentice hairdressers in Queensland.

She is Miss Norma Davie, who has been selected by the State Government to be women’s hairdressing instructress to Brisbane’s 140 apprentices at a salary of £505 to £605.

Her rooms an equipment are ready at the Central Technical College, George Street, and in three weeks’ time she will commence on two-hourly lessons, one day a week, according to the syllabus drawn up by the Government.

“There’ll be no more trial and error in our beauty salons by the time these young apprentices have completed their five-year course at the ‘tech'” Miss Davie said yesterday.

“First they will fully understand the hair as part of the body, then the

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Courthouse For Mt. Isa.

A contract for the erection of a new Courthouse at Mount Isa at a cost of £1819 has been let by the Public Works Department to Messrs. Harvey and Clarke, Townsville.

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Daily Standard, 18 December 1931

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Judge Brennan Apologises For Taking Seat Minus Wig and Gown

Lack Of Dressing Accommodation At Bundaberg Court House

Bundaberg, Monday.- At the Supreme Court sittings to-day Mr. Justice Brennan presided without his robes. On taking his seat on the Bench he apologised for appearing without his wig and gown, stating that there was no place for him to robe, as the room usually, available to the judge had been set aside as a jury room. He searched all the court house for accommodation without avail. The police magistrate should have seen to the accommodation before he left Bundaberg. Perhaps the magistrate thought that his car shed in the back yard might be sufficient.

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Recently the Government transferred officers from the Labour Bureau building to rooms in the court house, where they have taken possession of rooms formerly used by the jury, witnesses and counsel. The court house is

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The Roma Court House is an impressive building which was opened in 1901. This heritage listed building replaced the original structure which was opened in 1873 for the trial of the infamous cattle duffer, Harry Redford alias Captain Starlights who had stolen 1,000 cattle and driven them to South Australia. The court house is still a working court house today.

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Outback Queensland

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The 1950s heralded a boom period for the City of Bundaberg, with the population growing by one third from 15,926 in 1947 to 21, 235 in 1957. In 1958 a new larger modern Court House was constructed in Quay Street, adjacent to the 1900 Police Station building and facing Anzac park situated on the banks of the Burnett River. At this time the original court house was remodelled to accommodate the Police Service.

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Wikipedia

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