Jack Waterford | Tradition holds in tripping over ourselves and others in coverage of King Charles III accession, Queen Elizabeth II death

By Jack Waterford
Updated September 30 2022 - 12:34pm, first published September 18 2022 - 3:51pm

It was November 1977. The Prince of Wales, now Charles III, was visiting Alice Springs. One of his afternoon functions was to pay a visit to the Old Timers Home to open a new wing. The home was run by a church body to give old Northern Territorians peace and dignity in their old age.

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