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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 02, 1951
Page
6
Admiral Thames C Kinkaid visits Canberra as a special Jubilee guest for Coral Sea Battle commemorations. He arrives Monday with his wife and meets officials including Vance and Government House host. The US Ambassador and party host a dinner before Kinkaid departs Canberra for Melbourne with plans to stay through May 11.
Community notices from Canberra regions detail charity drives and social events. Officials report on Dutch and Indian Army visits, Queen Juliana celebrations, Red Cross planning, and Jubilee ball preparations with local clubs coordinating stalls, raffles, and parish activities through May.
The New Zealand Baptist Youth announces its annual meeting electing Bealend as president with BR McD Fry as vice-president and Miss Jean Lara as secretary. The choir, aged 17 to 30, will perform a Jubilaw concert at Altort Hall on May 26 and includes a planned interstate tour to Bendigo Albury Goulburn and other cities.
A disputed hedgeline and carter duties stir Canberra readers as residents debate doorstep collection of readings and the safety of route practices. Canvassers face cold, health concerns, while the Canberra Philharmonic Society plans box distributions and a July opera.
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