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ANZACDay

Thank you for your service

Lest we forget

We will remember them

25 April 2019

ContentCouncil Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Bargara Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Bucca Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Bundaberg Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Bundaberg Civic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Burnett Heads Civic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Buxton Civic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Childers Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Doolbi Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Apple Tree Creek Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . 12Cordalba Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Childers Citizens’ Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Elliott Heads Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Elliott Heads Memorial Service . . . . . . . . . . 15Gin Gin Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Gin Gin Civic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Moore Park Beach Dawn Service . . . . . . . . 18Moore Park Beach Civic Service . . . . . . . . . . 19Rosedale Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20South Kolan Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21War Nurses’ Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Woodgate Beach Dawn Service . . . . . . . . . . 23Woodgate Beach Citizens’ Service . . . . . . . 24Hymn - God Bless Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Hymn - O God Our Help in Ages Past . . . . . 26Hymn - Abide With Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Reading - In Flanders Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Lyrics - Advance Australia Fair . . . . . . . . . . . 28Lyrics - God Defend New Zealand . . . . . . . . 29The Ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

All information in this booklet was correct at time of print

25 April 2019

Across the landscape of the Bundaberg Region we value and protect the many memorial sites which stand as reminders of the human toll of war .

They are reminders of those whose courage and dedication to service allows us the lifestyle we enjoy today in this great country of Australia .

Our many memorials, spread from the hinterland regions of Childers, Booyal, South Kolan and Gin Gin to seaside and riverside locations like Bargara, Woodgate and Buxton share the message and the names of those who answered the call to arms .

The importance of these memorial sites gains added status with each passing year .

Our community, through its advocacy and the representations of organisations like the RSL, engages with Council in ensuring the

maintenance and enhancement of these permanent sites of tribute .

ANZAC Day is especially relevant and ensures that these memorials play a central role in our ceremonies of remembrance and respect for those who served and those who fell .

Today we assemble as a grateful community at these sacred locations and pay tribute to the fallen and extend our appreciation to those who have served and who continue to serve in defence of our nation .

To engage with this annual observance of ANZAC Day remains incumbent on us all .

Lest We Forget .

Jack Dempsey

Mayor, Bundaberg Regional Council

Mayor’s Message

ANZAC Day 2019

l Bundaberg Regional Council4

Regional Services ANZAC DAY 25 April 2019 l 5

LocationBargara War MemorialThe Esplanade and Bauer StreetTime5.30 amOrder of service Parade Assembles – 5 am Cnr Bauer and Tanner Streets, Bargara Parade Forms – 5 .15 am

under direction of Parade Marshall Parade Marches – 5 .30 am Mounting of the Catafalque Party – 5 .40 am

provided by TS Bundaberg Navy Cadets Welcome and Opening Address by Greg Barnes – Chair, Bargara Commemorations Committee Invocation and Prayer by Service Padre Reading – ‘What ANZAC Day Means To Me’ by Bargara State School student Recording – ‘Sir’ Reading – The Oration Fly Past – Approximately 6 .10 am The Lament by parade piper Laying of Wreaths Reading – Tribute to the Fallen The Ode Firing of 3 round salvo of 1901 Naval Fieldpiece (Cannon) The Last Post by parade bugler One Minute's Silence Reveille by parade bugler National Anthems Thanks and Acknowledgements Dismounting of Catafalque Party Parade Marshal Dismisses Parade Band leads Diggers to Bargara Beach

Hotel for priority serving of the Gunfire Breakfast

BargaraDawn Service

Immediately following the Service, Diggers and the

Community are invited to the Bargara Beach Hotel for a

complimentary Gunfire Breakfast . Two-up will commence at 8 am .

BuccaDawn Service

Location

Bucca Community HallBuccaTime

4.20 amOrder of service Parade Assembles – 4 .20 am at the Memorial Gardens and Plaque Continuous slideshow of local families, war heroes Laying of Wreaths open to local residents and visiting guests The Ode/Last Post/One Minute’s Silence

by bugler: Local Bucca resident 21 Gun Salute Parade Marshal Dismisses Parade

A free Gunfire Breakfast with tea and coffee will be

provided at the Bucca Community Hall following the

conclusion of the service

Dedication ceremony for Fallen Soldiers Monument Bourbong Street Bundaberg, 1921.



Location

Bundaberg CenotaphCnr Bourbong and Barolin Streets BundabergTime

4.15 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 4 .10 am

outside the Bundaberg RSL, Quay Street, BundabergParade Marches – 4 .10 am from Quay Street via Barolin Street to Cenotaph Mounting of the Catafalque Party – 4 .15 am Bundaberg Cenotaph Welcome by RSL Sub Branch President Laying of Wreaths The President invites representatives of Bundaberg Regional

Council, representatives of Sub-Branch and Ex-Service Organisations to lay wreaths and extends an invitation to those in the gathering to lay a wreath or place a poppy in remembrance of the fallen .

Prayer by representative of the Bundaberg Ministers’ Association Lament by Lone Piper Ode/Last Post/One Minute’s Silence/Reveille please refer to page 30 Dawn Service Concludes

BundabergDawn Service

4.55 am Parade participants are invited to coffee/tea in the RSL building

5.25 am A bus will depart from the RSL building for the Cemetery Service

5.30 - 7.30 am Breakfast downstairs in the RSL building . Restricted to all Ex-Service and Serving Personnel with current ID, provided free . Accompanying family may attend for a small fee of $5 per person .

Location

ANZAC Park Quay Street, BundabergTime8.30 amOrder of service Parade Assembles – 8 am

Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Parade Marches – 8 .30 am

past the Cenotaph to ANZAC Park Salute to be Taken by Guest of Honour Mounting of Catafalque Party – ANZAC Park, Quay Street Opening Address by the Mayor, Bundaberg Regional Council Hymn ‘O God Our Help in Ages Past’ by Suellen Cusack-Greensill,

accompanied by Bundaberg Municipal Band First Uniform Resolution by the Mayor, Bundaberg Regional Council Laying of Wreaths led by the Mayor, Bundaberg Regional Council Hymn ‘God Bless Australia’ by Suellen Cusack-Greensill

accompanied by Bundaberg Municipal Band Second Uniform Resolution by representative of the Bundaberg Ministers’ Association Third Uniform Resolution

by the President Bundaberg RSL Sub Branch Parade called to order by March Commander Please stand for the Ode/Last Post/One Minute’s Silence and remain standing

until the Catafalque Party has dismounted please refer to page 30 Rouse by bugler: Aaron Hunter Flag Raising New Zealand National Anthem

by Suellen Cusack-Greensill accompanied by Bundaberg Municipal Band

Australian National Anthem by Suellen Cusack-Greensill accompanied by Bundaberg Municipal Band

Parade to attention by March Commander Catafalque Party dismounts, March Commander Dismisses Parade

BundabergCivic Service

Following local tradition, a Guest of Honour, representing

all serving and ex-service members, is invited to take the

salute, accompanied by the Mayor, at the official Dias .



Burnett Heads

Civic Service

Location

Cnr Moss and Zunker Streets Burnett HeadsTime

2.55 pmOrder of service

Parade Assembles – 2 .30 pm Community Hall, Zunker Street, Burnett Heads

Parade Marches – 2 .45 pm from Zunker Street to the Memorial Park

Salute to be Taken by A/Sgt Alan Parnell, Army Medical Corp (R’td)

Mounting of the Catafalque Party – 2 .55 pm Memorial Park (TS Bundaberg Navy Cadets)

Opening Address by representative of Bundaberg Regional Council

First Uniform Resolution by representative of Bundaberg Regional Council

Laying of Wreaths led by representative of Bundaberg Regional Council

Second Uniform Resolution by Captain Melissa Millard of Salvation Army

Third Uniform Resolution by Mr John Wilson OAM, Chairman Burnett Heads Memorial Park Committee

Ode/Last Post/ One Minute’s Silence/Rouse by bugler

National Anthem by Salvation Army Band

Benediction by Captain Melissa Millard of Salvation Army

Conclusion

A free afternoon tea is provided at the Lighthouse Hotel

following the conclusion of the Service .

BuxtonMemorial Service

Location

Buxton Riverside Memorial BuxtonTime

10 amOrder of service

Welcome

Opening Address

First Uniform Resolution

Laying of Wreaths

Ode/Last Post/One Minute’s Silence

Rouse by bugler

National Anthem

Conclusion

A free afternoon tea is provided at the

conclusion of the Service .

#Flanders 6950, Digital photographic

print on archival paper,

594 x 841mm, 2018. By Ian

Alderman.

See article on P.31



Participants not attending other Dawn Services in our area are invited to attend a Gunfire Breakfast at the Isis RSL following this Service .

ChildersDawn Service

Location

Doolbi MemorialTime

4.55 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 4 .55 am Doolbi MemorialOpening Address by the Isis RSLLaying of WreathsOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceRouseParade Marshal Dismisses Parade

DoolbiDawn Service

Location

Childers Memorial PrecinctTime

4.28 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 4 .20 am

Childers RSLParade Marches – 4 .28 am

from Childers RSL to Memorial PrecinctOpening Address

by the Isis RSLLaying of WreathsOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceRouseParade Marshal Dismisses Parade

Location

Apple Tree Creek MemorialTime

5.20 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 5 .20 am Apple Tree Creek MemorialOpening Address by the Isis RSLLaying of WreathsOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceRouseParade Marshal Dismisses Parade

Dawn Service

Location

Cordalba Memorial ParkTime

5.40 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 5 .25 am Central Store, CordalbaParade Marches – 5 .40 am from Queen Street to Memorial ParkOpening Address by the Isis RSLLaying of WreathsOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceNational Anthem

by Cordalba State School BandRouseParade Marshal Dismisses Parade

CordalbaDawn Service

Public are welcome to attend a free cooked

Gunfire Breakfast at the Cordalba Pub,

commencing at 6 am .

Apple Tree Creek



Location

Isis Cultural Centre Churchill Street Childers Time

10.05 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 9 .40 am North Street, ChildersParade Marches – 9 .55 am from North Street to Isis Cultural CentreSalute to be Taken by Isis RSL and invited representativesAustralian and New Zealand National Anthems

by Isis High School BandOpening Address by John Russo MCFirst Uniform Resolution by the Isis RSLHymnSecond Uniform Resolution by the Isis RSLHymnSpeech by the Isis RSLReading Names of the Fallen

by representative of Isis State High SchoolLaying of WreathsOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceRousePoem by Childers State School CaptainsParade Marshal Dismisses Parade

ChildersCitizens’ Service

Location

Submarine LookoutElliott Heads Time

5.30 amOrder of serviceIntroduction and Welcome by Master of Ceremonies,

Mr Bob HibbardFlag Ceremony Flag Masters: Mr Bruce McKenzie and Mr Bruce AustinThe Lord’s Prayer by Captains Chris and Melissa Millard, Salvation ArmyRemembrance Prayer by Captains Chris and Melissa Millard, Salvation ArmyRequiem by Mr Lawrence CreminThe Oration by Cr Scott Rowleson, Bundaberg Regional Council

Laying of Wreaths Piper: Mr Philip Reid

The Ode by Mrs Teeny PattersonLast Post by bugler: Cameron Ivers One Minute’s Silence Reveille by bugler: Cameron IversNew Zealand National AnthemAustralian National Anthem

Elliott HeadsDawn Service



Location

Submarine LookoutElliott Heads Time

11.15 amOrder of service

Welcome by Master of Ceremonies, Mr Bob HibbardMounting of the Catafalque Party by Bundaberg Naval Cadets Pipers: Mr Philip Reid and Mr Arthur McKenzie ANZAC Day by Bernard Sprunt Sienna Haselden, Elliott Heads State School Captain In Flanders Fields by John McCrae Robert Grey, Elliott Heads State School Captain Honouring a local Veteran - Mr Rex Burnett Breusch DEC: Jett Christensen The Last ANZAC by Elliott Heads State School ChoirFly Past – 11 .25 am approximatelyThe Great Air Race by Aimee Morgan Lord’s Prayer

by Captains Chris and Melissa Millard, Salvation Army

Remembrance Prayer by Captains Chris and Melissa Millard, Salvation Army

Requiem by Cr Scott Rowleson, Bundaberg Regional Council, Div 6

Memorial ServiceElliott Heads

Hymn: Kipling’s Recessional by Mr Sean Raffaut

The Oration by Sarah Hall Laying of Wreaths

led by Cr Judy Peters and Cr Scott Rowleson, Bundaberg Regional Council, Elliott Heads ANZAC Day Committee Mitchel Morgan and Aryahna Morada Elliott Heads State School Vice-captains and students, Bundaberg Christian College . Pipers: Mr Philip Reid and Mr Arthur McKenzie

The Ode by Mr Lawrence Cremin Last Post by bugler: Brandon IversOne Minute’s SilenceRouse by bugler: Brandon Ivers Salute by Bundaberg Naval CadetsDoves of PeaceNew Zealand and Australian

National Anthems by Elliott Heads State School Choir and Bundaberg Christian College combined concert band

Acknowledgements by Master of Ceremonies, Mr Bob Hibbard

LocationCenotaph Mulgrave Street, Gin GinTime 4 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 3 .45 am Gin Gin RSLParade Marches – 4 am Gin Gin RSL to the CenotaphMounting of the Catafalque Party – 4 .05 am Cenotaph, May Street, Gin Gin (The Catafalque Party is provided by

9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment) Extract from Official War History

by President Gin Gin RSLPrayersLaying of Wreaths led by President Gin Gin RSLDedication of Purpose by President Gin Gin RSLOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceParade Marshal Dismisses Parade

Gin Gin Dawn Service

Participants are invited to

attend a breakfast at the Showgrounds, commencing

at 5 am .

Battle of Villers-Bretonneux by Gary Woodfield



Location

CenotaphMulgrave Street, Gin GinTime

9.30 am

Order of serviceParade Assembles – 9 .15 am

Gin Gin RSLParade Marches – 9 .30 am Gin Gin RSL to the CenotaphSalute to be TakenMounting of the Catafalque Party – 9 .40 am Cenotaph, May Street, Gin Gin (The Catafalque Party is provided by 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment)Welcome by Bundaberg Regional Council representativeHymn O God Our Help In Ages PastReading of the Names of the Fallen by Gin Gin State High School StudentsAddress by School Captain Gin Gin State High SchoolHymn Abide With MeFirst Uniform Resolution by Bundaberg Regional Council representativeSecond Uniform Resolution by Salvation ArmyThird Uniform Resolution by President Gin Gin RSLLaying of Wreaths Ode/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceRouseNew Zealand National Anthem by Ginia MorrisonAustralian National Anthem by Susan BengstonParade Marshal Dismisses ParadeFlag Ceremony

Gin GinCivic Service

Participants of the parade are invited to attend

a lunch at the Showgrounds, commencing

at 12 pm .

Location

ANZAC Memorial ParkANZAC ParadeMoore Park BeachTime


Flag CeremonyOpening AddressLaying of WreathsOde/Last Post/One Minute’s SilenceReveilleConclusion

Service attendees are invited to join Veterans and members

for a Gunfire Breakfast at Moore Park Beach Bowls and Sports Club immediately after

the service .

I saw the going down of the sun on that first ANZAC DayI was your mate . . . the kid across the street . . . the med. student at graduation . . .

the mechanic in the corner garage the gardener who cut your lawn . . . the clerk who sent your phone bill

I was an Army private . . . a Naval commander . . . an Air Force bombardierNo man knows me . . . no name marks my tomb, for I am every Australian

serviceman . . .I am the Unknown Soldier

LEST WE FORGET

Bargara War Memorial plaque

Moore Park Beach Dawn Service



Location

ANZAC Memorial ParkANZAC ParadeMoore Park BeachTime

11.30 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 11 .20 at Community HallParade Marches – 11 .30 to Memorial Garden via ANZAC Parade

Salute taken by WOFF Allan Burgess OAMWelcome and AcknowledgementsReading Essay by Moore Park Beach State SchoolReading Essay by Gooburrum State SchoolANZAC Day AddressThe Last ANZAC by Moore Park Beach and Gooburrum School ChoirsCatafalque Party March OnLaying of Wreaths by Bundaberg Caledonian Pipe BandLamentThe Ode to the Fallen by North Bundaberg High SchoolLast Post/One Minute’s SilenceReveilleLest We Forget by Moore Park Beach

and Gooburrum School ChoirsNational Anthems both Australian and

New Zealand by Moore Park Beach and Gooburrum School Choirs

Catafalque Party March OffService Complete, Parade Marshal Dismisses Parade

Moore Park Beach Civic Service

Refreshments, entertainment and

luncheon will be available at the Community Hall

following the Service .

Location

Rosedale Memorial HallTime

5.45 amOrder of serviceMounting of the Catafalque Party – 5 .45 am Memorial Hall (The Catafalque Party is provided by the Rosedale Army Cadets)Opening AddressSpecial Guest AddressPrayerLaying of WreathsReading of the OdeLast Post/One Minute’s SilenceClosing Address

Dawn Service

#Flanders 1512, Digital photographic print on

archival paper, 594 x 841mm, 2018. By Ian Alderman.

See article on P. 31.

Rosedale



Location

Kolan South State School Gin Gin Road, South Kolan Time

6 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 5 .45 am

at bottom of School Oval

Parade Marches – 6 am led by Kolan South State School Corps of Drums

Salute to be Taken

Welcome

Opening Address by Mr Ken Peterson

School Captains Presentation

ANZAC Day Prayer

Laying of Wreaths by Local Member, Service Club and the Public

Ode/Last Post/One Minute’s Silence

Reveille/Rouse

National Anthems led by Kolan South State School Band

Commemorative Tree Planting

South KolanDawn Service

An invitation is extended to the

Community to attend a free breakfast at the

South Kolan Sports Reserve at 7 .30 am

Location

War Nurses Memorial ParkCnr Bourbong and Takalvan Streets Bundaberg Time


Parade Assembles – 10 .10 am at War Nurses Memorial Park

Mounting of Catafalque Guard and Flag Orderly – 10 .15 am by TS Bundaberg Australian Navy CadetsOpening Address by Jennifer Waldron, President, Bundaberg and District

Ex-servicewomen’s AssociationPrayersReading of the Names of our Fallen War Nurses

School studentLament piper: Bundaberg Caledonian Pipe Band

During laying of the wreathsLaying of WreathsOde female veteran If able, please standLast Post/One Minute’s Silence/Rouse by bugler: Bundaberg Municipal BandAustralian National AnthemParade Commander dismisses paradeClosing remarks

War NursesService

This service honours Bundaberg Region War Nurses plus all Australian Service Nurses who have served or are serving . Everyone is welcome to attend and place a tribute at the Australian Service Nurses Memorial Wall .



Location

Centenary of ANZAC Memorial Community Park, The Esplanade Woodgate Beach Time

5 amOrder of service

Welcome

Opening Prayer

Address by Mr Stephen Johnston, Bundaberg Regional Council

Mounting of the Catafalque Party

Laying of Wreaths

ANZAC Dedication

The Ode by the President of the Woodgate Beach RSL Sub Branch

Last Post/One Minute’s Silence/ Reveille

New Zealand National Anthem

Australian National Anthem

Dismounting of the Catafalque Party

Closing Prayer and Benediction

Woodgate Beach Dawn Service

The President and members of the

Woodgate Beach RSL Sub Branch extend

an invitation to those attending the Service this morning to join us in the Community Hall for post

service refreshments .

Location

Centenary of ANZAC Memorial Community Park, The Esplanade Woodgate Beach Time10 amOrder of serviceParade Assembles – 9 .45 am in the Community Hall CarparkParade Marches – 10 am around past the Centenary of ANZAC Memorial for the SaluteWelcomeOpening AddressOpening PrayerHymn – O God Our Help in Ages PastANZAC Address

by Mr Stephen Johnston, Bundaberg Regional CouncilPresentation

by students of Goodwood State SchoolThe RequiemMounting of the Catafalque PartyLaying of WreathsThe Ode by the President of the

Woodgate Beach RSL Sub BranchLast Post/One Minute’s Silence/RouseNew Zealand National AnthemAustralian National AnthemDismounting of the Catafalque PartyClosing Prayer and Benediction

Citizens Service

Those who have attended today are invited to join

us in the Community Hall to take part in a sing-a-long with the

Woodgate Singers . Tea, coffee and drinks will be available and the

Goodwood State School P and C Association are

providing a BBQ lunch at a very reasonable price .

Woodgate Beach



Here in this God-given land of our Australia,This proud possession, our own piece of earth

That was built by our Fathers who pioneered our heritage,Here in Australia, the land of our birth .

God bless Australia, our land AustraliaHome of the ANZACS, the strong and the free,

It’s our homeland, our own land, to cherish for eternity,God bless Australia, the land of the free .

Here in Australia we treasure love and liberty,Our way of life, all for one, one for all,

We’re a peace-loving race, but should danger ever threaten us,Let the world know we will answer the call .

God bless Australia, our land AustraliaHome of the ANZACS, the strong and the free,

It’s our homeland, our own land, to cherish for eternity,God bless Australia, the land of the free .

God Bless Australia

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O God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home .Under the shadow of thy throne,Thy saints have dwelt secure;Sufficient is thine arm alone,And our defence is sure .Before the hills in order stood,Or earth received her frame,From everlasting thou art God,To endless years the same .A thousand ages in thy sightAre like an evening gone;Short as the watch that ends the nightBefore the rising sun .Time, like an ever-rolling stream,Bears all its sons away;They fly, forgotten, as a dreamDies at the opening day .O God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Be thou our guide while troubles last,And our eternal home!

O God Our Help in Ages Past


Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide .When other helpers fail and comforts flee,Help of the helpless, O abide with me .Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;Change and decay in all around I see;O Thou who changest not, abide with me .I need Thy presence every passing hour, What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power? Who like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?Through sunshine and cloud, Oh abide with me . Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies .Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me .

Abide with me

In F landers FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below .We are the Dead . Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders Fields .Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high .If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders Fields .

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Australians all let us rejoice,For we are young and free;

We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;Our home is girt by sea;

Our land abounds in nature’s giftsOf beauty rich and rare;

In history’s page, let every stageAdvance Australia Fair .

In joyful strains then let us sing,Advance Australia Fair .

Beneath our radiant Southern CrossWe’ll toil with hearts and hands;

To make this Commonwealth of oursRenowned of all the lands;

For those who’ve come across the seasWe’ve boundless plains to share;

With courage let us all combineTo Advance Australia Fair .

In joyful strains then let us singAdvance Australia Fair .

Advance Australia Fair


God of Nations at thy feet, in the bonds of love we meet,Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land .

Guard Pacific’s triple star from the shafts of strife and war,Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand .

Men of every creed and race, gather here before thy face,Asking Thee to bless this place, God defend our free land .

From dissension, envy, hate, and corruption guard our state,Make our country good and great, God defend New Zealand .

Peace, not war, shall be our boast, but, should foes assail our coast,Make us then a mighty host, God defend our free land .

Lord of battles in thy might, put our enemies to flight,Let our cause be just and right, God defend New Zealand .

Let our love for thee increase, may thy blessings never cease,Give us plenty, give us peace, God defend our free land .

From dishonour and from shame, guard our country’s spotless name,Crown her with immortal fame, God defend New Zealand .

May our mountains ever be freedom’s ramparts on the sea,Make us faithful unto thee, God defend our free land .

Guide her in the nations’ van, preaching love and truth to man,Working out thy glorious plan, God defend New Zealand .

God Defend New Zealand

The OdeThey shall grow not old as we that are left grow old .

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn,

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them

(All present repeat) We Will Remember Them

The sounding of the “Last Post”

- One Minute's Silence -

(All present repeat)Lest We Forget

Rouse/Reveille



An incredible amount of unexploded bombs and other devices are regularly uncovered from the now tranquil and productive agricultural fields of Flanders .

At the Lex Rowland Gallery at the Hinkler Hall of Aviation residents can view the exhibition “Recovering the Past”, an inspired compilation of images produced by London based artist Ian Alderman.

Alderman accompanied bomb disposal experts as they undertook their dangerous work, at times with tragic consequences . The experience allowed Alderman to capture modern images that link the present to the Great War .

Cleverly Alderman has been able to utilise these modern colour photographs with monochrome images of soldiers from the conflict era and merge them into thought provoking interpretations that span the decades .

Recovering the PastThe results are powerful and Alderman’s dedication to detail is impeccable . The historic images of Australian battlefield soldiers engaging with the bomb disposal crews make for a unique artistic experience .

The stories accompanying the images are tragic, sorrowful and provide a glimpse of what must have been hell on earth .

The display is an appropriate postscript to the observances so recently undertaken for the centenary of the Armistice .

recoveringthepast.comon display atHinkler Hall of AviationSaturday 9 March - Sunday 28 April 2019FREE entry to exhibition

#Flanders 3777, Digital photographic print on archival paper, 594 x 841mm, 2018. By Ian Alderman.

A photographic exhibition by Ian Alderman

1800 883 699 bundaberg .qld .gov .au

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