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Celebration 65 years in the making

The first president of the Gympie Quota Club, Hilda O'Brien, receiving the charter from Governor Norma Cullen in 1961, with secretary Ina Russell on the left and Lady Mayoress Mrs RL Witham on the right. (Supplied)
Joy Sullivan

In 1960, members of the Brisbane, Redcliffe, and Nambour Quota groups attended a meeting to form a Quota Club in […]

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