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26 April 1999
* Creswick RSL secretary Herb McKee said this year’s Anzac Day was one of the best he had seen. “More than 500 people turned up. The march lead off with 20 riders from the Light Horse re-enactment troop, followed by the municipal band, fire brigade, cubs and scouts. Richard Brady (Order of Australia Medal) was the guest speaker.”
* Creswick RSL secretary Herb McKee said this year’s Anzac Day was one of the best he had seen. “More than 500 people turned up. The march lead off with 20 riders from the Light Horse re-enactment troop, followed by the municipal band, fire brigade, cubs and scouts. Richard Brady (Order of Australia Medal) was the guest speaker.”
2000
In glorious sunshine several hundred lined Albert Street cheering those who proudly marched behind the Lighthorse troops and Band to the Cenotaph where an estimated 500 people were assembled. Determination intact, some disabled Diggers joined the march in motorised chairs.
The Remembrance Service was conducted by RSL President, Jeff McMillian assisted by local clergy. Memorial addresses were delivered by Mayor Max O’Shea and Don Matthews, Ballarat Legacy President who served in WWII and as a Chaplain in Vietnam.
Laurel wreaths, many made at a record Easter Monday working bee by RSL Auxiliary and Laurel Club women, were laid by service and community representatives. Liana, Amanda and Stephen Judson with their mother Helen, placed the wreath they made in memory of great uncle Stuart Judson, 24 years old when killed at Tobruk.
At the RSL luncheon, badges were presented to new affiliate members, RSL secretary Herb McKee’s two grandsons, Ashley and Travis Hayes, and to Lighthorse trooper, Michael Clark. Enjoying the camaraderie were Mr and Mrs Vern Pollard, Creswick RSL stalwarts, now living in Daylesford.
Many made pilgrimage to lay poppies on War Graves at the cemetery following the service.
In glorious sunshine several hundred lined Albert Street cheering those who proudly marched behind the Lighthorse troops and Band to the Cenotaph where an estimated 500 people were assembled. Determination intact, some disabled Diggers joined the march in motorised chairs.
The Remembrance Service was conducted by RSL President, Jeff McMillian assisted by local clergy. Memorial addresses were delivered by Mayor Max O’Shea and Don Matthews, Ballarat Legacy President who served in WWII and as a Chaplain in Vietnam.
Laurel wreaths, many made at a record Easter Monday working bee by RSL Auxiliary and Laurel Club women, were laid by service and community representatives. Liana, Amanda and Stephen Judson with their mother Helen, placed the wreath they made in memory of great uncle Stuart Judson, 24 years old when killed at Tobruk.
At the RSL luncheon, badges were presented to new affiliate members, RSL secretary Herb McKee’s two grandsons, Ashley and Travis Hayes, and to Lighthorse trooper, Michael Clark. Enjoying the camaraderie were Mr and Mrs Vern Pollard, Creswick RSL stalwarts, now living in Daylesford.
Many made pilgrimage to lay poppies on War Graves at the cemetery following the service.