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Diggers Tavern, Bellingen
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Football team photo in the Bellingen Digger's Tavern.
The Digger's Tavern is the former Bellingen RSL. The RSL moved to the Bellingen Bowling Club in 2008.
The caption reads:
"BELLINGEN FOOTBALL TEAM 1938
Photo taken Bellingen Footbal Ground in McNally's Paddock.
Roy Sheridan, Gerry Bailey, Col Wisely, Jock Hetherington, Dougy Behan, Jim Brownlee,
Ron Kenny, Eric McFadyen (Sec), Jack Bailey, Dick Lavender, Sally Taylor, Jim Woods, Tom Behan,
Stan McDougall (Pres), Slippy Haigh, Ted Bailey, Bob Bailey."
Oliver Behan and three members of the Bailey family enlisted in World War 2, from Bellingen, and served with the 2/30 Battalion:
1) NX46609 - BAILEY, Gerard John (Gerry), Pte. - HQ Company, Transport Platoon
2) NX46825 - BAILEY, Michael Albert (Mick), Pte. - HQ Company, Transport Platoon
3) NX46624 - BAILEY, William Joseph (Sawyer Bill), Pte. - HQ Company, Transport Platoon
4) NX54271 - BEHAN, Oliver John (Bully), Pte. - B Company, 12 Platoon
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