Letters from the Queen reach the far NT

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 11, 2017

The Queen has thanked school children from Manyallaluk, a remote Indigenous community more than 400km south-east of Darwin, for their "splendid letters" and sent a reply all the way from Buckingham Palace.

DARWIN, Aug 11 - The Manyallaluk school decided to write to a range of prominent figures including the Queen and players ...

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Letters from the Queen reach the far NT

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