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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 21, 1966
Page
5
Rosy future for The Australian Ballet as joint artistic directors EG GY van Praagh and Robert Helpman tour abroad. Interview in Canberra reveals high stakes and growing enrolment as the company builds a reputation post 1962.
Puzzle title list includes wartime hero Verdun, successor to Arthur Fadden as Australian PM, ancient Greek birthplace of Hermes, and various European capitals. It presents clues to 16 across questions and several down entries, with misprints and corrupted phrases. The solution yields names of political figures, capitals, and historical terms, reflecting a 1940s style crossword.
Diverse religious observances flourish in Canberra and surrounding towns with Polish English German Croatian Slovenian and Danish language services. Monsignor Favier leads Polish rites while Father Gralla and Father de Mony conduct German Dutch and other ethnic masses at churches including St Chris Fanes and St Mary’s. A Polish choir and cultural events accompany liturgies in Canberra and Queanbeyan with continued Lutheran and minority services listed.
Members of the New South Wales district of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will attend a conference in Canberra on June 12 and 13 with about 200 delegates. Australian mission president Moulie Dy Ensien will preside. no dedication of the church is expected during the meetings. Six missionaries are in Canberra and two in Queanbeyan as final building payments approach completion.
About 150 lay members from churches of all denominations will form final groups to shape a new movement in the Cate Serrm nemnbeyan area. The groups will meet in private homes to discuss problems affecting the Australian community and nation, laying the basis for a broad movement and future activities beginning July 1.
The Right Reverend Koh Clements announces the appointment of Reverend Hancock as rector, to take up duties on June 1. Hancock, currently in Canberra, has served in Tumut and other parishes, with three years at Liston and roles at Woodburn and Tumut High School. He and his wife have two daughters, aged 14 and 15, and their family will relocate to the diocese.
A horticultural note explains miniature roses, or fairy roses, thrive in sun and bedding, offering wide color ranges and strong perfume. They bloom from early summer to early winter with proper pruning, feeding, and ground care, suitable for pots, rockeries, and window boxes, and list varieties like Habry Masquerade and Cinderella.
A catalog of climbing roses includes Charlotte Armstrong, Maicey Melliland, Merwald, Michele Melliland, Nancy Raynard, Horabunda, Queen Elizabeth, and others. Descriptions note bloom color from pale yellows to scarlet, fragrance, free or semi double petals, and extended flowering.
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