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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
    The OSC eventually disappeared after the Second World War, when new forms of entertainment, such as television, caused the demise of a number of fraternal groups.

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    Actually the OSC lasted into the mid-1970s, when it merged with the Independent Order of Foresters. Both organizations were founded as fraternal insurance schemes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
    Actually the OSC lasted into the mid-1970s, when it merged with the Independent Order of Foresters. Both organizations were founded as fraternal insurance schemes.
    Which was after WWII. I didn't have my article on the OSC handy when I composed that post.

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