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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1958
Page
5
Readers praise Canberra streets for beauty and smooth patches. The letter notes older, faded repairs at street corners, admiring the mosaic of mending that enhances the city’s approach to road surfaces.
The piece notes a shift in stance by Nationalist China and the United States away from a mainland invasion from Formosa. It discusses U S Secretary Dulles's Formosa visit and the potential for a lasting truce through Warsaw talks, with possible troop adjustments on both sides and reduced war risk.
Miss Pamela Bingley wore a full length white lace and tulle gown with scalloped neckline at St. John's Church for her marriage to Mr. Ian Kirkpatrick on Saturday. Bridesmaids Kathleen Jory Valerie Hines Hawke wore blue gowns with blue and black accessories. Ring bearer carried a spring ring with white accessories.
A couple married at St John’s Church on Saturday and plan to fly to England the following weekend. The bride is Miss Joyce Peel, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Peel of Sydney, and the groom is Captain Brian Gray of the Royal Military College at Duntroon. Gray is the only son of Mrs J Gray of Sydney. The bride wore a magola ballerina dress with orange blossom, veil, and carried white carnations and lilies of the valley. Bridesmaids wore lavender satin. the matron of honor carried pink carnations and blue delphiniums. The ceremony occurred at the home of Captain and Mrs Douglass at Duntroon. the couple’s travel outfit featured an autumn satin sheath frock and red accessories.
The Rev Gordon George travelled from Cowra to Canberra to officiate at the marriage of Miss Dorothy Roberts and Captain Robert Fletcher at St Andrew's Church. The bride, daughter of F M and Mrs Roberts of Queanbeyan, wore a white brocade gown and veil. attendants carried white orchids. Best man was Capt A W Campbell. reception at Hotel Canberra. The couple reside in Cairns.
The former Geelong Church of England Grammar School staff member, Mr. McKeown, will lead Canberra Grammar School starting 1959. Born 1923 in Tumut, he served in ALF in New Guinea and Borneo, studied at Sydney and Wadham Oxford, and taught at Dragon School before returning to Australia to join Geelong Grammar School. He is married with three children.
The Governor-General His Excellency Sir W Sim officially opened the Boy Scouts Combined Canberra Districts Fete in Government House grounds. He also opened the 11th annual federation gathering of Australian Business and Professional Women's Clubs in Canberra. He attended Combined Services Day at the Royal Canberra Golf Club on Saturday before Sir Walter and Lady Worboys departed Government House.
Professor Oliphant of the Australian National University spoke at the Canberra conference on The Future in Our Business Today. He argued women hold the future, warned of war dangers from science, automation, and nuclear arms, and urged balanced progress, liberalism, and widespread education to meet global crises.
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