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The Archbishop and the Kangaroo

The day the Archbishop of Canterbury met Magnum the kangaroo

Ros Malone, School Archivist

Published:

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023 - 15:30

Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School

The excitement of the visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury early drew the School together. We were very much in the public eye, an entourage of reporters, photographers and cameramen following the Archbishop through the grounds. In his address Dr. Runcie defined his ideal school: a place of friendliness, discipline, loyalty and vision.

- J. D. Clarke, The Bonifacian, 1988

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