TUESDAY WAS "DIGGERS" DAY IN WELLINGTON, when hudreds of returned soldiers from all parts of New Zealand assembled in the city, and in the evening left for Sydney by the U.S.S. Company's Monowai, Maunganui and Awatea. The scene at Aotea The scene at Aotea Quay before the departure of the transport was an unforgettable sight, several thousand people taking part in an enthusiatic farewell.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 22 April 1938, Page 4
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64TUESDAY WAS "DIGGERS" DAY IN WELLINGTON, when hudreds of returned soldiers from all parts of New Zealand assembled in the city, and in the evening left for Sydney by the U.S.S. Company's Monowai, Maunganui and Awatea. The scene at Aotea The scene at Aotea Quay before the departure of the transport was an unforgettable sight, several thousand people taking part in an enthusiatic farewell. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 22 April 1938, Page 4
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