The couple whose Renewal
of Vows Ceremony I conducted today have been married for fifty years. Here are
some interesting happenings I found for the year 1967when they married.
Incidentally, the couple met at the Cloudland Ballroom, Brisbane. Married in
Redcliffe 8th April 1967. And renewed their vows in Redcliffe 8th
April 2017.
·
In Australia 100,000
couples exchanged their wedding vows.
·
Roy Emerson won the
Australian Open men’s singles while John Newcombe won the US Open.
·
In South Africa Dr.
Christiaan N Barnard performed the first heart transplant.
·
In London, the Barclay
Bank put in the first ATM Teller Machine
·
In Fashion the mini
skirt appeared
·
The first live telecast
football grand final was between Canterbury-Bankstown and South Sydney at the
Sydney Cricket Ground.
·
General Motors Holden
exported its 100,000th car and launched its first compact sedan, the Torana
·
Normie Rowe won the
inaugural King of Pop award
·
Johnny Farnham released
his 'Sadie the Cleaning Lady'.
·
Popular TV shows included
Prisoner, General Hospital, Jeopardy!
·
Popular singers included
The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Bee Gees
·
Red Handed won the Melbourne
Cup
·
Prime Minister Harold
Holt disappeared while swimming in heavy surf at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea,
Victoria
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