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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
9
Frances Kelly reflects on Melbourne moms who adored Graham Kennedy and his show In Melbourne Tonight. She recalls the era, the gossip, the adoring audience, and the motherly fascination with Kennedy amid weak comedy and 1960s TV culture.
The Assistant Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn Bishop Warren and Mrs Warren depart Canberra in April for a four month overseas study tour. Warren will visit US and Britain clerical centers and meet college professors to discuss ecumenical cooperation. Arrangements to meet Cardinal Suenens in Malines Belgium are planned during the trip.
The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn confirms the new Belconnen B province including Page Scullin Weetangera and Higgins with Higgins added for now. Reverend J R Collings named as priest in charge while Reverend Richard Lawton departs Canberra to Melbourne to become rector and editor of the Church of Christ. Prints from the Make Prize for religious act will be displayed at the Church of the Good Shepherd and St James, Curtin.
A garbled OCR from a church services section lists multiple denominations including Methodist, Presbyterian, and Rowan Catholic with scattered names and times. Mentions Canberra City and various ministers or churches, but many fragments are unclear. The piece resembles a church bulletin or schedule with service times like 9:30 am and 10:00 am, referencing joint services and family care events amid incomplete wording.
Holiday gardening guidance covers mulching and moisture conservation for outdoor beds, indoor plant humidity using bathrooms or plastic wraps, and early mowing and pruning. It warns of tree destruction at Commonwealth Avenue and notes thefts of garden tools and sprinklers, ending with season’s greetings to gardeners.
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