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By Lachlan Ellis
\n(3rd Yr Deakin Uni)<\/p>\n

The time capsule has been unearthed and opened and now more than a dozen Moorabool residents have received letters penned by their parents and loved ones in 1976.
\nBacchus Marsh Rotary Club invited families to write letters to be buried in the time capsule, to be opened 44-years on in the year 2020.
\nOn Wednesday 12 August, that capsule \u2013 and the letters inside \u2013 were uncovered.
\nOne of the recipients Doug Wilson Jr said he had a card with the addresser his father Doug Wilson Sr, who died in 1997.<\/p>\n

To read the full story – Simply click on the following link and flip through to page number three (3).<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/issuu.com\/themooraboolnews\/docs\/mn_2020-08-25<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

in the 25 AUGUST 2020 edition<\/span>
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By Lachlan Ellis (3rd Yr Deakin Uni) The time capsule has been unearthed and opened and now more than a dozen Moorabool residents have received letters penned by their parents and loved ones in 1976. Bacchus Marsh Rotary Club invited families to write letters to be buried in the time capsule, to be opened 44-years […]<\/p>\n

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