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Time capsules opened: contents severely affected by the elements

Tweed Shire Council

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Photo 1: Inspecting Apex community time capsule contents

Caption: Council staff, accompanied by John Henley and Garry Smith – former members of the community service organisation Apex – examine the contents of Murwillumbah’s community time capsule placed by Apex in 1973.

Photo 2: Example condition of contents – Apex community time capsule

Caption: The contents of Apex’s community capsule were damaged to varying degrees – from completely disintegrated through to sodden and covered in active mould.

Photo 3: Clarrie Hall descendants inspecting their items

Caption: Descendants of well-known local identity and former councillor Clarrie Hall browsing the photographs and letters addressed to them in Council’s time capsule. Council is inviting owners and descendants of members who contributed to the Apex community capsule to come forward and claim their items.

(L to R) Suzanne, Geoff, Richard, Beverley and Margaret.

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