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BRINDABELLA AIRLINES CLEARED FOR LIFT-OFF FOOTBALL STAR HEADS TO STATES $1.40 155 years 1856-2011 Page 48 Page 14-15 Friday, August 12, 2011 AUSTRALIA lost one of its true heroes this week; Uralla’s Darcy Hassett lost a friend. World War II hero Nancy Wake, who came to be known as the White Mouse, passed away in a nursing home in England. And she will be remembered by more than a thankful nation. Wake, who worked as a British agent during the war, was nick- named the White Mouse by the Germans for her elusiveness in evading capture. She is one of the most decorated servicewomen in Australia’s history. Mr Hassett, who runs the Uralla Military Musuem, first met Wake at a formal dinner hosted by the Australian Army and he told The Express they quickly became firm friends. “We met an an Army sit down din- ner and we started talking, I men- tioned to her that I had been to France and we got to be mates,” he said. “I asked her if she would like to be a guest speaker at an event in Uralla and she said yes, so we drove to get her from Port Macquarie where she was living at the time and she came and stayed for about four days. “We also brought her here for a ball and introduced all the debu- tants to her which was great - she stayed for a couple of days then as well.” MORE, page 3 Darcy Hassett with Nancy Wake in April 2010 staff writer Josh Paterson The White Mouse and I NE3107812 Enrolling Now
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BRINDABELLA AIRLINESCLEARED FOR LIFT-OFF
FOOTBALL STARHEADS TO STATES
$1.40
155 years1856-2011
Page 48
Page 14-15
Friday, August 12, 2011
AUSTRALIA lost one of its trueheroes this week; Uralla’s DarcyHassett lost a friend.
World War II hero Nancy Wake,who came to be known as theWhite Mouse, passed away in anursing home in England. And shewill be remembered by more than athankful nation.
Wake, who worked as a British
agent during the war, was nick-named the White Mouse by theGermans for her elusiveness inevading capture. She is one of themost decorated servicewomen inAustralia’s history.
Mr Hassett, who runs the UrallaMilitary Musuem, first met Wake ata formal dinner hosted by theAustralian Army and he told The
Express they quickly became firmfriends.
“We met an an Army sit down din-ner and we started talking, I men-tioned to her that I had been toFrance and we got to be mates,” hesaid.
“I asked her if she would like tobe a guest speaker at an event inUralla and she said yes, so we
drove to get her from PortMacquarie where she was living atthe time and she came and stayedfor about four days.
“We also brought her here for aball and introduced all the debu-tants to her which was great - shestayed for a couple of days then aswell.”
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