Duke warns Commonwealth could wither if neglected
The Duke of Edinburgh urged active support for the Commonwealth at a Press Association luncheon in London. He warned neglect or heavy criticism could push it into a critical position and wither away, while noting Britain and the Commonwealth had faced big changes in the last decade and would see more in the next.
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Duke of Edinburgh
Commonwealth
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Press Association
London
Sap Tay
Fffe
Britain
French Secret Army Active in Paris Bombings
Three explosions rocked the fashion district of Paris last night as police found broken cereal boxes containing secret Army items. Police continue investigations into the surging activity by the organization.
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Paris
Associated Press of America
Lea
Plea To Help Race Victims
Manning Clark leads the Bitory department with Dr. R. Gallen and Dr. D. A son in the Institute of Advanced Studies. They issued a call for a public meeting at Y W C A club rooms Civic on Wednesday. Numerous ACT organisations and leading citizens invited to attend. They note many ways to oppose oppression from racial intolerance and report over £250,000 raised in England for victims and their families. Political action noted in many countries.
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Bitory
School of General Studies
R. Gallen
D. Ason
Department of Social Sciences
Y.W.C.A
Civic
Wednesda
A.C.T
England
Viclms
Ieir
Australian fleet returns from Sea Serpent exercise in Sydney
Two thousand Australian seamen came home to Sydney this week after SEATO staged Sea Serpent. The returning ships included the flag ship HMAS Hobart Melbourne, frigates HMAS Yarra and Parramatta, and the tanker HMAS Supply. Seaman Gordon Morgan, 25, is pictured being greeted by his wife Gloria and daughter Michele.
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SEATO
Ausralian
Himlas
Melbowne
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Yarra
Parramatta
H.M.A.S. Supply
Gordon Morgan
Gloria
Michele
RSL Membership Seen as Certain by Year End
A C T Returned Servicemen’s League branch expects membership to exceed 1400 by December 31 after May enrolments hit 958, despite transfers to Canberra keeping ties with former state branches and some opting for associate status.
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Returned Servicemen’s
J. Courtney
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Canberra
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Throneh
Annual Prize Night Plans at Canberra Technical College
Canberra Technical College will hold its annual prize night at Albert Hall on Tuesday. Prizes for 1962 final examinations will be awarded to top students. W M Roberton, assistant director of the South Wales Department of Technical Education, will guest speak. The event is chaired by I Kingsland, secretary of the Department of the Interior, who will present the college Dux Cup. The S D C Kennedy and Rind memorial scholarships will be awarded by J Kennedy. Other prizes will be presented by J R Fraser, B J McCauley, J W Quernil, and RP Greenish, noting guest officials from ACT and ACCT boards.
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Albert Hall
W. M. Roberton
South Wales Department of Technical
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I. Kingsland
Department of the Interior
J. Kennedy
Cattian
ACT
J. R. Fraser
National Capital Development Commission
J. W. Quernil
Acct. Tribes Advisory
B. J. McCauley
A.C. Chamber of Commerce
RP. Greenish
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