{"id":87660,"date":"2014-11-12T01:04:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T15:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=87660"},"modified":"2020-11-23T11:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T01:58:13","slug":"a-region-pauses-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/11\/12\/a-region-pauses-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"A Region Pauses To Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch secretary Warren Cockburn and president Don Davey at the Remembrance Day service at the Kingaroy Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 12, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Communities across the South Burnett paused at 11:00am on Tuesday to recall the exact moment the guns fell silent in 1918 at the end of the Great War.<\/p>\n

More than 60,000 Australians were killed – and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner – during the “war to end all wars”.<\/p>\n

Their sacrifice was remembered today from Blackbutt to Kilkivan.<\/p>\n

In Kingaroy, poems were read at the foot of the Rotunda in Memorial Park before the Last Post and a Minute’s Silence.<\/p>\n

Guest speaker, Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell, reflected on the history of the Armistice and the lessons that we can learn today from the sacrifices of the past.<\/p>\n

Wreaths were then laid on the catafalque.<\/p>\n

Remembrance Day in Cherbourg took on extra significance with a special commemoration for the “The Boys From Barambah”.<\/p>\n

Veterans, families and friends paid tribute at the Cherbourg War Memorial before moving into the The Ration Shed Museum to look through information gathered about the “Black Diggers”.<\/p>\n

Eric Law and Des Crump ran an information session in the Boys Dormitory and documents were pasted up on the wall for people to examine.<\/p>\n

In Nanango, Army Cadets mounted an Honour Guard at the Memorial as wreaths were laid.<\/p>\n

Similar ceremonies were held at Blackbutt, Goomeri, Kilkivan, Murgon, Proston, Wondai and Yarraman.<\/p>\n

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In Cherbourg<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Students from Cherbourg State School laid a wreath on the monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Junior Murri Rangers sang the National Anthem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aunty Bessie Bond and Aunty Pam Fisher paid their respects at the Roll Of Honour; Damian Bond played the didgeridoo during the commemoration\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cherbourg residents, school students and visitors stood to attention as Elgan Leedie played\u00a0the Last Post at the Cherbourg monument; wreaths were then placed at the foot of the Roll of Honour\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Peter Hegarty was excited to discover that one of the soldiers listed at The Ration Shed, Valentine Hare, was a family member who had changed his name to avoid being sent to Palm Island<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Eric Law made a presentation about the “Boys From Barambah” in the Boys Dormitory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Visitors to The Ration Shed complex had lots of information to look through\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[Cherbourg photos by The Ration Shed Museum<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Kingaroy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Scott, from Kingaroy, and Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell … Michael read the poem “For The Fallen”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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World War II veteran Doug Farmer, from Kingaroy, with Valerie Greensill, also from Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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John Seal, from Kingaroy, with Barry Haydon and Joe Martin, both from Brooklands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In Nanango<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Charlotte Piper and Tyson Trace, from St Patrick’s Catholic School, laid a wreath on the monument\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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L\/Cpl Noonan honours the fallen from all wars<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Paige Nilon wore her step-dad’s medals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Stewart Harrison laid a wreath in memory of his grandfather, James Harrison<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Constable Peter Coe laid a wreath on behalf of Nanango Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The Nanango State School choir sang the National Anthem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

[Nanango photos by Clive Lowe Photography<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Wondai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Wondai RSL Sub-Branch president Neil Burrows\u00a0and Cr Ros Heit laid a wreath at the Wondai Remembrance Day service\u00a0(Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In Blackbutt <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Benarkin resident Liz Hollens-Riley with Eddi Thornton … Liz wore her father’s medals at the Blackbutt ceremony; the wooden lectern used was handcrafted by Liz and her fellow Timbertowns woodworkers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Video by Hotel Radnor <\/strong><\/h3>\n