From the Maitland Mercury report:
Fears Maitland’s historic Scobie Barracks at Rutherford are on a secret Federal Government “hit list” of bases earmarked for closure brought a deluge of calls for it to remain open yesterday.
Maitland RSL sub branch joined the Mayor Peter Blackmore and Paterson MP Bob Baldwin in demanding the Government reveal its plans for Scobie Barracks, which dates to 1855 and is home to two cadet units and C Company of the 2/17 Royal NSW Reserves.
Full article Alan Hardie available at Maitland Mercury, 23/09/2009.
