Club of Woodend
NOVEMBER 2018 Volume 22 // Issue 10 FIRST PUBLISHED 1997
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Remembrance Day Centenary
Photo: Men from Woodend who went to the 1st World War
“PEACE! Celebrations in Woodend” ...was the headline in the Woodend Star on the 9th November 1918. Join us for the centenary re-enactment of the Armistice Day celebrations in Woodend on Sunday 11th November 2018. With the support of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Woodend RSL has arranged for a community procession (commencing at 10AM at the corner of High Street and Brooke Street), a pause at the Memorial Clock-Tower for a flag-lowering and a public ceremony outside the RSL in Anslow Street at 11AM. We anticipate that our local veterans will march, accompanied by the Kyneton Municipal Band, Army cadets from Braemar College, scouts, guides, school children and anyone who would like to join in. You will be particularly welcome in a period costume or uniform. Following
the ceremony, the RSL will be open for refreshments (with Poppies Bistro ration packs, a specially brewed beer and free soft-drinks). Supporting the event will be street decorations, a display of hand-knitted poppies at the clock-tower, military vehicle display and an exhibition at the Woodend Library of the stories of the women who kept the home fires burning during WWI. Remembrance Day (also called Armistice Day this year) is the time when the RSL runs the annual Poppy Appeal. Poppies, badges and other tributes will be available at Woodend Railway Station, Coles Supermarket and various other locations. The sale of poppies helps raise money for veterans and tier families. Please wear a poppy on Remembrance Day. SUBMITTED BY PETER WHITELAW, PRESIDENT, WOODEND RSL
In 1918, one hundred years ago, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns across Europe fell silent when the Armistice of surrender was signed by Germany and the Allies. So was brought to an end WWI, the Great War, “the War to end all Wars.” Millions of people died, with more than 60,000 Australians killed in action, more than 160,000 wounded, and many others unable to recover from their memories. This year marks the centenary of that date, which has been commemorated since then as Remembrance Day. Red Poppies are worn to honour those who have served, and to help the living. These were the flowers which grew wild in the battlefields of France and Belgium and serve as the emblem for remembrance and hope. Each year on this day, Australians traditionally observe a minute’s silence in memory of all those who have suffered and died... ...continued page 3
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