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The Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club commemorates those who served in conflicts in which Australia has been involved. 

Around ANZAC Day 1919, returned personnel gathered for their first meeting on an old log near the present Mangrove Mountain Union Church site. This inaugural meeting led to a Charter being given in October 1919. Although there wasn’t any official building at the time, the group met at the house of Miss Hull until Kulnura Hall was built, making a central place for future meetings to be held.

Later on an  RSL Club house was built by volunteer community labour in Hallards Road on land donated by a Mr. Sharp of Peats Ridge. This was owned and operated by the sub-Branch and eventually a licence for the sale of alcohol was obtained. Later a golf course was established on land on the other side of Hallards Road and help was provided through the Regional Development (“RED”) Scheme that was available at the time.

When the time came that the premises required major refurbishment to comply with the licence conditions, it was decided that it would be almost as cheap to replace it with a new professionally-designed and professionaly-built club house at the golf course. This led to the Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club Limited being established, this time with the sub-Branch as tenants in the building. The sub-Branch continued to own most of the land used by the golf course, under long term lease to the Memorial Club.

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