Wales and Australia Have So Much in Common - on and off the Cricket Pitch; John Wyn Owen, Chairman of the New Wales Branch of the Britain-Australia Society, Is Keen to Develop Cultural, Economic Sporting Links with Oz

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Byline: John Wyn Owen

The people of Wales have longstanding historical ties with Australia and the newlyformed Wales branch of The Britain-Australia Society will cement this relationship.

As chairman of the new branch, I'm proud we now have an opportunity to develop more cultural, educational, economic and sporting links with Australia as we head into the 21st century.

In 1971 Sir Robert Menzies and Sir Alec Douglas Home, former prime ministers of Australia and Britain respectively, formed The Britain-Australia Society in the UK (and the Australia-Britain Society in Australia). Their aim was to deepen the existing rich friendship and cultural understanding …