FROM THE NEWSPAPERS - 1944 - Baroness Enid Summerskill British MP visits Yallourn

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A FAMOUS BRITISH MP VISITS YALLOURN DURING WORLD WAR: 2

Throughout the history of Yallourn, the town played host to a long list of dignitaries and celebrities and 1944 was no exception. In June that year, one of England’s most famous women parliamentarians, Enid Summerskill, visited Yallourn as part of a British Parliamentary delegation that toured Australia on a fact finding mission.

Charmaine Housden arrives in Australia

Year (OLD)
1950

Here is a newspaper item showing how I arrived in Australia and was destined to call Yallourn home.