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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Dubbo Honors Its Valiant Fallen of Two World Wars 1500 People Attend Impressive Anzac Day Service

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 1

More than 1500 men and women gathered around the Cenotaph in Victoria Park this morning to hear the solemn and impressive Anzac Service…

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Anzac Day Observance in Coonabarabran

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

The commemoration of Anzac Day in Coonabarabran followed the revised lines adopted for the first time last year and controlled by the Coonabarabran Anzac Day Observance Committee under the…

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Anzac Ball An Outstanding Success

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

As this is the Jubilee Year, two certificate of merit were presented at the Anzac Ball on. Tuesday night instead of the…

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Flags Decorate Hal for Anzac B[?]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 5

Member of the Dubbo branch of the R. S. L. [?] the Royal Theatre meet appr[?]prietely with flags of every…

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Bigger Families for Britains Since the War London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

Signs of a return to the Victorians' enthusiasm for big families appear in a report just published by the…

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Huge Crowd at Anzac Service Big Procession and Splendidly Conducted Ceremony. Cenotaph and Environs Scene of Great Beauty and Dignity as League President Delivers Inspiring Oration

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

A huge crowd of Wellington and district residents gathered at the Cenotaph in Cameron Park yesterday morning to pay tribute at the Anzac Day Commemorative Service to those who gave their lives in both World Wars. Glorious sunshine and the beauty of the lawns and…

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Barraba Property for Soldier

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

Nine thousand acres of Banoon, one of the best known pro perties in the Barraba district is to be bought for war service…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Service at Memorial

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 7

Anzac Day was fittingly celebrated in Bourke on Wednesday last by a Dawn Service, Memorial Service at the…

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Anzac Marches and Services Well Attended Narromine and Trangie Remember The Fallen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

many as surveymen took part last Wednesday in what were [?] [?] and Trangie's biggest [?] Day [?] in both [?] by combined [?] thse who, [?]…

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Anzac Day at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

Anzac Day was observed at Peak Hill in the usual traditional manner on Wednesday last. The march started from…

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Dubbo Visitor at Trangie Anzac Ceremony

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

A Dubbo man who visited Trangie last week was greatly impressed with the Anzac Day celebrations staged there…

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R.s.l. Report on Anzac Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

The President of the Dubbo R.S.L. (Mr. F. Smith) at Friday night's meeting thanked members and all others for…

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Anzac Day Celebrations

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 9

On Wednesday of last week members of the local Returned Soldiers' League conducted the Anzac Day service at the local…

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Anzac Day Mendooran Commemorations

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 6

The Mendooran - Merrygoen branch of the RSSAILA organised a March through Mendooran, laying of wreaths and…

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Anzac Day Baradine Commemoration

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 16

[?] Day was celebrated in traditional fashion at [?] Commencing with a march in…

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Anzac Day in Coolah

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 13

Coolah commemorated the failen servicemen of both world wars on [?] Day. The ceremonies started with the…

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Anzac Day at Yeoval

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 9

There was a record crowd of 300 for the Anzac Day Commemorative Service in the Yeoval Memorial Hall and…

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Anzac Day in Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 6

Anzac Day (April 25) was fittingly celebrated in Gilsgandra, when the usual march was held from the Council Chambers to the War Memorial Institute for the…

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Diggers Anzac Day Dinner

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

Some one and seventy-five ex-servicemen, including four original Anzacs and one Boer War veteran, attended…

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Anzac Ball Highly Successful

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 7

The Anzac Ball, which was held in the Cumnock Theatre on Wednesday of last week, was one of the social events…

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