1940s Annandale

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1940s Annandale is written by Marghanita da Cruz and published by Marghanita da Cruz. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1326735926 (ISBN 10) and 9781326735920 (ISBN 13).

1940s Annandale: A Short Walk is the sixth book in a series which delves into the history of Annandale. Each book covers a decade of of Annandale's History in the form of a self guided walk around the small suburb in Sydney's Inner West. During the 1940s Annandale factories and warehouses stored munitions and manufactured equipment for World War 2. This activity made Annandale a military target. Air Raid shelters were erected to protect workers, school children and residents. “Escapologist” Darcy Dugan came to live in Annandale in the 1940s. The end of the 1940s saw the amalgamation of Annandale, Balmain, Glebe into the Leichardt Council.