By Betty Laver
The Red Cross Society came out of recess in 1938 to serve wartime needs. After the war the society has helped with national disasters and has taken a prominent place of helping the local community. The Red Cross Hall was built behind the CWA Hall by Bill and Charlie Golding in 1951 and the first monthly meeting was held in February. The new building was officially opened in May by Mayor O’Malley and was celebrated with a fete. The president was Mrs KM Kahler and there was a large attendance of members. Red Cross is responsible for the Blood Donations to Blood Bank and has a fulltime convener. First Aid and Home Nursing classes have been a speciality, and they continued from war years with handcraft classes. In 1978 the Red Cross Rooms were sold to the Gladstone Musical Society and the Red Cross Committee had new rooms built.
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