This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1963
Page
4
President and Mrs. Kennedy with daughter Caroline visit a Gettysburg battlefield marker in Pennsylvania during a tour of the Civil War National Park. The marker notes a section of the Army of Northern Virginia from the three day battle fought about a century earlier.
In Birmingham Alabama Negro demonstrations planned at white churches were postponed to Easter Sunday to maximize public impact. The Rev Wyatt Walker of the SCLC said the delay was purposeful. Police reports show clashes as demonstrations resumed with arrests, including the knife attack on a police dog and the beating of protesters. The mayor denounced the actions as Communist agitation.
President Kennedy visited Antietam on a Sunday recall of Civil War history. He flew from Camp David by helicopter to Sharpsburg Maryland and had previously toured Gettysburg, noting the 1862 battles and their 23 000 casualties.
An unknown bettor in Los Angeles won 53,320 dollars after correctly predicting all six winners in a handicap pool at Agua Caliente California over the weekend. The prize was about £423,350.
Senator Cole urged support for the Exmouth Gulf base as essential to Australia. He warned against a token defence and urged full alignment with the United States to deter invasion threats in Southeast Asia and prevent Communist blackmail from a nuclear free zone.
Four former Canberra High School students Meridith Bur ton Katherina Clarke Penny Collings and Susan Moore graduated with honours at Melbourne University during the recent ceremony.
In Melbourne General Sessions a 12 man jury acquitted Uwen Sterzik aged 18 of manslaughter in the death of Costa Manduloris a nine year old who died at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The Crown claimed gross negligence in handling a .32 revolver. Sterzik testified he fired shots then believed the gun empty and the weapon discharged accidentally during removal of shells.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.