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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Post Office On Anzac Day Monday, April 26

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 2

Being a public holiday, the following arrangements will be observed at Maitland Post Office:—…

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R.S.L will hold dawn service on Anzac

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 2

Singleton returned servicemen and women on Sunday will hold a dawn service at the Burdekin Park War Memorial to commemorate Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day [?] Day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 7

[?] be conducted by [?] Returned Soldiers League at [?] the…

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Gret’s Anzac Observance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

Members of the R.S.L. Greta, will march from Greta Park on Sunday Morning at 10.30 a.m. to the Obelisk, for…

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Our First Dawn Service Anzac Day Ceremony

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Muswellbrook's first Dawn Service of Remembrance will he held at the War Monument at 6 a.m. on Sunday…

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St. Thomas' Church, Aberdeen Anzac Day Mass

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

Mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas' Church, Aberdeen, on Sunday, Anzac Day, at the usual Sunday time, 8.30 a.m., and…

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12/16 Hunter River Lancers Arrangements for Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

An invitation has been issued to all members of H.Q. Squadron 12/16 H.R.L. to take part in the Anzac Day parade, march on…

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Aberdeen News Arrangements for Anzac Day Celebrations in Aberdeen

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 11

A meeting of the executive officers of the Aberdeen sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League on Tuesday night finalised the last details of the big programme arranged for…

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Anzac Day Scone Order of Service for Sunday Next

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Anzac Day will be commemorated in on Sunday next in keeping with the traditional order of service down the years. Church services will also be conducted…

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Maitland Primary School Anzac Service Service Conducted by Sixth Class Girls

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 3

Maitland Girls’ Primary School held a special service at the Maitland War Memorial, Maitland Pork, this morning to celebrate Anzac Day. The ceremony was organised by pupils of sixth…

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Tick "war" planned for 1956

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced that…

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Anzac Day March May Be Maitland’s Best The Anzac Day march on Sunday afternoon is expected to be the best in Hit history of the Maitland R.S.L sub-branch, the secretary (Mr. Harry Wright)said this morning

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Those taking part will assemble at tile “Mercury” corner at 2 o’clock, fell in at 2.20 and move of[?] through…

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Uncertain Future For Thousands Of War Widows In South Korea

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

SEOUL: Tragic victims of war in South Korea 29,000 war widows, face o gloomy and uncertain future. Throughout South Korea come the echoes of…

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Western Land for Soldier Settlement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 6

Over 336,000 acres of grazing land in the Western division will be open for application late in April under the…

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Jenkins Wins Anzac Cup

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 4

For the second year in succession, Mr. Bryn Jenkins, of Cessnock, won the Anzac Cup at Maitland Golf…

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Anzac Day Service at Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 3

KURRI KURRI: The commemoration of Anzac Day at Kurri Kurri this morning was the best…

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Lions Club Anzac Night Celebration

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

The fortnightly dinner of the Maitland lions Club, held last night at the Cascade Blue Room, was in the form of an…

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Church View On. Anzac Day Observance

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

“Whether Anzac Day falls on a Sunday, or a Monday, it is a matter of what we really intend to make it—not jest a…

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Anzac Day At Muswellbrook Record Number Pays Homage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 4

A record number of ex-Service personnel paid homage to their dead comrades at various services in Muswellbrook on Anzac Day. A record march-past of 300 ex-Servicemen and women formed at Railway Square…

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Declared War on Society

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

The maximum penalties for seven crimes committed by a 20-years-old Victorian totalled 51 years. Judge…

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