The Battle of Queensland Blvd

Heibges · 08-07-07, 09:53 AM

Has anyone heard of "The Battle of Queensland Blvd" during WWII?

Sailor Steve · 08-07-07, 10:29 AM

Not me. Even Google didn't help.

longam · 08-07-07, 11:06 AM

http://www.wikipedia.org/ you might try here.

alunatic · 08-07-07, 11:15 AM

Nope, never heard of it. I would like to find out though. To Wiki!

Even Wikipedia didnt have it so its either not real or not significant what so ever.

PepsiCan · 08-08-07, 04:23 AM

Wasn't that a bar brawl that turned into a street fight in Brisbane between various services some time in 1942?

JScones · 08-08-07, 05:02 AM

No "Battle of Queensland", unless you are talking about the Cowboys v the Broncos, but there was a "Battle of Brisbane"... http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/bob.htm

SteveW1 · 08-08-07, 05:15 AM

Interesting read and it seems it all started over a leave pass, I wonder if all the individuals back then even knew what they were fighting about.

Reaves · 08-09-07, 01:19 AM

As long as we won. :p

Fearless · 08-09-07, 01:26 AM

Capt. Shark Bait · 08-09-07, 01:23 PM

anything like what happened here?

http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/newsp...halifax_e.html

http://www.angelfire.com/ns/bkeddy/riots.html

the_belgian · 08-09-07, 01:29 PM

quote:"There were many investigations into the cause of the disturbance and many a discussion on how to ease the tensions and avoid a similar event. Besides the obvious effect of the liquor imbibed on the night of the disturbance, the other main contributing factors that seem to have raised the deep-seated frustration amongst the Australian servicemen were:-

- American pay levels compared to the Australians
- smarter American uniforms compared to the Australians
- shops and hotels favouring the well-paid Americans
- Americans pinching their Aussie girls (and in some cases their wives)
- and the Americans' custom of caressing girls in public"

So the same as in England and later after the war had ended in all libirated and ocupied terotories.
Happy to see the Yanks comming but even more happy to see them go back home!

08-07-07, 09:53 AM	#1
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Battle of Queensland Blvd Has anyone heard of "The Battle of Queensland Blvd" during WWII? __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

08-07-07, 10:29 AM	#2
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08-08-07, 04:23 AM	#5
PepsiCan Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 189 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A bar brawl Wasn't that a bar brawl that turned into a street fight in Brisbane between various services some time in 1942? __________________ =================== AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.1Ghz 1Gb RAM MSI NVidia 6800 128MB MSI motherboard Realtek soundcard Windows XP Pro SP2 ===================

08-08-07, 05:15 AM	#7
SteveW1 Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 331 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Interesting read and it seems it all started over a leave pass, I wonder if all the individuals back then even knew what they were fighting about. __________________

08-09-07, 01:19 AM	#8
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	As long as we won. :p __________________

08-07-07, 11:06 AM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	http://www.wikipedia.org/ you might try here.

08-07-07, 11:15 AM	#4
alunatic Bosun Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana (I'm English though) Posts: 65 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nope, never heard of it. I would like to find out though. To Wiki! Even Wikipedia didnt have it so its either not real or not significant what so ever.

08-08-07, 05:02 AM	#6
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	No "Battle of Queensland", unless you are talking about the Cowboys v the Broncos, but there was a "Battle of Brisbane"... http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/bob.htm

08-09-07, 01:26 AM	#9
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08-09-07, 01:23 PM	#10
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	anything like what happened here? http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/newsp...halifax_e.html http://www.angelfire.com/ns/bkeddy/riots.html __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

08-09-07, 01:29 PM	#11
the_belgian Commander Join Date: May 2007 Location: a mile behind the sign"end of civilisation" Posts: 444 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	quote:"There were many investigations into the cause of the disturbance and many a discussion on how to ease the tensions and avoid a similar event. Besides the obvious effect of the liquor imbibed on the night of the disturbance, the other main contributing factors that seem to have raised the deep-seated frustration amongst the Australian servicemen were:- - American pay levels compared to the Australians - smarter American uniforms compared to the Australians - shops and hotels favouring the well-paid Americans - Americans pinching their Aussie girls (and in some cases their wives) - and the Americans' custom of caressing girls in public" So the same as in England and later after the war had ended in all libirated and ocupied terotories. Happy to see the Yanks comming but even more happy to see them go back home!