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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
7
A 101 month old boy from Port Melbourne named Michael Gouge was photographed on the beach for the 1957 Baby Quest and won first prize a motor car. The parents praise his health and advocate Vegemite as a nutritious daily staple, promoting family-sized jars from Kraft.
The issue centers on the Commonwealth plan to take over Jervis Bay cottages for the Naval College. Jim Fraser MP urged Housing Canberra transfers for tenants facing eviction, including long-term residents and war widows. Minister Fairhall rejected transfer demand, citing tenure concerns and offering no Canberra housing. Fraser condemned the move as unjust and urged review, noting 53 cottages with only a fraction vacated or redeployed.
Patricia Williams of Middlesex arrives in Melbourne aboard the Strathnaver to begin a sponsored modelling career by Keith Miller the former Test cricketer. She will travel to Sydney on Wednesday after meeting Miller in London last April and today performs a fashion show for a Melbourne store. Also mentions sure relief for the common cold Wood's Great Peppermint Compound.
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