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Stirling's sly grog gets the troops 'trollied'

Stirling's sly grog gets the troops 'trollied'
Ashburton Silver Band and the Wanganui Garrison Band marching down East Street on February 26, 1939. The Commercial Hotel, where Emily Stirling was the proprietress in 1942, dominates the background.