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Aerial view of the William Jolly Bridge during construction, Brisbane, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Arthur Butler and crowd beside the Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler and crowd near Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler and his Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE in field with crowd, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler and the Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE in field with crowd of onlookers, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler and the Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE in field, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler being congratulated by crowd at his home-town, Lithgow, after breaking the England to Australia flight record, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler outside a clubhouse at Maylands, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Arthur Butler's Comper Swift aeroplane G-ABRE near hangar with onlookers, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Bleket, Tjörn, Bohuslän, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Blomsholm, Skee, Bohuslän, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Bullock team in Esk, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Cast members in the production 'In Time of Roses', 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Church boat, Mora, Dalarna, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

City Hall viewed from the stage, Brisbane, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Cree Men, Women and Children Participating in a Ceremony - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Crowd checking the 1931 general election results, Willis Street, Wellington, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
National Library NZ on The Commons

DHS-06-04
Taken some time in 1931
Deseronto Archives

DHS-06-05
Taken some time in 1931
Deseronto Archives

Egan Heffernan Wedding, Seskin, Clonmel.
Taken some time in 1931
National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Examining Passengers Aboard Ships, Vessel is the Shimyo Maru, Angel Island, California, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
The U.S. National Archives

Group and a cat inspecting the car "F.H. Stewart Enterprise"
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Group of mates riding in a Model T Ford, Double Island Point, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Identified! [Woman seated with a psychograph, a phrenology machine, on her head] (LOC)
Taken some time in 1931
The Library of Congress

Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander January 1 1931
Taken some time in Jan 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Image of a man, possibly vet W. Neilson, standing near Phar Lap's accomodation SS MONOWAI
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Imperial Oil Airshow at the Edmonton Municipal Airport, Alberta
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Interior view of Sikorsky S-42 plane: Miami, Florida
Taken some time in 1931
State Library and Archives of Florida

Laying of the surface of the roadway of bridge, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Laying the formwork for a tunnel near one of the abutments, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Laying the surface of Harbour Bridge, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Listening to the piano - Canterbury, VIC, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of New South Wales collection

Melton Hill and the Strand, Townsville, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Midsummer dance, Rättvik, Dalarna, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Mr. Magnusson, Ålsten, Uppland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Nearly completed Sydney Harbour Bridge with SS MARIPOSA, February 1932
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Nicholson Bros ferry, packed with spectators on Sydney Harbour
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Orlando High School baseball team
Taken some time in 1931
State Library and Archives of Florida

Photo of a Circular Wood Frame Structure Used on Ceremonial Occasions - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Photo of Chief Two Bears Beside His Tepee -Southern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Photo of Cree Woman Smoking Beside Racks of Drying Meat - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Pipes and Feathers Used in the Pipe Ceremony - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Positioning main bearing for Sydney Harbour Bridge, late 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Rönnäng, Tjörn, Bohuslän, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Raising the Midsummer pole, Rättvik, Dalarna, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Retired railroad man sitting on the bumper of his house-car
Taken some time in 1931
State Library and Archives of Florida

Rock carving, Evenstorp, Sundals-Ryr, Dalsland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Start of a race at the Domain, Sydney Harbour
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Steel structures designed to support the concrete arches of the William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane, photographed during the 1931 flood
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Stone ship in Askeberga, Västergötland, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Sydney Harbour Bridge viewed from North Sydney, late 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Teeing off in front of the clubhouse at Victoria Park Golf Club, Herston, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Tin Can Tourists convention: Arcadia, Florida
Taken some time in Jan 1931
State Library and Archives of Florida

Tjörn, Bohuslän, Sweden
Taken some time in 1931
Swedish National Heritage Board

Tram tracks on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1931-1932
Taken some time in 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

View of the North Ward district of Townsville, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Women's hurdles race taking place at Sydney Sports Ground, New South Wales, March 1931.
Taken some time in 1931
National Library of Australia Commons

Workmen on on the northern bridge spans, 1931
Taken some time in 1931
Powerhouse Museum Collection

Young Couple Beside a Lake - Waterhen River Area, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Young Cree Couple Beside a Lake - Waterhen River Area, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Young Cree Woman Between Two Elders - Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan
Taken some time in 1931
Provincial Archives of Alberta

Street car carrying advertisement - Tampa
Taken 8 Jan 1931
State Library and Archives of Florida

Akseli Gallen-Kallela giving Joachim Skovgaard an adress to invite him as an honoured member of The Finnish Art Academy, in Copenhagen, 1931.
Taken some time in Feb 1931
The Gallen-Kallela Museum

Employees of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph: Miami, Florida
Taken 1 Feb 1931
State Library and Archives of Florida

The Young Australia League marching across Sydney Harbour Bridge, February 1931 / photographed by Sam Hood
Taken some time in Feb 1931
State Library of New South Wales collection

Raging fire at the Charleville Hotel, February 1931
Taken 3 Feb 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

MV MALABAR
Taken some time in Apr 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Three women in evening gowns at a fashion parade
Taken some time in Apr 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, April 2, 1931
Taken 2 Apr 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Wreck of MV MALABAR at Long Bay, Sydney
Taken 2 Apr 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

ORESTES of Liverpool at Cremorne Point, Sydney Harbour
Taken 11 Apr 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

SS PORT NICHOLSON of London
Taken 12 Apr 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Osgathorpe (Le Gay Brereton) Victoria Road Ryde NSW #2
Taken some time in May 1931
Royal Australian Historical Society

May 30, 1931
Taken 30 May 1931
National Library of Ireland on The Commons

Ceremonial dance performed by Yupungathi men at Mapoon Mission, June, 1931
Taken some time in Jun 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Florence (Cooee) Blume on her wedding day in Brisbane, 1931
Taken some time in Jun 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Two European women being carried in deck chairs by men from the Mapoon Mission, June 1931
Taken some time in Jun 1931
State Library of Queensland, Australia

Cargo ship ANGLO-CANADIAN anchored off Cremorne Point, Sydney Harbour
Taken 8 Jun 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

June 30, 1931
Taken 30 Jun 1931
National Library of Ireland on The Commons

An officer tasting soup on the deck of the Chilean naval vessel GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean boxer Hector Villarroel or Victor Reyes posing on GENERAL BAQUEDANO
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean crew on the rigging of the naval vessel GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean naval crew on the deck of GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean naval crew working the sails of the GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean naval vessel GENERAL BAQUEDANO and tug in Sydney Harbour, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean naval vessel GENERAL BAQUEDANO departing Sydney, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean navy officer on board GENERAL BAQUEDANO
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean navy officer, probably a Lieutennt 2nd grade, on board GENERAL BAQUEDANO
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean sailor from the naval vessel GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Chilean sailors posing on the deck of GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Crew of Chilean training ship GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

GENERAL BAQUEDANO leaving Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour, 31 July 1931
Taken some time in Jul 1931
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

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