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Newcastle Legacy
1/205-207 Maitland Road
Mayfield NSW 2304
Telephone: (02) 4968 9501
newleg@newcastlelegacy.com.au

About us - Newcastle Legacy

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Club history
Newcastle Legacy was founded in 1932. Initial office holders were Canon B.C.Wilson MC BA (President) with N.M.Morris as Secretary.

Following several earlier meetings the inaugural meeting of Newcastle Legacy was held on the 7th December 1932 at the United Service Club.

Ten members of our sponsoring club, Sydney Legacy, were in attendance.
By the end of the Presidential Year there were 74 members.

Our area of responsibility includes Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton,Muswellbrook, Merriwa, Scone, Tea Gardens, Wyee, Putty,and Murrurundi.

We have some 3000 widows, 7 dependant children, and 16 special needs Dependants.

There are some 10 Widows Clubs / Torchbearer Groups.

A total of 147 Legatees, assisted by our four office staff, attend to the the Task of Newcastle Legacy.
Board of Management
President
B.Vitnell
Vice President
J.S.McAllister
Imm. Past President
Hon. Secretary
M.Hatcher
Hon. Treasurer
W.M.Wallace
Bulletin Editor
A.D.M.Winkelmann
Welfare Committee Rep.
J.R.Ross
Personnel Comm. Rep.
G.E.Neill
Pension Comm. Rep.
G.R.Gent
Country Groups Rep.
A.M.Francis
Additional Club Office Bearers

Sergeant at Arms
A.D.M.Winkelmann
Honorary Auditor
R.A.Hitchens
Attendance Officer
A.D.M.Winkelmann
Administration and Welfare

Manager
Paul Russell
Welfare/Field officers
Clemency Thurston & Pamela Kaufmann
Front Office
Sue Walpole & Lorraine Carney

Port Stephens - Welfare Officer for Widows' Support is Tracy Fay

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