ANNIVERSARIES
AUGUST 19 1859 —Canterbury Chamber of Commerce founded in Lyttelton. 1930—Arms of Sydney Harbour Bridge joined. 1932 —j. A. Mollison flew Atlantic solo. 1937 —Majestic Theatre, Ashburton, gutted br fire. 1940 —British evacuated British Somaliland. 1942 —Americans establish positions in Solomons. British commando raid on Dieppe, on French coast.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 263, 19 August 1949, Page 2
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