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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Weethalle Meeting of Rssaila Arrangements for Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Weethalle Sub-branch of the RSSAILA, the principal business was to arrange a march and Church service…

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Quandialla War Agricultural Committee

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

A meeting was held on 9th April for the purpose of winding up the committee's activities. There were present Mr. J. Napier…

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War Memorial Public Meeting to be Held

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 4

Bland Shire Council's President (Cr. A. T. Holland) has been authorised to call a public meeting at West Wyalong, for consideration to be given…

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Our War Nurses Sale of Memorial Buttons This Week

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

Our ex-servicemen are the first to pay tribute to the courage, cheerfulness and fortitude of our modern Florence Nightingales, who shared with…

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Returned Soldiers Sub Branch

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

A large number of members were present at the general monthly meeting of the Condobolin Sub Branch held on 30th…

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N. Yalgogrin Welcome Home and Presentation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 6

On April 12th at North Yalgogrin a welcome home and presentation was made to four servicemen, Pte. C. Wilkinson A.I.F. of the 8th…

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Anzac Day

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 2

Anzac Day will be celebrated in Grenfell as follows:— 5.30 a.m.; Dawn Service at the Soldiers' Memorial…

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Anzac Day March and Service

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

Anzac Day (to-morrow, Thursday) will be commmorated in West Wyalong with a March, to be followed by a service…

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Quandialla War Agricultural Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 6

A meeting was held on 9th April for the purpose of winding up the above Committee's activities. There wewre present Messrs Napier…

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War Memorial Hospital Additions Approved

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

A well attended public meeting, convened by the Shire President (Cr. A. T. Holland) at the request of the West Wyalong Sublbranch of the RSSAILA…

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Tin Hat Day How It Grew. Remember! Wear a Tin Hat on Anzac Day

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 2

Tin Hat Day was first instituted in 1922, and 20,000 tin hats were made and issued for sale. Of these, 14,000 were sold. The following…

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Farmers to Teach 100 Ex-soldiers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 6

Within the next few weeks, 100 ex-servicemen will be placed with approved New South Wales farmers for tuition, the Department of…

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Anzac Day Dinner

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

League or Legion, and in all local and National affairs. Choose your representatives carefully, and if they don't do their job put them out…

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Anzac Day Dinner

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

Two hundred attended the Anzac Dinner, held in the showground luncheon pavilion;—this is a record for numbers. Certainly no other…

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Impressive Anzac Day Celebration at Grenfell. Soldiers of Three Wars March Together. Many Members of the Women's Services Present. Record Anzac Dinner

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

Anzac Day services and celebrations in Grenfell followed the traditional order—the Dawn Service, pilgrimage to the cemetery, march…

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Anzac Day Mass at Catholic Church

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

A Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Church, West Wyalong, at 10 a.m. on Anzac Day. The High Altar was heavily draped in black,…

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Homage to Nation's Heroes Anzac Day Service at West Wyalong Eloquent Address by Captain Rogers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

In a stirring and sincere address at the service at West Wyalong on Anzac Day, Captain Rogers, of the Salvation Army, said we would the interests of the community before the…

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War Memorial Annexe to District Hospital Meeting Well Attended

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

The public meeting held at West Wyalong on Tuesday night last to consider a war memorial for West Wyalong. decided that it should take the form of…

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Returned Soldiers Note

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 1

Owing to the absence in Sydney on holidays of the Secretary, Mr. L. J. McCann, the next meeting of the West Wyalong branch of the Returned…

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Forbes Honors Its Dead Anzac Day Ceremonies Impressive March

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 2

IN common with all other places in the English-speaking world, Forbes paid tribute to those who fell in both world wars on Anzac Day. The day's commemoration began with the Dawn Service…

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