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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1972

8 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Bourke Public School Anzac Day Ceremony

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1972 · page 6

Our Annual Anzac Day Commemoration Ceremony will take place at the School on Monday, 24th…

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————-Anzac Day Arrangements

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1972 · page 1

Arrangements have been finalised by the Bourke Sub Branch of the R.S.L. for Anzac Day 1972 to be commemorated in Bourke on Tuesday April 23th. With their ususl [?]tiring…

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Anzac Day Spoilers

The Western Herald · Friday 28 April 1972 · page 6

The action of a number of children at the Anzac Day Commemoration Service on Tuesday…

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Bourke Public School Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Friday 28 April 1972 · page 1

This important day in the life of the school was commemorated at the school by a school Service at which…

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Veterans March on Anzac Day Commemoration Services

The Western Herald · Friday 28 April 1972 · page 1

The stillness of dawn on Tuesday was greeted with the echo of drumming by members of the Drum Corps of the Darling Shire Band as they marched, with Band members, from their…

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Anzac Day at Louth

The Western Herald · Friday 5 May 1972 · page 5

On Tuesday morning, Anzac Day 1972, over120 people gathered at Louth Park in front of the mono[?]th to pay their respects to the fallen, the glorious dead, The beautiful Park, looked…

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“Soldier Blue’’

The Western Herald · Friday 7 July 1972 · page 3

Ralph Nelson’s film, “Soldier Blue,” is relevant to today even though it deals with an Indian massacre of one…

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“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came”

The Western Herald · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 3

Starring Brian [?] and Tony curtis when [?] O[?] Mich[?] Keith is assigned [?] a big…

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