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Agency:
Waterhouse Settlers Association
Agency Number:
Start Date:
13 Mar 1959
End Date:
05 Nov 1962
Description:
Waterhouse Settlers Association members met for the first time in the RSL rooms in Bridport on 13 March 1959. F. Gregg was the first president. ;;;;The Waterhouse Soldier Settler Scheme comprised initially 10 blocks of sedge land in the northeast corner of Tasmania. Returned soldiers rented the land from the Commonwealth. The Waterhouse Association was part of a larger North Eastern Soldier Settlers' Association.;;;;The end date reflects that last date of the minutes - not the last date of the association.
Information Sources:
Minutes
Functions Performed:
Tasmanian community
Series Created By Agency:
NS5577 Minute Book13 Mar 195905 Nov 1962