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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 14, 1957

Page

8

Canberra events offer stalls films lectures and Empire Day

Community stalls at Goodwin Homes Development raise funds for a permanent Canberra landmark while collections seek members. Canadian speaker D M Cornett to address Empire Day in Lawley House. Catholic Women’s Leagues hold parish life conference in Canberra with delegates from multiple towns. St Columba Guild film night features Judith Callander’s overseas tour. Red Cross runs children’s care at Riverside and a Riverside theatre production of The Man Who Came to Dinner stars Grant McIntyre with a large local cast.

Coon Ius Goodwin Centre Peld Te Coles Civic Gertrude Campbell Manuka Arcade Civic Centre Poelock Goodwin Homes Act D. M. Cornett Commision Canada Canberra Victoria Leone Teme Lawley House Tosday Pucns Bega Gouburn Yass Temora Queanbeyan Father T. Moore Goolagong Pat Ryan Braddon ST. Columba’s Guild St. Columba's Presbyterian Women's Guild Judith Callander England Scotland Ireland Wales B. K. Burton Anderson Presbyterian Assembly Sydney RED Cross Riverside Red Cross Society W B. Todd Holt Kaufman and Hart Broadway Repertory Theatre Sir William Lady Slim Grant McIntyre Edwin Styles Australia Pat Hutchinson Alison Aspen Peter Steer Bernie Friedman Neil Truscott Wendy Longmore Anne Cusack Michael Dennis Helen Woodger

CWA member wins handicraft prize in Sydney exhibit

At a Country Women's Association meeting Mrs. A Pedley won second prize in embroidery in a state wide CWA Handicrafts exhibition at Potts Point Sydney. Her cloth featured a blue and gold CWA badge. She also scored 75 and 85 per cent on two tatting samples. A June 7 social will hear a full report by Mrs. Jack and Mrs. Cassidy.

Canberra Country Women's Association A. Pedley C.W.A Sydney Pedley Potts Point Meing K. Jack Jack Cassidy Brenda Land National Capital

Japanese Films Shown At Pan Pacific Association Meeting

At the Pan Pacific and South-East Asian Women's Association meeting held at the YWCA, Mr. Oyama of the Japanese Embassy presented films on Japanese customs including Japanese Dollar The History of Dollar in Japan Happy New Year and Kimona. Special guest Mrs. John Johnson of Christchurch New Zealand attended. The 196% International Conference in Tokyo was postponed to August.

Pan Pacific and South-East Asian Women's Association Y.W.C.A Oyama Japan John Johnson Christchurch New Zealand Association Modia Tokyo

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