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Tanunda RSL’s Esther Whitelum turns 99!

Jul 31 2024 Updated July 31, 2024

The Leader

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Esther Whitelum’s 99th Birthday Celebration at the Tanunda RSL Hut. Back: Maurie O’Brien, Jan Tomkins, Paul Fernandez, Dave Babbage, Dawn Nuttall, Elliott Nuttall, Judy Veldkampf, Beth Lyman, Ian Taylor. Middle: Charmane Klose, Denise MacCallum, Sue Virgin. Front: Ivy Whitelum, Kym Whitelum, Esther Whitelum, Sue Riebke.

Last Friday, Tanunda RSL broke out the balloons, the cake, the music and the champagne to celebrate the 99th birthday of its oldest member Esther Whitelum.

A classic car complete with chauffeur took Esther on a tour of her beloved Barossa, finishing at the Tanunda RSL Hut where the haunting sounds of a lone piper, more than 70 guests and the funky sounds of entertainer Steve Angel waited to...