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The clubrooms were built by the Patriotic Society in 1917 for use as a social club for returned servicemen. In 1918 it was named the "Soldiers Club". By 1929 the ground floor had been remodeled for shops, while the second floor remained the RSA Club rooms until 1966 when they moved to Broadway. This photograph shows what was originally the upstairs balcony. Early on it was glassed in .

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
PNCC Series 7/8/5
Date
1982
Digitisation ID
2009P_Bc237_BUI_2562
Held In
"Coolstore"

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