Gang-gang. 100 Years Ago. How to restore the 'pride and joy' of blinded soldiers

By Ian Warden
Updated October 8 2015 - 12:13am, first published October 7 2015 - 11:45pm
World War I. Blinded (but still cheerful) veterans at St Dunstan's hospital, London.
World War I. Blinded (but still cheerful) veterans at St Dunstan's hospital, London.

Socialite "Celia" of Toorak was insulated from the horrors of the war in Europe. But she meant well and 100 years ago this week her column in Melbourne's Table Talk showed, addressed, if sometimes a little snobbishly, some warmth of heart.

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