A club for Dutchmen who had escaped their occupied country to join the Allied Forces. The has some information. The day of opening may be 2 rather than 6 (sources vary). The literal translation is 'Orange Port', orange of course being the colour of the Dutch Royal family, going back to the House of Oranje-Nassau, from which our King William III came.
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Oranjehaven
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Oranjehaven
Oranjehaven This building served as a club endowed in 1942 by Her Majesty Que...
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Coin Street Community Builders
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