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

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Tasty Re-union Dinner on Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 5

Sucking pig, turkey, chooks, and other tasty tit-bits will form the basis of the annual Anzac Day luncheon…

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Women Will Add Glamour to Anzac Day Street March

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 7

Ex-servicewomen will take part in the annual Anzac Day street march at West Wyalong on Monday, April 26. Already several young women…

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£7,000 in Hand for Quandialla Soldiers' Memorial Hall

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

The finance committee of the Quandiana Soldiers' Memorial Hall Fund made a canvas of the district for donations, so that an early start could be made on the erection of a new hall…

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Red Cross Notes Anzac Day Dinner

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 6

Fourteen members attended the April meeting of the local Red Cross branch. Mrs. Norrie, president, chaired the meeting…

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P. O. Arrangements For Anzac Day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 6

Anzac Day, Monday, April 26: Office open for all classes of business except money order, 9 a.m. 10 a.m. No delivery by postmen…

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"Weelong" Station To Be Cut Into 12 Soldiers' Farms

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. Fred J. Cahill, M. L. A., has been advised by the Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, that it has been decided to…

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Anzac Day Plans Now Well In Hand

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

A record number of ex-service personnel is expected to take part in Anzac Day celebrations at West…

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First Re- Union of Soldiers of World War I.

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

SIXTY soldiers of the 1914-1918 war swapped yarns, reminisced and sang old songs at their inaugural re-union in the Town Hall on Saturday night. They readily agreed with the organiser of the gathering (Mr…

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Death of Outstanding District Resident and War Veteran

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

The death of Mr. Edward Gilbert 'Ted' Hudson removed an outstanding public-spirited citizen of the Lake Cargelligo district and a veteran of World…

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Free Luncheon on Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

Giblet soup, poultry, pork will form the basis of the re-union luncheon for exservice personnel at West…

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400 Expected To March on Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 1

Australian, New Zealand servicemen and women of Allied Services will take part in the Anzac Day…

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400 in Anzac Day March

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

Over 400 ex-service personnel took part in the impressive Anzac Day march and service at West Wyalong yesterday…

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Big Forbes Crowd pays tribute to our World War Heroes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

MORE than 2000 Forbes people and many visitors saw the Anzac Day march of about 500 ex-Servicemen and women, school cadets, Girl Guides, Bro[?]es, Junior Red Cross girls, and others, and joined in the simple and…

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Soldier Settlers To Be Interviewed By Committee

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

A committee will visit Carra[?]bity and Jemalong in the near future to discuss problems with settlers individually…

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Anzac Day Services

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 5

Well-attended and inspiring Anzac Day services were held throughout thedistrict. QUANDIALLA The Anzac Day Service which…

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Anzac Bay at Barmedman

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 1

Anzac Day was commemorated on Sunday morning at Barmedman. A large number of…

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400 Attend Anzac Day Dinner

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 6

There was an attendance of about 400 ex-service personnel at the complimentary dinner tendered them on Anzac Day by the West Wyalong…

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The Significance of Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 6

In the course of a spirited and eloquent address at the Anzac Day service at West Wyalong, the Rev. T. H, Hanna said the object of the commemoration is to keep for ever bright and preserve the memory of those who died. But all…

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50 Farms for War Service Men to Cost £609,000

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

The N.S.W. State Cabinet has approved of the expenditure of £609,000 for aditional land for war service land settlement…

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Repayments by Soldier Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

Loan funds repaid to the government by soldier settlers were back into Consolidated Revenue instead of being used…

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