HOPUHOPU MILITARY CAMP
MEN IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS [United Press Association! HAMILTON, 26th October. As the camp was built to accommodate 1500 and now held 2800, unavoidable difficulty was encountered, said Mr Lee, M.P., who, with Mr Barnard and Colonel Weir, visited Hopuhopu military camp to-day. The men were showing excellent spirit and woulS carry on the great name of Anzac, said Mr Lee. He spent the night in camp. He suggested that men should be marched through the streets of their respective towns after training. Colonel Weir said the men would be transported to Papakura, probably on Bth November.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 27 October 1939, Page 4
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