A journalist's memories, 1877-1923, [1923-24?] [manuscript]. [1923-24?]

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A journalist's memories, 1877-1923, [1923-24?] [manuscript]. [1923-24?]

Series of articles published in Brisbane Courier in 104 parts (part 82 not held). Later installments dated 1877-1924. Clippings collected and annotated by William James Gall. Accompanied by the programme for a farewell dinner given for Spencer Browne by directors and staff of the Brisbane Newspaper Co., 10 April 1915, inscribed by those present.

1 folder ; 30 cm.

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Browne, Spencer, 1856-1943

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Major-General Browne was a journalist associated for many years with the Brisbane Courier. He served in the Boer War and First World War. Both he and Mrs Browne were musically gifted. F W Robinson was Chairman of the Oxley Library Advisory Committee. From the description of OM73-71 Spencer Browne Papers, ca. 1936-1943. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755734880 Major-General Reginald Spencer Browne was a journalist who spent much of his career with the Brisbane Cou...

Gall, William James, 1867-1938.

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William Gall was born in Ipswich in 1867. He joined the public service in 1885, beginning in the Colonial Secretary's Department. He transferred to the Audit Office in 1894, and then to the Home Secretary's Department in 1903. In 1913, he was appointed Under-Secretary for Home Affairs and Protector of Aborigines. Gall was Acting Comptroller-General of Prisons from 1926. He retired in 1934. He was a speculative investor and was interested in Queensland history. From the description of...