Wingham

In late August 1945, in the country town of Wingham, NSW, the foundation stone was laid for what was to be a new slipper factory. Does that seems strange to you? It seems a little strange to me. Australians would have been just getting used to the fact that - after six years of struggle - World War 2 was finally over. Earlier that same month erstwhile aggressor Japan had been nuked into final submission by the USA. The ink was hardly dry on the surrender document. And somebody was planning a slipper factory at Wingham?…