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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1970
Page
7
The piece warns of heavy clouds and impending rain while urging patience for soaking the ground. It advises watering through winter, mulching around camellias, and prudent pruning to promote bushier growth. It describes camellia varieties, blooming April to 12 weeks, and notes soil and plant protection needs.
Dormant plants like camellias and rhododendrons begin renewed growth after flowering. As the season ends new green shoots emerge from near the soil surface, preparing for next blooms. The same care applies to azaleas, with young shoots extending several inches from the base as roots settle.
Education Week will be marked across New South Wales and Victoria with services in churches and a televised event at Fort Street Boys' High School broadcast by ABC Television from the assembly hall. The service features readings by school captains, a sermon by Reverend E T Montgomery, and brass ensemble music.
Mr Cook from Campbell High School will deliver an address during Education Sunday flame service. Briga dier MN BL Woodburn and Mrs Woodbury from Sydney will also address attendees at the 7 pm service.
The morning service at the National Methodist Church features a discussion with international participants during a week at Canberra Theatre. Speakers from Switzerland Vietnam India Ethiopia Argentina Ceylon and the USA will discuss how people of diverse backgrounds can understand each other and live together, with choir performances accompanying the talks.
A sprawling list of church services, schedules, and ministers across Canberra and surrounds, including Church of Christ in Belconnen and Ainslie, Catholic parishes at St Patrick and St Marys Braddon, Salvation Army, Baptist centers, Methodist and Congregational groups, and other denominations. Entries cite service times, Sunday schools, Bible study, and midweek meetings, with locations such as Belconnen Jamison Centre Hall, St Marys Braddon, and Acton.
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