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Official opening

Saturday 11 October 1930

OLD BONALBO

(From our Correspondent.)

Author: Kerrie Gambley

Plinth with five additional names fixed to the war memorial in 2020.
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War Memorial Plinth 2020

The war memorial was constructed in 1922 to remember the 24 former students who died as a result of their service during World War 1. 

Author: Perth Modernian Society Museum Association Incorporated

Australian Army Nursing Service Nurses from the 2/4th Australian General Hospital on board the British Hospital Ship ‘Dorsetshire’ enroute to Tobruk. Sister Dorothy Goode is second from the left.
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Captain Dorothy Jean Goode

Dorothy Jean Goode was born in Port Pirie on the 22nd September 1911 to Samuel Mortimer James and Mary Jean Bishe Goode (nee Lindsay).

Author: RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.

Large group of Land Army girls described as the 'Toora Vale Mob' by bus transport at Berri, South Australia.
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The Australian Women's Land Army

The Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) was formed in 1942 in response to the acute shortage of rural workers.

Author: RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.

HMAS Wongala, off Port Adelaide, South Australia; 29th December 1943. She was armed with a 12 Pounder Gun forward and a 20mm Oerlikom Anti-Aircraft Gun aft.
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The Naval Auxiliary Patrol in Port Pirie

On the 23rd February 1942 at the Pirie Yacht Club, enthusiasts between the ages of 16 and 60 who were not otherwise eligible for military service formed ‘Pirie Command’ of the N

Author: RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.

Napperby Memorial Hall tablet.
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Albert Alfred Davies

Albert Alfred (Bert) Davies was born in Morphett Vale, South Australia, on the 14th April 1885 to Alfred Herbert and Sophia Davies (nee Smith).

Author: RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.

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Maleny Soldiers' Memorial Hospital

The original Maleny Hospital was across the road in Bean Street Maleny where the ambulance station now stands.

Author: RSL Maleny Sub Branch

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RSL Maleny Memorial Hall History

The RSSAILA MALENY purchased the building (no77) the Gymnasium/Picture Theatre from Maryborough depot in 1946 for a cost of 2000 pounds.

Author: RSL Maleny Sub Branch

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RSL Maleny Memorial Hall History

The entrance to Maleny is quietly guarded by the RSL Hall, a building that looks as if it has always overlooked the town.

Author: RSL Maleny Sub Branch