Solemn, Simple Anzac Ceremony
CANBERRA, Friday: With a bitterly cold southwesterly wind sweeping in from the Southern Alps the Governor General (Sir William McKell) today placed a wreath on the Stone of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1952
631 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 32
Anzac Day Observance at Narrandera
NARRANDERA, Friday: "We must not lose the significance of the heritage gamed in sweat and blood," said Major E. S. Cameron, president of the Narrandera R.S.L. in his Anzac Day address. He was addressing a gather-…
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Captain Reg Saunders, M.C., received a tremendous ovation as he entered the Wonderland Theatre at noon…
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SYDNEY, Friday: For the first time since its inception, the Anzac Day march in Sydney today was disbanded because of heavy rain which fell about an hour and a quarter after the march had started. R.S.L. State President (Mr…
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More than 1000 ex-servicemen, soldiers and airmen yesterday participated in the Anzac Day march in Wagga. Overcast skies did not dampen the ardor…
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TOKYO, Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Lieut-General William Bridgeford today congratulated the Turkish, New Zealand and Australian troops for their gallantry as brothers-in-arms in the Korean war. General Bridgeford. com…
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World War II and Korean veteran, Captain Reginald Saunders, who is the only aboriginal officer in the Australian forces, addressed a crowd of several hundred people at the Wagga Cenotaph Anzac service yesterday…
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The protests against sporting events being conducted on the afternoon of Anzac day are doubtless sincere, but there are two sides to this…
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"While Australians have shown ability to meet great challenges in wartime they have failed in the moral…
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Grey skies greeted the dawn of Anzac Day in Gundagai last Friday, and the pall that kept the sun from shining was as solemn as the observance of the occasion—the 37th anniversary of the heroic and historic landing of the men…
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Anzac Day was fittingly observed in Narrandera on Friday last, in spite of heavy rain which fell during the night and early morning…
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Once again the diggers celebrated Anzac Day in the time-honoured fashion by holding a dinner in the R.S.L. Hall. Although the weather,…
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The Narrandera R.S.L. Auxiliary was favoured by a visit from four members of the Central Council of the R.S.L. Auxiliaries on Friday last…
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ANZAC DAY WAS WERE APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED IN JUNEE ON FRIDAY LAST INASMUCH AS THE MORNING WAS GIVEN OVER TO SOLEMN COMMEMORATION AND IN THE AFTER…
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An English paratrooper stationed at Kapooka Military Camp was killed, and tour civilians received injuries in…
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Anzac Day was again celebrated in traditional style at Urana when a large squad of ex-Servicemen and women, together with…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: A party of six hikers has been missing in rought snow-covered mountain country between Lake Mountain and Marysville for more than three days…
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Compared with last years observances, Lockhart district people exhibited keener interest in the Anzac Day arrangements and in the attendance at the fixtures programmed. Despite rain on the previous night and an element of doubt…
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The drizzling rain which fell incessantly throughout the early morning on Anzac Day caused the officials of the Leeton…
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The address at the Combined Remembrance Service, held in the Roxy Theatre on Anzac Day, was delivered by the Rev. E. A. Bennett. The text of same appears below…
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