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Freedom Riders in Kempsey: The important story behind a plaque and mural on the MNC

Freedom Riders in Kempsey: The important story behind a plaque and mural on the MNC

In 1965 activist students came to the Mid North Coast and made history.

Ellie Chamberlain

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