A large crowd gathered at the Nanango Cenotaph for the Dawn ServiceCr Roz Frohloff attended both the dawn service and the mid-morning event
April 26, 2018
A large crowd gathered at Nanango’s Cenotaph on Wednesday morning to greet the dawn and remember in silence the sacrifices made on Turkish shores just over 100 years ago.
The traditional Anzac Day Dawn Service followed early morning fellowship at Taras Hall for Nanango RSL Sub-Branch members and their families, visiting veterans and other ex-defence personnel.
Veterans then marched the short distance to the Cenotaph where local residents were already assembled.
After a short ceremony, the public were then invited to accompany the veterans back to Taras Hall for a “gunfire breakfast” of savoury mince and damper.
With brekkie dusted off, the vets headed to Nanango Cemetery to place poppies on war graves before assembling alongside a number of Nanango community groups in Howlett Lane for the main parade to the Cenotaph.
Guest speaker at the morning service was Flight Sergeant Trent Oldham, from Borneo Barracks at Cabarlah.
Students from local schools also shared the World War I service histories of several former Nanango residents.
[All photos by Clive Lowe Photography. More photos from the Nanango and Yarraman commemorations will be available on his website]
Army cadets stand guard at the Nanango Cenotaph during the Dawn ServiceCadets and recruits from 177 ACU Nanango carried the flags at the head of the street paradeNanango Scouts line up for the march … Markia, Jordyn, Darcy, James, Jai, Pauline, Jayden, Ethan and Lotus.Nanango State School first graders were feeling patriotic Kerry Veneran, Judy Forster and Karen Clegg were making sure that the World War I nurses wouldn’t be forgottenThe parade begins its journey to the Nanango Cenotaph177 ACU Cadets formed the catafalque party at the CenotaphNanango State School captains read the WWI service record of Private Hughie Albion
St Mary’s Catholic College student Charlotte Piper reads the WWI service record of Private George Aitken
NSHS captains Anekah Hinchcliffe and Mitch De Weers read the service record of Private Percy Miles
St Patrick’s student leader Mikayla-Jayde Evans reads the WWI service record of Private Leonard Abraham
Guest speaker at the morning service was Flight Sergeant Trent Oldham, from Borneo Barracks at Cabarlah
Representatives from Nanango QAS lay a wreath at the CenotaphNanango police at the Nanango service … from left, Constable Tamika Wilson, Sergeant Brett Smith and Constable Jennie Bridge with Cr Roz FrohoffNanango QFES members laid a wreath at the Anzac Day commemoration
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Yarraman
Yarraman residents held their traditional Dawn Service on Anzac Day at the Cenotaph in Memorial followed by a pilgrimage to war service graves in Yarraman Cemetery.
They then re-assembled mid-morning for a march down the highway to the memorial for a commemorative service and wreath-laying ceremony.
The morning was topped off by a community lunch at the Memorial Hall.
Yarraman P-9 students students line up behind their banner for the Anzac Day paradeYarraman & District Kindergarten children get ready for the paradeYarraman RSL Ambassador Jhavana Perren awaits her driver for the paradeYarraman P-9 school captain Thai Lia Currell with Diggers from World War II, Korea and VietnamThai Lia Currell and Jhavana Perren read the Yarraman Anzac Day dedicationDon Joseph, centre, was the oldest veteran at the Yarraman service … Don will turn 90 in a couple of weeksToowoomba councillor Megan O’Hara Sullivan at the Yarraman serviceYarraman’s 2018 Anzac Day parade briefly stopped traffic on Toomey Street (D’Aguilar Highway)Yarraman firefighters turned out in force for the commemorationYarraman RSL president Todd Currell read the OdeA large crowd gathered around the memorial in Toomey Street
Kerry Veneran, Judy Forster and Karen Clegg were making sure that the World War I nurses wouldn’t be forgotten
