TROVE TUESDAY 14 JUNE, 2016 - MISS AUSTRALIA VISITS URUNGA

MISS AUSTRALIA VISITS URUNGA

BERYL MILLS, the first "Miss Australia [1926] speaks to ...

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Can you imagine the excitement in the town when the first Miss Australia visited the small village of Urunga? Note that she was "pleased with the hotel accommodation, which was of a very high standard". You would expect that it would be, as this hotel was only rebuilt in 1927, after the first had burnt down.

"MISS AUSTRALIA, 1926"

BERYL MILLS AT URUNGA.

Miss Beryl Mills, travelling in a super-

Hudson sedan, arrived at Urunga at 10.30 

o'clock on Thursday night. Early in the

evening a number of people had .assembled

on the esplanade to welcome the visitor, 

but when it was ascertained that "Miss

Australia" of 1926 and party would not 

reach Urunga until a late hour, the

majority of the residents returned to

their homes.

Interviewed by a "Daily Examiner"

correspondent at the Ocean View Hotel

yesterday, Miss Mills said that she was

delighted with the beauty of Urunga as a

seaside resort, adding that she regretted

that her stay was so brief. Miss Australia

was also pleased with the hotel accommo-

dation, which was of a very high stand-

ard. Before leaving for a dip in the

swimming pool yesterday morning, Miss

Mills was able to appreciate the charming

views of the inland lakes and the ocean,

obtained from the hotel balcony.

Australia's beautiful lady was describ-

ed at Urunga as a charming personality

with a lovable disposition. She was in-

tensely popular with all with whom she

came into contact.

Miss Mills and party were on Thursday

night entertained at the Sunshine Cafe,

which adjoins the hotel, by Mrs. Prit-

chard, the proprietress. The guest of the

evening acknowledged the welcome.

Accompanied by her manager and a

'lady friend "Miss Australia" left for

Bellingen at 9.30 a.m. yesterday.

Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW) Sat 14 Jan, 1928

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