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From: James Crighton <>
Subject: Milne Bay museum, Toowoomba
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:18:09 +1000


Hi,

Just a note to bring to your attention, the Milne Bay Military Museum,
originally HQ for 11th Light Horse, Toowoomba, then the headquarters
of the 25th Battalion, The Darling Downs Regiment, now will undertake
family research of your ancestor if he/she served in either of the two
great wars we didn't have to have. You will need the serial number of
the person and his/her name for them to send for the details. They do
not have them on site but can get them from the Archives for us, (saves
a bit of paper work on our behalf). There is a small fee involved.
Please contact the Museum at P.O. Box 94, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350, for more
details.......PS I have no connection with the Museum, but think it is
lousy, that they are having some much trouble with government red tape.
They are attempting to stage a re-inactment to mark the 60th anniversary
of the march our troops made from Cabarlah to Spring Bluff to catch the
train to Brisbane and from there to " hell's entrance" - the war back in
1942 but getting nowhere from all levels of government, and the local
defence forces in so far as co-operation etc and promotion, so I'm told.

Cheers
Jim

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