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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR from The Canberra Times showing garbled names and place bits in Canberra and Queanbeyan area. It references Australian federal capital material, possible prices and local figures, but details are unreadable.
Fragmentary weather note reports barometer readings and temperatures with unclear city names and numbers. Mentions Span and Mand locations, various units, and a dated end note.
Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Gowrie attended a church service at St Johns in the morning with Members of the Personal Italy present. The Governor General and Lady Gowrie were later announced as pregnant at the Commonwealth Celeoras event with a celebration for the Carensttion of intinsical Grassour Majenties King cal And Queen Luzabeth. A levee at retirement vale followed the event.
The Canberra Times reports on the Coronation at Westminster Abbey and a luncheon for Empire Parliament Association delegates. The King praised Westminster Hall as the stage of Imperial history and stressed the Crown as a unifying symbol for the Commonwealth and the people’s welfare.
Canberra marked the coronation with unprecedented crowds at Parliament House and Manuka Oval. Government officials hosted a formal ceremony at Parliament House as thousands filled streets, while speeches stressed dominion unity and constitutional evolution under King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Reports from Canberra describe Italian absence at the coronation events being handled with courtesy and calm. The Governor-General and Consul-General influenced reactions as Mussolini reportedly expelled Italian journalists, while Canberra Band led crowds in songs of hope and national anthems amid ceremony readings.
A Canberra ceremony honored the coronation era with prayers for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Attendees included diplomats and officials from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United States. The service prayed for the king and queen and for subjects to devote themselves to God, the realm, and the empire.
A morning assembly prays for peace and prosperity under the King. The Bishop of Jura leads requests for justice, a living wage, charitable hearts, and unity among all subjects bound by charity.
A damaged text fragment reflects a royal devotion praising divine authority and the empire. It stresses obedience to higher powers and the duties of rulers and subjects, invoking prayers for guidance, charity, and the protection of the poor and children.
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