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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1969

11 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Anzac Day Sydney March

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1969 · page 8

The Returned Services League of N.S.W., organisers of the annual Anzav Day March to be held on Friday, April 25, will again use the shorter route which was so popular with Ex-Servicemen and women, since it was…

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Bourke Anzac Day Arrangements

The Western Herald · Friday 18 April 1969 · page 1

The Bourke Sub-Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. have now finalised arrangements for this years…

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Anzac Day Tomorrow

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1969 · page 1

Full details of An^ac Day appeared in last weeks issue. For those who missed it we repeat:…

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Returned Seryicewomen at Anzac Day Dinner

The Western Herald · Friday 2 May 1969 · page 10

MRS. NANCY MORGAN (left) and MRS. DOROTHY ROBINSON (right) two of Bourke's Returned Servicewomen, photographed at the Anzac Day Dinner…

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High School News Anzac Day Ceremony

The Western Herald · Friday 2 May 1969 · page 9

The School assembled in the first courtyard on Thursday morning, 24th April, to commemorate…

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Four Wars Represented at Bourke Anzac Day Celebrations

The Western Herald · Friday 2 May 1969 · page 11

Pictured are, from left to right, WILLIAM KNIGHT (1st World War), TED ROONEY (2nd World War), JOHN LONG (Korean Campaign) and CLIVE BRAKELL (Vietnam). Both Mr. Knight and Mr. Rooney are decorated men, having been awarded Military Medals for bravery in action…

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People Urged to Continue Anzac Tradition by Vigorous Community Life

The Western Herald · Friday 2 May 1969 · page 1

"If we are a nation and if we are to come of age we will strain our every muscle to end, for all time, the carnage, in Vietnam, we will take seriously our responsibilities are for underprivileged minorities in our midst,…

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Children's Corner Janosh was a soldier who loved to boast

The Western Herald · Friday 30 May 1969 · page 10

He went to live in his old childhood village and the people believed his tall stories of his deeds. But one…

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Returned Men to Form Guard of Honour

The Western Herald · Friday 6 June 1969 · page 10

Members of the Bourke Sub-Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. have been asked to form a Guard of…

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Football Notes Wounded Tigers Claw Way to Thrilling Final Victory

The Western Herald · Friday 22 August 1969 · page 9

Bourke First Grade side won their way into the 1969 Grand Final with an 18-14 victory over Walgett in a very fast and open League match at Warren. This gives Bourke three…

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R.s.l. War Memorial Hall Committee Applies to Council for Subsidy

The Western Herald · Friday 3 October 1969 · page 3

At a meeting of the Darling Shire Council, held on Tuesday, 23rd September, a letter from the Committee in charge of the War Memorial Hall, which reads as follows, was received…

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