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Wednesday, 29 April 2026
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Gloucester honours ‘ordinary’ Australians on Anzac Day By Marilyn SANDERSON PRE-DAWN on Anzac Day saw around 200 Gloucester residents and visitors gather in the gloom before the Memorial Park clock tower to pay their respects to service men and women past and present. Both the dawn service and the 11am main service were hosted by the Gloucester RSL subBranch, with Honorary Secretary John Salter officiating as MC at both. Flynn Pryor, Isaac McKay, Bohdi Ashby and Aiden Blanchard, Air Force cadets from the 317 Squadron at Taree, formed the Catafalque Party at the dawn service while other
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Warrant Officer Mark Cooper and Gloucester RSL sub-Branch Honorary Secretary John Salter.
a brisk business selling ANZAC- sale were pens, jewelry, badges, Gloucester RSL sub-Branch assisting By Marilyn SANDERSON themed items on Friday, 17 scarves, tea shirts, drinking cups VOLUNTEERS from the April. veterans with advocacy support CONTINUED Page 2 Gloucester RSL sub-Branch did Offered in the fundraising
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