Two Real War Veterans
Two real-war-veterans received rousing cheers from the gathering at the Grafton Returned Soldiers' reunion last…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
525 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 27
Anzac Day Observance Dorrigo Remembers District Pays Homage to Its Fallen Heroes
With deep reverence and a significant pride in the immortal deeds of the Anzacs on Gallipoli on April 25th, 1915, the…
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THE First Grafton Girl Guide Coy. has a Union Jack which served with 16 units in the New Guinea campaign. The president of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. R. H…
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Mr. J.W. ("Jock") Hetherington, marshal of the Grafton Anzac Day procession, was among the first contingent of…
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WOOLGOOLGA, Fri.—The first peace-time Anzac Day commemoration was held here yesterday morning. The ceremony, which was arranged by the sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. and the teachers and scholars of the Public School in conjunction,…
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Anzac Day celebrations at Tamworth yesterday were on a bigger scale than ever before, hundreds of young returned…
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An enthusiastic company , of chess players of the Clarence River gathered in the Methodist Church hall, Maclean, on Anzac…
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MORE than 40 ex-servicemen of both wars took part in the Anzac Day March held at Ulmarra yesterday afternoon. It was an inspiring sight to see the older Diggers and men of the war just ended marching side by side symbolising a great…
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CHATSWORTH Sun.—A large gathering attended the Anzac Day service held at the monument at Chatsworth…
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WOOLGOOLGA Sun.—The annual Anzac reunion of the Woolgoolga sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Anzac night. There was a large attendance of Diggers of World Wars I and II…
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A large number of residents, particularly from Lower South-gate, attended the combined Anzac Day commemoration…
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Through the courtesy of Mr. R. H. Apps, proprietor of the Enterprise Theatre at Yamba, a fine programme of pictures was given…
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A VERY pleasant evening was inaugurated by the Glenreagh Patriotic Committee recently to bid a welcome home to returned service personnel. The function was well…
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More than 80 citizens of Tamworth and district enthusiastically adopted' a scheme put forward at a public meeting in the Town…
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CANBERRA, Wed.—Efforts are now being made in several overseas countries to dispose of surplus Australian war supplies. It was disclosed to-day that arrangements had been made…
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About 300 people packed the Memorial Hall at Dorrigo for the grand final effort of the District Patriotic Fund when certificates…
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ANZAC Commemoration was simply and impressively celebrated by returned servicemen and the public at Bowraville. A procession of returned men of World Wars I. and H., followed…
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As reported in our last a record crowd attended the Dorrige Diggers 1946 Re-union, held in the Memorial Hall on…
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TOKIO, Thurs.—Making his first war statement since Japan's occupation, the former Premier (General Tojo),…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.— Statements that members of the A.M.F. were on the "borderline of starvation" were…
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