RAILWAYMEN WELCOMED
A large gathering of railwaymen and friends met at • the Hillside Social Hall; on Saturday last to honour 22 Otago;* members of th'e locomotive section of the New Zealand Railway Operating Com-, panies who have returned after three \< years’ service in the Middle East. The ■Minister of Defence, Mr F. Jones, in a letter of apology for absence, eulogised the excellent work of the units under very, difficult and dangerous conditions.. Undoubtedly the Railway Operating Companies had made a name for themselves equal to that of the rest of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. A list of toasts was honoured, and a programme of enjoyable concert items was presented.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25303, 13 August 1943, Page 6
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