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LEGACY ENDURES: Reflections on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II...

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Eighty years ago, the world and local community was changed forever when Japan formally surrendered from World War II, marking the end of a six-year battle.

In Strathalbyn, the Victory in the Pacific (VP) celebrations attracted a crowd of 2000 according to The Argus’ archives, when bunting was strapped to buildings, lights were hung in the trees, small groups danced on the lawns and fireworks l...


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