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3we got out of the gates there were hundreds of women & children waiting, many babes in arms. The endeavours of these poor exposed people to find their husbands & lovrs were pitiful. It was very cold & pitch dark too, so you can imagine their difficulty when there were 1500 of us. As we marched down Bourke St & down to Woolloomoolo gases were lit & people scantily clad rushed onto balconies & into the street to cheer us on. It was a remarkable sight, but horribly dismal. The crowd were given ½ hour to say goodbye at the wharf, just
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