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New life for Nanango’s ‘hobo seat’

Nanango Lions Club treasurer and vice president Andrew Lipp with Charles Harris, manager of the Nanango Men's Shed. The pair sit on the newly-refurbished 'hobo seat' in Fitzroy Street. (Supplied)

A collaboration between the Nanango Lions Club and the local men's shed has breathed new life into an iconic bench. […]

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