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One Galah? Fair Dinkum

Great Depression 1930s

During the great depression of the 1930s four Aussie blokes met on the road and as they walked they kicked rocks and ate the dust that rose from under their feet. 1
As time passed and the long paddock stretched on and on with no opportunity of bludging 2 a bite to eat, [...]

Oddfellows Lodge 1856

Happy Home Lodge
There have been and are a few odd fellows living in Queanbeyan, but it is safer to write about the distant past than the present when referring to the odd men that are part of our town. 1
The actual head count of Odd Fellows in Queanbeyan, or perhaps the Queanbeyan District, in 1856 [...]

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