R. S. President : “The Torch Of Anzac Must Not Even Flicker” SYDNEY
âThe second of the post-war reconstructional years has passed, and another Anzac Day dawns. The hope that all ex-servicemen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
689 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 35
Dawn Ushered In Observance Of Anzac Day
The Dawn Service â perhaps the most impressive of Anzac Day ceremonies-was observed by one of the biggest attendances ever at the Memorial Hall…
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More people took part in Anzac Day marches and ceremonies today throughout the Commonwealth than ever before since Australian and New Zealand troops stormed Gallipoli in April, 1915…
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About 60 people attended the dawn service at the Memory Gates at Millthorpe, when Digger W. McCarthy placed wreaths…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homes for Blind Soldiers
SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Housing (Mr. Clive Evatt) announced today that in future blinded ex-servicemen in need of homes would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Paid Homage To Soldier Sons Of Two Wars
ANZAC DAY observance in Orange commenced with a record number attending the dawn service, and over 150 ex-servicemen marched in the dawn light, from the Post Office to the Memorial Shrine, to lay some tangible floral token upon the memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Killed Returning From Anzac Dinner
Returning from the Anzac Day dinner at Young on Friday night, a station hand was killed instantly, and his companion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Mudgee Pays Tribute Impressive Celebration
Anzac Day was fittingly celebrated in Mudgee, a large crowd assembling in Robertson Park to pay tribute to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hoppers Hatching P.P. Board Declares War
Poisoned [?]ran for use as grasshopper halt is still being issued to landholders by the Coonabarabran P.P. Board, which body expected…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Communist Victory Spoils Hope of Civil War Ending
Communists captured the city of Taian. a strategic base 45 miles south from Tainan, which is the capital of Shantung…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Wounded
SYDNEY, Tuesday: With a bullet in his left shoulder, Ian Wilkie (21) of Rose Bay, staggered into the casualty ward of St. Vincent's Hospital at 2…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lithgow Vandals Desecrated Anzac Shrine
Lithgow has had good cause to condemn acts of vandalism which not infrequently results in the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Land for Ex-soldiers Sydney, Tuesday
Thirteen blocks of land in the Gundagal district, had reverted to the Crown and were available to ex-servicemen under the Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Final Welcome Home
A final welcome home to all ex-service men and women of the Coolah district will be given at a social to be held in the Shire Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Final Welcome Home a Social Success
Ex-Service men and women and their friends packed the Gulgong Town Hall on Tuesday night of last Week, When the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Anzac Commemoration Service
Mendooran branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. held a United Commemoration service on Anzac Day. A large number of returned men of…
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At St. Michael's Church, a special Requiem Mass was celebrated on Anzac Day for all those who lost their lives in the two World Wars…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Anzac Day Solemn Commemoration
The Anzac Day commemoration held at Kandos was the largest ever held here. The members of the Kandos Sub-branch,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Anzac Day Gulgong Pays Tribute
Practically all people of Gulgong and district turned out on Friday to pay tribute to the dead of two wars. The march,…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Something Lacking No Anzac Service at Dunedoo
Anzac Day, 1947, has come and gone. In most cities, towns and villages throughout the Commonwealth,…
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