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Pan Pacific Women Behind Scenes at Canberra Conference
Canberra women from 21 organizations volunteered to provide refreshments across the 17 day Pan Pacific and South-East Asia Women’s Association conference. Miss Nancy Burbidge led a group of 15 to transport visitors from the airport covering about 500 miles. Mrs. R. S. Boardman coordinated floral displays and sourced flowers from her garden. Miss Merle Mould organized a Cooma trip for 13 delegates, including a morning tea and picnic at Bucumbene Dam, with stays in private homes to showcase local life.
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Canberra
South-East Asia
J. S. Coombes
Nancy Burbidge
Coama
Bucumbene Dam