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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Gorton, John

Period of Service: 10/01/1968 - 10/03/1971
Release Date:
08/04/1970
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
2210
Document:
00002210.pdf 1 Page(s)
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  • Gorton, John Grey
CORAL SEA GUEST - STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR JOHN GORTON

FOR PRESS: P. M. No 49/ 1970
CORAL SEA GUEST
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Rear-Admiral David F. Welch, Commander United States
Naval Support Force Antarctica, will come to Australia for the Coral
Sea Celebrations this year.
Admiral Welch, accompanied by Mrs. Welch, will arrive
in Australia on Wednesday, 6 May for a fourteen-day visit. He will go
to all States and Canberra, his itinerary being as follows:-
Wednesday, 6 May
Thursday, 7 May
Friday, 8 May
Saturday, 9 May
Sunday, 10 May
Monday, 11 May
Tuesday, 12 May
Wednesday, 13 May
Thursday, 14 May
Friday, 18 May
Saturday, 16 May
Sunday, 17 May
Monday, 18 May
Tuesday, 19 May Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne/ Hobart
Hobart/ Adelaide
Adelaide/ Perth
Perth Perth/ Canberra
Canberra Canberra/ Brisban e
Brisbane/ Sydney
Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney/ Overseas
CANBERRA 8 April 1970

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