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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
3
The Canberra Times announces a word building contest to raise funds for Koomarri House and Goodwin Homes. Entries cost 1 shilling with proceeds shared. no limit on entries. Participants must form words from white squares in a crossword style, scoring by letter values and intersections.
A nine day period drew 44 908 visitors to the War Memorial, about 12 000 more than last year, with an average of 3 000 daily. Parliament House logged 16 458 visitors from January 1 to 4. The Canberra Tourist Bureau noted higher monetary transactions, expecting tourism to rise through Easter and into the May holidays.
Four Canberra girls were named scholarship winners to fund four years of kindergarten teacher training in Sydney. The four 1962 Leaving Certificate graduates are Carole Black Braddon Susan Gibson O Connor Margaret Senin Turnur and Feanchin McNuls Monrs Street. Each scholarship covers compulsory student fees and an annual allowance up to £375 for years one and two and up to £422 for years three and four.
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