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Queen Mother in Canberra Church Visit Draws Huge Crowd
Thousands filled St John's Church and grounds as the Queen Mother attended a service with Governor General Sir William Slim and Lord Carrington. The Bishop Arthur delivered the sermon praising the Queen Mother for her Christian service and family loyalty to the throne. A Canberra Scout, David Spencer, spoke briefly with Her Majesty, recounting the moment as a "wonderful tale to a real Queen."
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St. John’s Turch
Arthur
St. John's Rn
Cara
Australia
Twoch
William Slim
St. John's
RG. Arti
Mears
L. F. Backen
G. G. Huteliffe
C. J. Shakewary
Citch
Jean Rankin
John Mulholland
Colonel Gilliatt
Lima
United Kingdom
Lord Carrington
Commonwealth of Nations
Canberra-Goulburn
A. W. Harris
Goulburn
D.A. Garnsey
Canberra Grammar School
J. T. R. Border
St. Paul's
E. G. Buckle
Canberra North
H. McCallum
Yarralumla
John Rose
Marulan
B. Boddington
Cootamundra
T- J. O'Brien
Gunning
Cyril Reeve
Braidwood
W. Wright
Adaminaby
G. K. Armstrong
Goulburn West
Cecil Warren
St. John
David Spencer
Macleay Street
Turner
Canberra
David
Queen Mother
R. G. Arthur
C. M. Warren
Governor General
Lady Slim