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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Anzac Day at Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 2

Anzac Day was celebrated in Gloucester to-day with public services at 4.30 a.m. (Dawn Service) and 11 a.m. at the Clock in the Soldiers'…

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Did Not Know War Was Over

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 1

Strange story to come out of the Pacific War was told by eight Japanese who returned home recently, complaining of the cold. The eight…

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Improvements to Soldiers' Point — Road to Be Tar Sealed to Popular Resort

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 4

The Soldiers' Point Progress Association has been informed that a further grant of money has been made available to complete the main…

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Anzac Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

Over 2000 people attended the Anzac Day commemoration ceremony in Kempsey on Tuesday. The march, starting in Elbow-street,…

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Anzac Day, 1950

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1
Also in Macleay Argus

They are not dead, they cannot be, They're part of you and part of me; The smile, the nod, the steadfast…

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The Spirit of Anzac

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

Anzacl Immortal now you live, Your spirit never died! You raised on high a torch of light, When Freedom stood denied…

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450 ExServicemen Parade For Taree's Anzac March

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

Taree, Tuesday, More than 450 ex-servicemen paraded in Taree to-day to take part in the commemorative Anzac Day March. In the darkness at 4.30 a.m., over 60 ex-servicemen…

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Kempsey's Anzac Day Large Crowd Pays Homage to Fallen

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

Kempsey's commemoration of Australia's 35th. Anzac Day yesterday was, as in previous years, conducted in a quiet dignified ceremony at East Kempsey Memorial. It is estimated that a crowd of more than 2,000 attended the service, and…

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Anzac Day Observance at Taree Large Crowds at 'Impressive Ceremonies

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

The thirty-fifth anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli was solemnly observed at Taree on Tuesday, when large crowds gathered in delightful autumn…

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America's War Blunders Led to Present World Ills

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 7

American political and strategic mistakes during the war possibly lengthened it, certainly made it more difficult, and are largely responsible…

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Anzac Day on Lower Macleay

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 10

As in all cities, towns, and villages throughout Australia, the Lower Macleay people paid just tribute last Tuesday, Anzac Day, to those who gave their lives for freedom in two World Wars…

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Large Crowd Attends Anzac Service

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

"Greater love hath [?] man than to lay down his life for his, country," said the president of the Port Macquarie Subbranch R.S.L., Dig. J. Steep, to the gathering at die Anzac Day service on Tuesday…

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Anzac Day Commemoration. Large Crowd Hears Challenging Address

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 2

Ex-Servicemen rolled up in large numbers to march in the annual Anzac Day March to the Town Hall in memory of their fallen comrades,…

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Absent League President Toasted— at Anzac Day Dinner

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

At the Annual Anzac Day Dinner on Tuesday a toast drunk with enthusiasm by the Diggers was that to Mr. Tom Hicks, the President of the…

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Anzac Day Wreaths

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 1

A feature of last Tuesday's Anzac Day service at Taree was the large number of floral tributes placed on the memorial clock at the services at dawn…

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Anzac Day Service Held At Forster

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 4

Forster's tribute to the Anzacs was a processional inarch and a solemn service in a most colourful and commemorative spirit in a…

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350 Diggers Attended Special Anzac Dinner

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 1

More than 350 returned soldiers attended the special Anzac Day dinner held in the Belmore Hall on Tuesday, following the combined service in the Boomerang Theatre. The attendance was much…

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Anzac Day at Forster Inspiring Commemoration Service

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 1

Forster's tribute to the Anzacs was made once again on Tuesday last, 25th instant, with a processional march and a solemn service in a most colorful…

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4400 Attend Anzac Dinner President Denounces Communistic Influences

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 1

The formal AnzacDay ceremonies at Taree were followed by the Anzac Day dinner, at which about 400 ex-servicemen and women were splendidly…

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