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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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O'reilly to Miss Anzac Cup

Northern Star · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 10

South Lismore captain-coach Ken O'Reilly will not play against Alstonville in the Rugby League Anzac…

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Golf C. Bischof Trophy on Anzac Day

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 5

The Kyogle Golf Club will hold an eighteen hole versus par for the Bischof trophy on Anzac Day…

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New Cenotaph Will Be Pivot of 1953 Anzac Day Celebrations

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

Plans have been completed for what may well be the biggest Anzac Day celebrations held in Kyogle since the end of the last world war. Construction of the…

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—Anzac—

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 4

Yet another year has gone, time relentless travels on; again it's Anzac anniversary. And as we watch the thinning ranks our hearts are wrung with silent agony…

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Anzac Helpers

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 1

Narelle Wotherspoon gives moral support to Junior Red Cross colleague, Judith Carlill, as she pins an Anzac Day badge on Miss Fay Johnson yesterday in Molesworth Street, Lismore. The supply of badges was exhausted by lunchtime, sales realising the record sum of £122…

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Obituary Anzac Killed in Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 2

The death occurred in Sydney recently of Mr. W. Rann, formerly of Lismore, after a motor accident at Randwick…

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Korean War No "POlice Action"

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 5

CASINO, Friday.—The Anzac Day address at Casino High School was delivered by Capt. A. S. R. Doddrell, M.C.,…

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The Northern Star Saturday, April 25, 1953. National Obligation To Heed Anzac Message

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 4

TODAY FOR A few fleeting hours, the clock will turn back while Australians remember with a deep sense of national pride the story of Anzac. It had its actual birth on the beaches…

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Threat to China Would End War ... MACARTHUR

Northern Star · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP).—General Douglas MacArthur has stated that a United States threat to strike at Communist China might force Russia to settle the Korean war…

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Anzac Day Games at Sth. LISMORE

Northern Star · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 5

The annual competition for the Bill Blair cup—decided on the greatest aggregate—and the Beacom shield—decided on the…

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Anzac Cup Golf To A. Cusack

Northern Star · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 8

With a nett score nine strokes inside par, Alan Cusack, on Satorday won the annual Anzac Cup…

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Impressive Casino Commemoration Anzac Day in District

Northern Star · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 6

CASINO, Sunday.—A crowd of 1500 people attended the Anzac Day civic commemoration service here yesterday. Officials claim that it was the largest commemoration service ever held in Casino. Earlier a crowd of more…

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Veterans March Again 8,000 Attend Anzac Day Ceremonies

Northern Star · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 4

During a morning of solemn remembrance, nearly 8000 Lismore district people on Anzac Day last Saturday attended simple, poignant services to pay homage to the dead of four wars. R.S.L. officials described the attendances at the various…

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H.Hogan Breaks Lismore 100 Yards Record Green Takes Country Cycle Title at Anzac Sports

Northern Star · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 8

Australian amateur champion, Hector Hogan, ran the fastest ever 100 yards at the Lismore Anzac Day sports on Saturday. Hogan ran 9.7 seconds—a tenth of a second outside the Australian record and a tenth of a second better than his previous best time on the…

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Anzac Day Soldiers From Four Wars in Bonalbo March

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

BONALBO, Monday.—Seventy soldiers from four wars marched in the Anzac Day commemoration at…

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Focal Point of Anzac Day

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

Dedication of the Memorial Cenotaph by the Bishop of Grafton, Rt. Rev. C. E. Storrs drew large crowds on…

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Anzac Buffet Tea at Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—Politicians, clergymen and exmembers of the WRANS, the WAAFS and the AWAS…

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Anzac Day Accident Veteran Dies Of Injuries

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

Following an accident near Dourigan's Gap on Saturday night, a veteran of World War 1, Henry O'Neill, 73, of Long…

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Remember Anzac Spirit All the Year Round Speakers At Annual Dinner

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 2

"Let us remember the day we celebrate, not only today, but tomorrow, and the next day, and the whole year round," said Mr. W. N. Duncan, Kyogle shire clerk, when he proposed the toast…

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Values of Farm for Soldier (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 5

Sir,—In an article published by you on January 16, 1953, under the heading "Double Value for Soldier Settlers'…

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