ANZAC DAY 1933.
0 Tin- < oiiinn-nu*r;t! ;un «)' Anzae Day v.a-s litliugly observed in the district <>t Tuesday, A|»ril Hath. Tlicro was a Iia* 1 1- I'ruui thv seliooShouse ut Millers Fiat at 10.13 a. in. tu the Soldiers’ Memorial and after the laying of wreaths and the sounding id' the lust | just, a combined service was held in the Millers Flat Hall. At Roxburgh a parade Iroin the school to the .Monument stepped off at 1‘ p.ni. and sifter a short address had been given to the children, poppies and wreaths were placed on the memorial and after the sounding of the lust post a combined service was held in Ro.v bnigh Hull, The address at both Millers Flat and Roxburgh was given by the Rev. G. Lawrence. A full report will appear in our next iss tie.
i:.s services since its inception. Its iiim important public appearance was m the laying of the foundation stone of the present suspension bridge over the Molyneux River in 13*5, and again in May of IS* 7 it officiated at the opening. The visits of Governors and leading statesmen of the Dominion were always occasions for its public appearance, and among the former may bo mentioned Lord Ranfurly, -Sir Charles Feigussou and Lord Uledisloe. Italy ii is an organisation of which the town and district may be justly proud and in the celebration of its Jubilee it has the congratulations and good wishes of all. Tlie following is a list of the condimtors since the band’s formation — 1 s.>2- I-S.S4 —.Tames Fish. 1 ssi IRM.—W. Telford. ISO I-LSOli.— N. K. McLean. I MMi |S!)7. —W. Telford, iMI 7 11)00—W. C. Ki naston. UHM) 1001—-B. Barker. IPO I 1001 —W. (L Kinaston. 1004 IlMld —W. 11, Houghton. 1001)-1015 —W. G. Kinaston. 1015 lOld—T. Dunlay. 1010 1017 —W. Malone. 1017 1021— W. Mercer. ! 021 1022 —E. Frees’ one. 1022 1025 —W. Mercer, lligf) 1020 —M. McMahon 102 1 -1020-- A. Whit burn. 1020 10J2. —D. J . Simpson 1052. —W. Huughtou. The present playing strength of the band is 34.
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Mt Benger Mail, 26 April 1933, Page 3
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