{"id":104427,"date":"2015-04-28T00:32:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=104427"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:09:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T03:09:07","slug":"how-kingaroy-remembered-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/04\/28\/how-kingaroy-remembered-them\/","title":{"rendered":"How Kingaroy Remembered Them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commodore Brett Wolski, who grew up in Kingaroy, was this year’s guest speaker at the annual
Anzac Day Commemoration Service in Memorial Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 28, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Record crowds attended Kingaroy’s two Anzac Day services on Saturday to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings and the birth of the Anzac tradition.<\/p>\n

The Dawn Service was held at 4:28am in Memorial Park and attracted an estimated 2000 people.<\/p>\n

It was a briskly run affair and afterwards guests adjourned to the Kingaroy RSL for fellowship.<\/p>\n

But the Commemoration Service held at 10:45am was a much more elaborate ceremony, and drew an even bigger crowd.<\/p>\n

As usual, the Commemoration Service kicked off with an Anzac Day march from the RSL to the park, led by highland pipers.<\/p>\n

When the parade arrived at Memorial Park and disbanded, the Commemoration ceremony began, starting with the positioning of a Catafalque Party – a service performed this year by enlisted personnel from the Amberley Air Force Base.<\/p>\n

A special feature of this year’s Service was the official unveiling of a marble statue of a World War I digger which had been specially commissioned by the RSL for the Centenary commemorations.<\/p>\n

The statue was on public view at the Dawn Service, but was covered by a drape when guests arrived for the mid-morning service.<\/p>\n

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Craig Jessen, from K.C. Monuments in Toowoomba, crafted the statue
(Photo: Pam Marquardt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The honour of officially unveiling it went to Commodore Brett Wolski, a former Kingaroy resident who was this year’s special guest.<\/p>\n

Commodore Wolski read a two-page speech on the Anzac tradition before unwrapping the statue, which was then blessed by Reverend John Selwood.<\/p>\n

The Service then passed through a traditional format that included an opening prayer; the reading of the 1st Resolution by Kingaroy State School captain Georgia Nassif; a hymn performed by the Kingaroy State High School Choir and Concert Band; and an address by Commodore Wolski.<\/p>\n

This was followed by the reading of the 2nd and 3rd Resolutions, performed by KSHS Captain Daniel Favier and St Mary’s Catholic College captain Rory Browne respectively, then wreath laying while Wayne Darr piped the Lament.<\/p>\n

After this, the Roll Of Honour was read out.<\/p>\n

This was followed by The Last Post, the Ode, Rouse, another hymn and a benediction before the service concluded with the singing of the Australian and New Zealand national anthems, after which guests were invited back to the RSL for a light lunch.<\/p>\n

In The Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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A mysterious, wrapped statue greeted early arrivals at the Commemoration Service<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Commodore Wolski delivered a two-page speech before unveiling the new statue<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The Catafalque Party guard the memorial during the reading of the Roll Of Honour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The KSHS Choir and Concert Band performed several times during the ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Lone piper Wayne Darr performed The Lament while wreaths were laid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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A large number of wreath-layers took part in this year’s service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Many parents accompanied children who came along to lay wreaths<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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The new Anzac statue is a permanent addition to the Kingaroy War Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

On The Rotunda<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Music teacher Matt Phillips, from Kingaroy State High School, played the Last Post and Rouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reverend John Selwood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Deputy Mayor Cr Keith Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Kingaroy RSL president Don Davey<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Georgia Nassif, KSS Year 6 School Captain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Daniel Favier, KSHS Captain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Rory Browne, SMCC School Captain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Michelle Searle read the Ode<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Eri Carey sang the NZ national anthem<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Earlier In The Day …<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Deputy Mayor Cr Keith Campbell, Commodore Brett Wolski and veteran Barry Haydon at the Dawn Service held at Kingaroy’s Memorial Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
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A record crowd of about 2000 attended this year’s Dawn Service in Kingaroy; similar record turnouts were reported at other Dawn Services throughout the region<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gallery: Kingaroy’s 2015 Commemoration Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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