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New South Wales
Sydney ANZAC Day activities
Did someone in your family serve for Australia in World War One?
March alongside us and recognise the bravery and ultimate sacrifice that our Australian Diggers made for our country.
We are the "Australian World War One Descendants", a non-profit association who honour our relatives who served our country in the Great War, by marching in their honour at the Sydney Anzac Day March each year. 2008 will mark the first year that the World War 1 veterans are represented by the lone horse carrying boots, as all who served are now passed.
We are in search of those who are also descendants of World War One personnel who may be interested in joining us on Anzac Day. We will assemble in the city on the corner of King and Pitt Streets at 11.30 a.m., outside the Soul Pattinson chemist. Look for our banner. Anyone interested in joining the march will need to become a member on the day at an annual joining fee of $20.00, prior to marching. Strict dress regulations require business attire (i.e. suit jacket and comfortable walking shoes, NO jeans or thongs), and wear their relative's medals on their right breast.
Corner of King and Pitt Streets, Sydney at 11.30 a.m
No contact number
Anzac Day Dawn Service in Bathurst
Public welcome. Further information can be obtained from Mr Jim McFerran, RSL Secretary on 0409 128 782. Cost is $15.00 pp includes entertainment and guest speakers. Public welcome.
Friday, 25 April 2008
Starts at 4.30am
Bathurst: The Carillon
0409 128 782
Anzac Day March in Bathurst
Friday, 25 April 2008
Begins at 10.30am
Bathurst: The Carillon
0409 128 782
Anzac Day Service in Bathurst
Friday, 25 April 2008
Starts at 10.45 am
Bathurst: The Carillon
0409 128 782
Anzac Day Luncheon in Bathurst
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Starts at 12.00 noon
Further information can be obtained from Mr Jim McFerran, RSL Secretary on 0409 128 782
Bathurst: Bathurst RSL Club Auditorium
0409 128 782
Anzac Day Lowering of the Colours in Bathurst
Friday, 25 April 2008
Starts at 6.00 pm
Bathurst: The Carillon
0409 128 782
Anzac Day Dawn Service in Castle Hill
Friday, 25 April 2008
Starts at 6.00am
Further information can be obtained from www.castlehillrsl.com.au/anzac_programme_/. Public welcome. Two-up will be played in the RSL Club auditorium from 12.00 noon
Arthur Whitling Park, Cnr Old Northern Road & McMullen Avenue, Castle Hill
Contact Number not available
Sunday Parade and Service
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Starts at 9.00am
Further information can be obtained from www.castlehillrsl.com.au/anzac_programme_/. Public welcome
Arthur Whitling Park, Cnr Old Northern Road & McMullen Avenue, Castle Hill
Contact number not available
Anzac Day Dawn Service in Cowra
Friday, 25 April 2008
Starts at Dawn
The service includes wreath laying, guest speakers and marching. Further information can from Mr Bob Dooley, Cowra RSL Sub Branch on 0427 908 186
The Cenotaph, Brisbane Street, in front to the Cowra RSL Sub Branch
0427 908 186
Sunday Anzac March in Penrith
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Starts at 2.30pm
Further information can be obtained from Mr Laurie Tucker, RSL Secretary on 02 624728 5200. Public welcome. Refreshments later at Hornseywood Hall, RSL Club
The March assembly point is on the corner of High and Evan Streets
02 624728 5200
Anzac Day Dawn Service and wreath laying in Penrith
Friday, 25 April 2008
Starts at 4.45 am
Meet at the RSL Club (Tindale Street) for the service at Memory Park. Breakfast will be held in the RSL Club bistro following the Dawn Service. Further information can be obtained from Mr Laurie Tucker, RSL Secretary on 02 624728 5200
Memory Park
02 624728 5200
Convict Hulks: Life on the Prison Ships
In 1776, with its American colonies fighting for independence and its jails overflowing, the British government began converting old ships into floating prisons or ‘hulks’ to house convicts sentenced to transportation.
Convict hulks is the first comprehensive exhibition recalling the harsh but fascinating history of convict hulks in Britain and its colonies, including New South Wales. It features more than 600 rare artefacts recovered from beneath the mooring site of the Dromedary hulk in Bermuda, brought to Australia just for this exhibition.
Discover what it was like on a prison ship. Hear stories of convicts’ lives. Step inside a re-created punishment box. Try on some ankle irons. Experience sights and sounds that evoke the daily lives of the hulks’ wretched human cargo.
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 8239 2311
