Photos: Even with reduced capacity, Canberra's Thoroughbred Park was the place to be for the Melbourne Cup.
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Times Past
An article regarding the growth of a ginkgo tree in Canberra, featured on the front page of The Canberra Times, on this day 54 years ago. The ginkgo tree, the leaves of which are said to provide an almost instant cold cure, grows in Canberra. READ MORE
