Anzac Day Special Services At Canberra Parish
Crowds exceeding a thousand gathered at Patrick's Parish Church Braddon for the Anzac Day Requiem Mass led by Very Rev Father O Donnell with deacon Bateran and subdeacon Prendergast Archbishop O Brien presiding. Holy Communion followed at St Johns. Additional services at St Mark s and St Andrews marked the day.
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A. O'Donnell
P. J. Bateran
RAAS
Chap- Jai
Canberra
E 'Brien
Sete
Trento
Ate
Roof collapse injures about a dozen at town hall site
About 12 people were injured when a corrugated roof row collapsed during renovations near the foundation stone of a new town hall in Port of Spain. One man required hospital treatment.
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Stend
Port of Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Margaret Ie
Vanguard rocket launch delayed by Navy, no reschedule
U S Navy delayed a scheduled Vanguard rocket launch from Cape Canaveral with no announced date to retry. The brief note cites no reason for the postponement and provides no new timing details.
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U.S. Post
Carr Canaveral
Florida
U.S. Navy
Navy
Nolthee
Dawn Service Message Of Sacrifice Dawn Service
A dawn service at the War Memorial featured Rev. C A Warren delivering a sermon on Easter and Anzac sacrifice. Generations and children joined as hymns were sung by the Church of St John the Baptist choir with organist H H Bartholomeusz. The talk linked Easter victory to self-giving, praising courage shown by veterans and urging Christians to live and die in the footsteps of Christ and fallen comrades. dawn service concluded with Last Post, Reveille and dawn light.
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United Services
St. John's
Church of England
C. A. Warren
Church of St. John, the Baptist
H. H. Bartholomeusz
Warren
Christ
Father
Heaven
Earth
Croft
Tle
Jesus
Governor Bans Malta Demonstrations and Dissolves Assembly
In Valetta the Governor Sir Robert Laycock banned all demonstrations and public meetings and took control of civil service after overnight clashes. He accepted Labour Premier Dom Mintoff’s resignation and called for dissolution of the Legislative Assembly and a general election at the earliest moment.
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Mintoff
Trent Cashea
Legislative Assembly
Anzac Pattern Shaped Australian Military Traditions
A First World War veteran reflects on Anzac origins and the leaders who forged Australian military mateship. Sir Gerald Cope and officers like Bridges Monash Blamey and others shaped a legacy from Gallipoli to later campaigns, defining national identity and courage across the forces.
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Cope
Thay
Bridges
Field
Marshal Monash
Blamey
Anzac Day Observances in Canberra Highlight Ceremonies
Anzac Day services in Canberra included tributes at General Bridges grave on Duntroon, the official Parliament House service, and the Albert Hall commemorations with brief addresses by Governor General Sir Isaac Le Reo. A Canberra Grammar School student won the Day essay prize judged by Dr. L H Allen. Canberra Horde Cultural Society members elected life officers and appointed a new committee and officers. Queanbeyan Council cuts municipal costs by dismissing two officials after finance criticism by the Ratepayers Association.
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General Bridges
Dunetroon
Parliament House
Albert Hall
Isaac le Reo
Brian Green
Canberra Grammar School
L. H. Allen
J. B. Hobday
A. C. Scott
H. J. Petrie
B A. Martin
H. Yeend
Meakespeare
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