28 Mar 1963
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
1
The Queen walked through heavy rain and deep puddles to greet 2,000 drenched spectators at Mascot Airport instead of riding in a closed car. She carried a small black umbrella and walked 300 yards to a terminal reception, while the crowd cheered her decision.
Thousands of Sydney residents braved heavy rain to bid farewell to the Queen and Prince Philip as their Royal jet landed from Perth. Acknowledgments were presented by Governor General Lord De Lisle and other dignitaries at the overseas terminal before the pair continued to Melbourne.
Prime Minister Menzies defends the proposed North West Cape communications station as a non weapons base. He says the facility will extend naval communications for the United States and allied ships, with ownership retained by Australia under a forthcoming lease agreement to be signed after talks in Canberra.
The Queen declares sorrow at departure from Canberra after five weeks, praising Australia’s vitality and destiny. Lord De Lisle thanks the royal couple for their visit and wishes them a speedy journey to Britain. The message expresses sincere gratitude to the Prime Minister, government, and Australians for hospitality.
British Members and Commons officials look from windows as demonstrators climb the Lion and Unicorn statues at St Stephen's entrance. About 6,000 unemployed invaded Parliament in one of the noisiest demonstrations in a century.
Prime Minister Macmillan assured the House of Commons last night after heated scenes as opposition members demanded Home Secretary Brooke resign. A third postponement of the chief's extradition was ordered, while Chief Enahoro of the Nigerian Federal Parliament faces treason charges and the opposition censured the government for denying political asylum.
London day of unrest as 6000 unemployed workers massed outside Westminster Parliament. Police battled to hold back the crowd while demonstrators pressed toward the House of Commons doors amid tense scenes.
A peaceful jobless protest near 932,929 unemployed triggers a near riot at Westminster. Police struggle for two hours to control a crowd of Northerners and Scots, with nine arrests for assaulting officers as MPs look on from the Commons windows.
The National Capital Development Commission examined several proposals to improve city water quality but has not decided on installing a filtration plant. Officials cited the next storage site as a key factor and noted no completed plans for improvements.
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