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Published: February 19, 2021 at 5:39 pm On 17 July 1958, Sandra Seagram, the last debutante presented to the royal family at Buckingham Palace, curtseyed to the Queen Mother and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth II was unwell and unable to attend the historic ceremony. Seagram was a 20-year-old Canadian and a great-granddaughter of Joseph Emm Seagram, the founder of the Seagram Whiskey distillery in Waterloo, Ontario, which became the largest owner of alcoholic beverag...

The "wavelets" mystery has engaged the Mackay community and there are now whispers all over town about their possible location. Daily Mercury edition where it described the second ever celebration of the day in this town. In his speech, he said Mackay first marked Australia Day in 1933 with a banquet and social evening. "The report of the 1934 Australia Day in the Mercury was great to read," he said. "Tennis and cricket matches were held - boating and swimming in the river was popular as we...

The "wavelets" mystery has engaged the Mackay community and there are now whispers all over town about their possible location. Daily Mercury edition where it described the second ever celebration of the day in this town. In his speech, he said Mackay first marked Australia Day in 1933 with a banquet and social evening. "The report of the 1934 Australia Day in the Mercury was great to read," he said. "Tennis and cricket matches were held - boating and swimming in the river was popular as we...

  Mabel Quakawoot at has been named 2021 Citizen of the Year. Mackay Australia Day Awards Gala Dinner. Picture: Tara Miko   If hes the measure of our next generation of adults, Mackay is in safe hands.   Young Citizen of the Year Emmett Withers started his charity Emmett 4 Animals when he was five years old and has gone on to help thousands of stray animals across the region. The other heartwarming moment of the night was hearing from last years Lori Burgess Community Voluntee...