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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Megan Doherty

Memories of ball in the mall - and others - in Canberra

Charmian Lawson (left), husband-to-be Tony and Sally Jane Willams, at the Lawley House Ball in 1968. Picture supplied

Our story last Sunday about the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Monaro Mall brought back memories for many Canberrans, not least about the "ball in the mall".

Can you imagine? The equivalent of a gala ball at the Canberra Centre. (Although remember when Diner en Blanc was rained out, in 2014, and patrons were bussed from Rond Terrace to the Canberra Centre to have the dinner there instead, next to the escalators?)

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