Anzac Day Services On
Anzac Day commemoration services will be observed at Grafton, South Grafton and district centres on Sunday. At Grafton the Grafton…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1954
185 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 10
Ulmarra Anzac Day Services
Anzac Day services in Ulmarra will begin with a commemorative Eucharist at St. Paul's Church of…
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Fifty-three entries were submitted for the Grafton R.S.L. Anzac essay competition, winners of which were announced by the judges last night…
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Their bravery earned for Australia the right to be recognised as g nation," said Major A. E. D. Hill, a distinguished soldier of many campaigns' at the Anzac…
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"England shares with Australia in her national day of remembrance," said Mr. R. Lewis, guest speaker at the Grafton High School Anzac observance yesterday…
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As I sit here at my desk, pen in hand, I can see through the classroom window, a memorial erected in honour of Australia's Anzacs…
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The immortality of the Anzac story was the theme stressed at the South Grafton R.S.L.'s annual reunion dinner on Saturday night by a speaker who…
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FOLLOWING is the prize-winning entry for post-intermediate pupils at Grafton Schools in the competition conducted by the Grafton sub-branch of the R.S.L. Written by Marie Gillett, of St. Mary's College, it has no complicated theme or expression. It is a young girl's…
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ONE hundred Grafton ex-servicemen, attending an Anzac Day breakfast for the first time yesterday, sang…
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"We do not glory in war, but in the spirit of sacrifice of the men of Anzac, of Tobruk, Greece, the Kokoda trail, and of Korea."…
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Students of Coffs Harbour High School participated in an impressive Anzac commemoration service on Thursday afternoon. The observance took place in front of the flagpole where, in addition to the students, two platoons of the school…
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Large attendances were the order at St. Matthew's Church of England, South Grafton, when special…
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"On this 39th anniversary we are more fully aware how the spirit of Anzac has extended to include those who served, fought and fell in World War II. and in the United Nations armies in Korea."…
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An unusual angle on the significance of Anzac to Australians is taken by David Connie, a student of the Grafton High School, in this essay submitted in the R.S.L. Competition. It is the last to be published in the series for 1954…
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A feature of Anzac Dav ceremonies, in Grafton this year was the prominent part taken by youth. This, combined…
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Members of the Upper Orara R.S.L. Sub-Branch achieved another signed success with this year's organisation of Anzac…
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An impressive service was carried out on Anzac Day at the Monument by the various organisations of the town. Leaving the Salvation Army Hall at 12.15 p.m. the march led by scouts, cubs, girl guides…
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CASINO, Fri: -- Speaking as a veteran of World War I at the Anzac Day dinner of the Casino R.S.L. to-night,…
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FORTH WORTH (Texas).--Elaborate preparations for war against disease and despair are being made, in…
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SYDNEY, Tues.-- An Grange taxi driver was shot arid critically wounded by a passenger in his cab at…
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