ANZAC DAY SPECIAL EDITION
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Thursday 21 April 2016 ISSUE 8
The Hilltops ANZAC day but the meaning of the ANZAC spirit goes so he 101st anniversary of the landing in much further than just Gallipoli.â€? Gallipoli by the ANZACS will be cele´,W¡V DERXW FDPDUDGHULH DQG PDWHVKLS brated in many ways across the Hilltops which is what is so great about Australia.â€? region on Monday, with various events being 0U $UPLWDJH LV LQ KLV Ă€UVW \HDU DV 3UHVLGHQW held across each of the Young, Boorowa and of the Boorowa RSL. Harden Shires. Mr Armitage spent 22 years in the Once again it is tipped that the dawn Airforce and two years in the services will be some of the most “...the Army, working from Engpopular ceremonies to take place meaning and Australia during the on the day, with these being of the ANZAC land Vietnam War. held from between 5.30am and spirit goes so He said there would be be6.30am in the towns of Young tween 70 and 80 marchand Boorowa, as well as the much further than just ers in Boorowa this villages of Koorawatha, Rugby, year, with around and Wombat. Gallipoliâ€? 12 RSL members, The mid morning ceremonies and Ă€UHĂ€JKWHUV DQG marches in each of the three shires about 50 school students are expected to attract plenty of families, and taking part, being lead by the these will be held from between 8.30am and Boorowa RSL drum band. 11am in Young, Boorowa, Harden, Bendick While similar events will Murrell, Crowther, Wirrimah, and Koorawatha. take place across the Harden Various afternoon events will be staged in Shire, it will also have something Bribbaree, Monteagle, and Jugiong. quite unique. Boorowa RSL sub-branch President Phil A local Light Horse Brigade Armitage said despite ANZAC Day being RQ WKH GD\ $XVWUDOLD¡V DQG 1HZ =HDODQG¡V will tour the Shire across its events on troops became ambushed on the beach at Gallipoli, the occasion extended much further than that. ´,¡P H[WUHPHO\ SURXG WR EH SUHVLGLQJ over ANZAC Day in Boorowa this year,â€? he said. “With last year having been the 100th anniversary since the landing at Gallipoli, we may not have quite as many people out this year,
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the day, starting at the Wombat dawn service before getting driven back to Harden for the morning service. It will then ride across to Murrumburrah to the Light Horse Memorial at mid day, before UH HQDFWLQJ WKH IDPRXV Âś%XLOG WKH %DVWDUG¡ Light Horse story at the Memorial. +DUGHQ¡V 6LPRQ 3DYLWW KDV EHHQ D SDUW of the brigade since 2000, and said he exSHFWHG EHWZHHQ Ă&#x20AC;YH DQG SHRSOH WR MRLQ him this year. ´,¡OO EH ZHDULQJ OHJJLQJV WKDW P\ XQFOH ZRUH in 1942 as part of the Cootamundra Light Horse Brigade,â&#x20AC;? he said. ´, UHDOO\ HQMR\ GRLQJ WKH ULGH HDFK \HDU ,W¡V a great thing to do.â&#x20AC;? Young RSL sub-branch President and former Mayor John Walker has worked hard this year preparing events in Young. &U :DONHU D 9LHWQDP YHWHUDQ VDLG <RXQJ¡V march had been swapped around to commence at Town Hall and conclude at Anderson Park, instead of the opposite, for the convenience of the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did that to achieve more of an ÂśDPSLWKHDWUH¡ HIIHFW ,W ZLOO EH PRUH LQYROYLQJ IRU WKH FURZG DQG WKH\¡OO Ă&#x20AC;QG LW HDVLHU WR VHH the wreath laying than what they used to at Town Hall,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should get a couple thousand people at our dawn service, but we could see up around the 4000 mark at our morning service.â&#x20AC;?