'Public Service Bird of the Week' - search for winners of the 1970s competition - Blog

Quoting from http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/public-service-bird-of-the-week--search-for-winners-of-the-1970s-competition-20170703-gx3ph3.html

JULY 3 2017 - 6:06PM

'Public Service Bird of the Week' - search for winners of the 1970s competition

Bree Winchester

Former Public Service Bird of the Week Diana Turner was also an entrant in the 1973 Miss Australia Quest. Photo: Russell McPhedran/Fairfax Media

The ugg boots. The hair. And that motorbike.

There's no doubt this photo of former (or maybe current?) public servant Diana Turner from September 1973 captures a truly unique moment in time. But this pic has caused such a stir in The Canberra Times office that I felt we needed a follow-up story.

Here's why:

The pic was found by my colleague David Ellery while using the generic search term 'Canberra bird' in our photo database. The caption reads:

"PS Bird of the Week! Twenty-year-old Diana Turner is an entrant in the Miss Australia Quest. Diana, who comes from Canberra, has just returned from a holiday in Fiji. She is a clerk in the public service, and was recently voted Public Service Bird of the Week. No wonder!"

Um, excuse me, WHAT? Bird of the Week? Not clerk or stenographer of the week but BIRD of the week?

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