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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
2
In Melbourne, officials from the Associated Stock Exchanges cautioned the public about door to door investment offers. Alfred B. Mellor said legitimate exchange members do not sell shares by calling at homes and urged suspicion of so called brokers peddling worthless investments.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip conclude a week in the diamond rich Sierra Leone. The royal couple meet Parliament before a shift to Bathurst in Gambia aboard Britannia. A State banquet and ball mark the final royal engagements as Sierra Leone’s independence looms.
The Royal Military College Band performs at the National War Memorial in Canberra tomorrow afternoon from 3 pm to 4 15 pm. Pieces include Rogers and Hammerstein selections from The Sound of Music and Scottish items due to Saint Andrew's proximity. It is the final concert of the year ahead of the December 12 Graduation Parade.
Fragmentary text references a baby born at Corent House London Home Queen Elizabeth to Queen Mother and Photogram taker. Details about people and dates are garbled and unclear.
More than eighty five per cent of shorthand students achieved speeds of 100 wpm or more and twelve of forty six reached 130 wpm at the ceremony in the Lecture Theatre Institute of Anatomy. Diplomas were awarded to Secretarial and Typist in Training classes along with addresses by Public Service Inspector Mr. E G Peverill and Principal Mr. J Gillis.
In a major ban labelled shadow cabinet move, Mr James Callaghan is named shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr Harold Wilson becomes chief Foreign Affairs spokesman, replacing Denis Healey who swaps to Commonwealth and Colonial Affairs. Patrick Gordon-Walker leads defence as Home Office head.
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