The front page of The Canberra Times on March 20, 1978.
Community event attendees were blown away by Sunday in the Park when 67 km/h winds interrupted the community event, keeping "crowds away in droves", as reported on this day in 1978.
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"The sounds of Paterson's curse managed to struggle past the loud whining microphones to the cars of about 40 far-from-enthusiastic listeners," the article read.
"A potter, a solitary ice-cream vendor, a seller of Easter eggs and the usual steak and onion stall were the only sellers present."
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