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Snapshot of the past - 1944 Drouin: A Small Town at War

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In January 1966, Warragul’s ornate old brick post office came tumbling down to make way for a new brick office. The photograph shows the first stages of demolition as the roof was removed from the old Warragul Post Office. The wreckers – Harris...

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