of the commander of the First Aegean Partisan Brigade. The branch of the MAPL in Crabbes Creek was known as Sloboda/Freedom was first opened in 1947. Other branches opened in Bonnyrigg, Port Kembla, Forbes, Richmond, Queanbeyan, Port Kembla, Braidwood, Captains Flat, Beechwood and Newcastle. Two the groups of Sydney, "Vesela Makedonija" and Richmond, "Kotori" often collaborated. They often held picnics in the Royal National Park or joint fundraisers. In the annual soccer game "Vesela Makedonija" beat "Kotori" 4:3. The Perth group, "Edinstvo" was one of the most active branches of the community. Originally the first group to publish the "Makedonska Iskra" newspaper. The Macedonian organisation in Manjimup, Sloboba eventually joined the League. Other branches were formed in Geraldton, Wanneroo, Kalgoorlie and Port Headland. In 1948 a branch in Brisbane was founded. The hospital appeals Macedonian Migrants in all corners of the world had commenced an appeal to raise funds in an effort to assist the Macedonians in Macedonia to build hospitals and medical centres. The Macedonian-Australian People's League went on to play a major part in this campaign. One of the organization's resolutions was to raise funds for this campaign. A sub-committee was elected to organise the fund raising in 1946; its president was Phillip Jumbazoff. There were three main appeals, one in 1947, one in 1948 and the last in 1949. In 1947 the committee held a "Miss Macedonia" beauty pageant. The candidates were Connie Pappas, Paula Veloska, Tina Malco, Dana Gatsos, Lina Raicos and Pam Ognenis. Dana Gatsos was crowned as the inaugural Miss Macedonia. The MAPL set a fund-raising target of £10,000. The first sum of £1,500 was forwarded to Skopje on 13 March 1947. This was four days after the inaugural conference of the league. Most of the money raised was from Western Australia where the MAPL was most prominent. The League raise a total of £11,024 which £3,791 was from NSW, £1,350 from Victoria, £320 from South Australia and £5,563 from Western Australia. A total of $154,000 was raised by Macedonian Migrants all over the world. The following inscription appears on a plaque at the hospital in Skopje a tribute to the Macedonian Diaspora. "The Buildings and equipping of this clinic block was possible due to the help of the Migrants of Macedonian origin settled in the USA, Canada, South America and Australia. In the foundations of this building are laid the love of Macedonian