The last weekend of the year is a not a good television ratings period. All the major shows are concluded for the year, so many people are enjoying summer holidays and the television fare is usually old and minor in scope. Not even the television magazines bothered to write up some of the old movies That was why I almost missed it. There suddenly on the screen was a scene I recognized.
During the last week of September I received a warning from a reliable source concerning books sold to school children. As a great advocate of reading and buying books, but also being aware of false information on the internet, I decided to check the details for myself.
This month the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed as a hundred thousand people walk over it to commemorate the 75th anniversary of it opening in 1932. Everybody remembers the sword wielding New Guard member who slashed the ribbon before the Premier, the controversial Premier Jack Lang. One of the main causes of the political controversy was a Churches of Christ minister.
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