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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

23 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Honour Roll for Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 5

Arrangements are now [?] finalised for the 1935-45 Roll of Honour which is to be placed in the Soldiers' Memorial…

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Anzac

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

People throughout Australia will once again pause on Saturday to pay homage to the cherished memory of…

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Anzac Service at Ingleburn

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

Anzac Day is for many of us one of memory—memories that are sad, proud or ones of regret. The sadness is the…

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Anzac Day Celebrations in Campbelltown Good Roll-Up Expected On

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

Anzac Day service will be held in the R.S.L. Clubrooms at Campbelltown on Saturday. The service…

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Anzac

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

People throughout Australia will once again pause on Saturday to pay homage to the cherished memory of…

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Plans for Anzac Day Dawn Service and March at Picton

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 7

Dedication of the Memorial at 4.30 a.m., followed by the Dawn Service at 4.45 will take place on Anzac Day (Saturday) at the Children's Memorial Playground in Argyle Street…

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Anzac

Camden News · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

People throughout Australia will once again pause on Saturday to pay homage to the cherished memory of…

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Tribute to the Anzac Spirit a Most Impressive Service

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

The largest gathering for many years assembled at the R.S.L. Hall, Campbelltown, on Anzac Day to honour the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom…

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Anzac Day Ceremonies At Other Centres BUXTON

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 9

At Buxton School of Arts on Saturday morning, the Rev. D. A. Langford conducted a special Anzac Day service, attended…

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Dawn Service and March Commemorate Anzac Day Address by Mr. Jeff Bate

The Picton Post · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

An impressive Commemoration Ceremony was the culmination of Anzac Day celebrations after a Dawn Service and March at Picton last Saturday morning. About sixty people attended a Memorial Dedication and Dawn Service at the Children's Memorial Playground, which…

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District Band in City Anzac March

Camden News · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 2

The Camden-Campbelltown Band joined with Liverpool Band in leading the First Division of the First A.I.F…

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Impressive Anzac Service Tribute Paid to Fallen Anzac Spirit Lives on in Minds of People

Camden News · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

Anzac Day 1953 was honoured at Camden on Sunday last when a large number of returned men from World Wars I and II participated in the March, and a good crowd of citizens attended at the…

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Soldiers Help Crippled Children Cutlery Competition Drawn

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 9

At the May meeting of the Beverley Park League No. 1 on Tuesday evening, May 12, the competition for the…

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Enlistments Nearly Reach 26,000

Camden News · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 5

"The enlistments in the Permanent Defence Forces since the present Recruiting Campaign began now total…

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Enlistments Nearly Reach 26,000

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 9

The enlistments in the Permanent Defence Forces since the present Recruiting Campaign began now total…

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Kennett War Memorial Hall Opened Representative Gathering at Glenfield

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 3

A record crowd gathered at Glenfield on Saturday last when the Kennett War Memorial Hall was officially opened and handed over to Presbyterian Church authorities represented by the…

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Anzac Essay Prizewinners Presentation At St. Anthony's School

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 1

At a very pleasant inaction in St. Anthony's School last Wednesday, Mr. Vera Roach, President of the Picton R.S.L…

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A Column From Cobbitty Prisoners of War Released

Camden News · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 4

We are all thankful for rejoicing over the return from Korea of a group of Australian soldiers who were…

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Army Jeep Overturns Four Soldiers Injured

Campbelltown Ingleburn News · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 3

Four soldiers attached to 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Ingleburn, were involved in an accident…

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Local Soldier Returns After Korean Combat

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 1

Corporal R. ("Chum") Nicolson, a member of the 3rd Batallion, Royal Australian Regiment, returned to his…

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