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  [[:Category:People|Test service men and women]]
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• Main Page
  …ie Rowe plays to a packed house on 9 July 1966. Photograph courtesy Orange and District Historical Society, CWD Collection.]] …l promised to solicit the support of the Mayor, Alderman [[Clive Hamer]], and if [[Orange City Council]] agreed to a a public hall instead of a bowling …
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• Hotels
  …nted it was necessary that the premises have ‘at least two sitting rooms and two sleeping rooms’ available to the public. … for the accommodation of six horses at the least’ with a supply of corn and hay had to be provided.
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• John Neville Davis
  …e:CR-John-Davis.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John Davis, mayor of Orange 2004-2008 and 2009-2017.]] …erm spanned 30 years. He served on Blayney Shire Council from 1987 to 2004 and on Orange City Council from 2004 to 2017. Twelve of John’s 13 years on O…
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• Electricity
  …The first electricity pole erected on January 8 1923 on the corner of Byng and Anson Streets]] …y, tired of waiting took matters in their own hands, purchased a generator and lit their Summer Street department store (now Myer) .installed their own g…
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• Augustus Coulson
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Cook Park
  …-park.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cook Park C 1920 with the James Dalton Fountain and the Bandstand in the background]] … it was laid out with ordered lawns, colourful flowerbeds; gravel walkways and a conservatory filled with choice plants. [[Alfred Andrew Patterson]] was …
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• George McKay
  …r Orange between 1867-1869. George was a farmer of ''Collwood'', innkeeper and elder of the Presbyterian Church. He died in Bathurst on 30 July 1898. …l.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/19821405/194937, ''Orange and district pioneer register to 1860'' (1996). Orange Family History Group. O…
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• Orange City Library
  … “the library would bring Orange into line with many other towns, cities and shires which had decided to provide amenities of this nature”. …Ald White was one of the earliest advocates for a public library in Orange and had made the issue part of his policy at the 1950 elections when a referen…
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• Robertson Park
  … the Council made a serious effort to reclaim it in 1892 by creating walks and providing seating. The marble fountain on the Summer Street frontage was the gift of Cobb and Co in 1896, in honour of William Franklin Whitney, one of the partners in …
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• Coronation of Queen Elizabeth ll
  …ber of residents, including representatives of Orange Apex Club and Orange and District Scottish Association, both of whom have displayed a keen interest… …untain, down along the years, we should be able to select a most important and picturesque spot for the planting of this tree. We could not have got a be…
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• Orange Regional Gallery
  …ncluding the square grid layout, which is reflected in the exterior walls, and in the paving, which represents tractor tyre marks. … to the proposal, suggesting that the city could not afford a new building and should add a storey to the existing library.
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• Botanic Gardens
  [[Category:Parks and Gardens|Botanic Gardens]]
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• Gosling Creek Reservoir
  …oped into an environmentally based recreation area over the course of 2001 and 2002. [[Category:Dams and Reservoirs|Gosling Creek Reservoir]]
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• John Peter Peisley
  …'Perseus'' in 1802. He arrived with his wife Elizabeth Peisley nee Boswell and his baby daughter, Ann Mary Obee Peisley. It is believd they eventually h… …isley married Mary Dean who was the daughter of two convicts, William Dean and Elizabeth Hollingworth.
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• William Samuel Stabback
  … East Orange Municipality and was a director of the Millthorpe Milling Co. and the Phoenix Cordial Factory in Anson Street, Orange. …med [[Stibbards Lane]], raising the question of whether that is a mistake, and [[Stabbacks Lane]] was intended.
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• John Woodward
  …dent of the [[Orange Mechanics Institute]]. He was Mayor of Orange in 1870 and died on 4 October 1873. He is buried in the [[Orange Cemetery]].
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• Reginald Allan Kidd
  …parents and grandparents. He was educated at Glenroi Heights Public School and Orange High School. …Glenroi School. He was also chairman of the Noxious Weeds Advisory Council and a member of the Catchment Management Authority.
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• Allenby Road
  The name suggests this street was developed soon after World War I and named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenby,_Edmund_Henry_Hynman,_1s… …he visit and hundreds of people from outlying districts came into the town and joined in the enthusiastic welcome afforded the distinguished visitors'.
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• Eyles Street
  …and at Canobolas and in 1881 spent a considerable sum in clearing, fencing and preparing the soil for the young trees. By 1884 about 30 acres had been pl… * Hughes, L. ''Streets of town'', [Orange and District Historical Society]. n.d.
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• Peisley Street
  …e of the present Victoria Hotel. It was a name that stuck for a generation and the street which later adjoined his property was known as Peisley Street. [[John Peisley]] was the first Borough Chairman of Orange and the second [[Member of Parliament]] to represent Orange.
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• James Torpy
  …nties he contributed many notable contributions to the press, both country and metropolitan. …n the fields of mining and agricultural science his knowledge was abundant and gave him an authority in any company.
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• Elijah Eyles
  …ined 3,100 apple trees, 150 cherry trees and numerous pear, peach, quince, and plum trees. …was highly praised by the recipients. Their cherries ''“surpass for size and lusciousness any ever before grown in the colony."''
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• Alfred William Blowes
  …Alfred had been a prominent worshipper, a member of the choir, a vestryman and Synod representative of the church. ::''Always a good townsman, he displayed a keen interest in his church, and also in civic matters.''
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• William Ernest Bouffler
  …s the second Council Clerk for East Orange Municipality from 1895 to 1912, and was Mayor of Orange in 1918-19, having been an Alderman from 1912-1925. …mmunity activities. He played Rugby Union at State level, and enjoyed golf and bowls.
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• Sampson Street
  …certained Sampson never lived in Orange. In 1838 he was living in Bathurst and in 1842 it is recorded he was poundkeeper at Mudgee. * Hughes, L. ''Streets of town'', [Orange and District Historical Society]. n.d.
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• Torpy Street
  Named after [[James Torpy]], local politician and owner of the Orange Advocate.
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• Warrendine Street
  …er at Wellington in 1876. He built ‘Warrendine House’ in 1877. Stables and large farm buildings then stood in the vicinity of the home. There was no … The Warrendine Estate was sold by auctioneers J.S. Leeds and Co., for W.N. Moulder, in the [[Forresters Hall]], on Thursday 11 May 1911…
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• Blackett Place
  …structions be given to a surveyor to mark it. The land comprised 760 acres and at the cost of ₤190 was authorised on 14 December 1927, but the deed did… …acres adjoining his 760 acres, in October 1829. He never resided in Orange and sold his holdings to John Tom Lane.
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• Rosedale Place
  …s. In 1845 Dale went to Rosedale and in 1865 acquired most of the property and later it all passed into his hands. * Hughes, L. ''Streets of town'', [Orange and District Historical Society]. n.d.
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• Endsleigh Avenue
  …ary were made in 1836 and 1839. He built his first home near Gosling Creek and called it [[‘Bloomfield’]]. In 1858 he built his second home [[‘Ends… * Hughes, L. ''Streets of town'', [Orange and District Historical Society]. n.d.
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• Glenroi Avenue
  … [[‘Bowen Terrace’]]. He built his home in the vicinity of his tannery and called it [[‘Glenroi’]]. Hughes, L. ''Streets of town'', [Orange and District Historical Society]. n.d.
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• Lone Pine Avenue
  …enue. It takes its name from the pine tree at the intersection of the Lane and [[Bathurst Road]]. …fluenced by a popular song first called it The Lonesome Pine, but the tree and the area were soon to be known as Lone Pine.
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• Lane Place
  …, the eldest son of [[William Lane]], later obtained ''[[Clifton Grove]]'' and ''[[Rosedale]]''. He was appointed first police magistrate in Orange in 18… …o the Patrician Brothers. It was then named ''[[Croagh Patrick]]'' College and in 1929 Croagh Patrick Orphanage. [[James B Lane]] was another member of t…
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• Lords Place
  …k's Avenue]]...", presumably because of the number of solicitors and stock and station agents who had their offices there. … full swing.These yards were later known as the [[Willow Tree Saleyards]], and were the principal ones until the Municipal yards were erected in 1878, Mr…
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• Anson Street
  …rge Anson] was conspicuous for his successful engagements with the Spanish and in the Pacific Ocean. Later he became Lord Admiral of the British Fleet.
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• Moulder Street
  …]] where he erected his home in 1847. Later he acquired considerable lands and in 1851 sold allotments of land which gave Orange some stimulus towards se…
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• Hamer Street
  Named after either [[Thomas Hamer]] or [[Syd Hamer]] (father and son), both noted butchers in Orange, who served in local government.
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• Summer Street
  … It forms an interesting quartet with [[Autumn Street]], [[Spring Street]] and [[Winter Street]], but these three were added at the time of later subdivi…
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• Byng Street
  …naval officer and was promoted to lieutenant in 1723, rear-admiral in 1745 and vice-admiral in 1747. Byng also served as Member of Parliament for Rochest… … the Admiralty to this effect, which resulted in his ordering home, arrest and court-martial.
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• McNamara Street
  …cluding the [[Campdale]] estate. In 1850 he moved to Condobolin and Forbes and owned the first inns in those townships. Originally the street extended from [[Kite Street]] to [[Summer Street]] and the street north of Summer was known as [[Curran Street]]. The area from […
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• Churchill Avenue
  …ly a bikepath with a footbridge. After World War II, the shop was opened, and Churchill Ave. was put in, named after Sir Winston Churchill".
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• Coronation Drive
  …"Coronation Drive" began on Monday, 13 July. Council's men dug the holes, and Orange Rotary provided the nearly 200 deciduous trees. Despite some worrie…
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• Ewin Tandy
  …tary Inspector, Inspector of Dairies, Impounding Officer, Muncipal Bailiff and Collector of Sanitary Charges for the [[Municipality of East Orange]] on …
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• Dalton Street
  …undary of the Bletchington Estate, parts of which were sold by Leeds Bros. and John Kenna for the Trustees of the Late [Thomas Dalton] on 29 March 1941.1…
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• Hale Street
  Named after Orange architect and builder, [[John Hale]].
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• Woodward Street
  …laroi College]] on the [[Bathurst Road]]. There he conducted a small store and handled the postal business of the time. Later he owned a store on the sit…
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• Clinton Street
  …ied in 1795. He was Commander-in-Chief in the American War of Independence and was later Governor of Gibraltar.
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• Newman Street
  …n of second in charge of the office. At the age of 18 he caught gold fever and tried his luck at the Forbes diggings with the worst result. …dia Copper Mines and Icely Copper Mines, but his inexperience proved fatal and he lost all his money.
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• Joseph Windred
  …or-1876,-1883).jpg|200px|thumb|left|Joseph Windred Mayor of Orange in 1876 and 1883]] …[[Mayor of Orange]] in 1876 and 1883. He died at Molong on 12 January 1901 and was buried in the [[Orange Cemetery]].
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• Windred Street
  Named for [[Joseph Windred]], [[Mayor of Orange]] in 1876 and 1883.
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• Ploughmans Lane
  According to Ross Maroney the name seems to be at least as old as Orange, and although often wrongly spelt 'Plowman's' Lane, has no connection with the …
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• Prince Street
  …was appointed to the Upper House. He held Ministerial office as Treasurer, and became a leading figure in financial circles.The name was changed from Lor…
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• Autumn Street
  So named, with [[Spring Street]] and [[Winter Street]], to match the already named [[Summer Street]].
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• Spring
  So named, with [[Autumn Street]] and [[Winter Street]], to match the already named [[Summer Street]].
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• Winter Street
  So named, with [[Spring Street]] and [[Autumn Street]], to match the already named [[Summer Street]].
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• Samuel Whitmee
  …y Council and was also [[Mayor of Orange]]. Samuel died in Orange in 1931 and is buried in the [[Orange Cemetery]].
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• George Weily
  …son Street]], which he had built. He served as an Alderman for seven years and became [[Mayor of Orange]] in 1873. He died in Orange in 1891.He is burie… …l.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/19821405/194937, ''Orange and district pioneer register to 1860'' (1996). Orange Family History Group. O…
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• James Dalton
  …s born in Duntryleague, Limerick, Ireland, son of James Dalton, innkeeper, and his first wife Eleanor, née Ryan. James Dalton Snr was transported to NSW… …hey had great success producing roasted and ground coffee on a large scale and later built large wool stores in Orange, where in 1865 they built an impre…
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• Michael Casey
  …one else to go to war in his place. He married [[Margaret Dalton]] in 1860 and in 1865 travelled to Orange to join his brother in-law [[James Dalton]], w…
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• Patrick Kenna
  …nders of the First [[Orange Mechanics Institute]]. He died on 15 June 1894 and is buried in the [[Orange Cemetery]].
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• Orange Cemetery
  …cated that Orange had a population of 28 people, with 7 houses constructed and another 7 under construction. However the discovery of Australia’s first… …byterian and Wesleyan) and smaller reserves (Pagans, Independents, Quakers and Jews).
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• Spring Street
  So named, with [[Winter Street]] and [[Autumn Street]], to match the already named [[Summer Street]].
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• Chinaman's Bend Cemetery
  …ablished at Frederick’s Valley. Early landowners such as [[Andrew Kerr]] and [[William Charles Wentworth]] purchased holdings in the area during the 18… The needs for a cemetery lead to Andrew Kerr clearing a site and establishing the [[Summer Hill Cemetery]]. This site was used for burials …
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• Summer Hill Cemetery
  …ablished at Frederick’s Valley. Early landowners such as [[Andrew Kerr]] and [[William Charles Wentworth]] purchased holdings in the area during the 83… The needs for a cemetery lead to Andrew Kerr clearing a site and establishing the Summer Hill Cemetery. This site was used for burials from…
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• Thomas Charles Bowen
  …of [[East Orange Council]] in 1900 and 1902. He sold 'Belpage' in 1929 he and his wife Emily retired to a house in [[Byng Street]]. Thomas died in Orang…
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• Francis James (Frank) Mulholland
  …s a booking clerk for Cobb and Co coaches. He later operated a tobacconist and stationery business in Summer Street. On 26 March 1895 the mayor, [[Simon Kearney]], and Ald [[Charles James Smith]] asked if Francis would assist council by actin…
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• Alfred Andrew Patterson
  …w Patterson 27 July 1887 Orange.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Margaret Mary Griffin and Alfred Andrew Patterson on their wedding day, Orange, 27 July 1887. Image … …es Dalton]], MLA for Orange, owner of the large properties [[Kangaroobie]] and [[Duntryleague]].
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• Newman Park
  … of land suitable for the purpose. You will, I assure you, confer a great and lasting boon upon the people of East Orange'. The area had been a traditional Aboriginal meeting place and a point of blanket distribution from 1851 onwards.
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• Colvin Park
  … into what will be, when finished, a pleasing addition to that end of town and visitors from places to the east who come by road will form a somewhat bet… …utification scheme. The garden plots in [[Lords Place]] are coming on well and it should not be long now before the [[Byng Street]] plots are put in hand…
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• National Park
  …as a modern playground, with a cycle racing track, a football, and cricket and hockey ovals. * Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) [http://www.ofhg.com.au/publications.htm ''Orange a visi…
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• Memory Park
  … planted a Royal Oak as a Jubilee tribute to His Majesty [[King George V]] and other trees were planted to bring the mayoral memorial up to date. * Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) [http://www.ofhg.com.au/publications.htm ''Orange a visi…
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• Arthur Edmund Colvin
  …eynolds Colvin. He was educated at Auburn Public School, Newington College and The King’s School in Sydney; he subsequently completed a Bachelor of Med… During 1907 and 1908 Dr Colvin was resident medical officer at Sydney Hospital. He later m…
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• Edwin Thomas McNeilly
  …bers of the Foresters’ Lodge. Such a funeral was unprecedented in Orange and one befitting a man described as “the uncrowned king of Orange.” …worked as a farmer and carrier and his mother attended to the house duties and ran a school room.
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• Orange Botanic Gardens
  …e City Council with support from [[Friends of the Orange Botanic Gardens]] and other volunteer groups. Next door stands the community built [[Adventure … [[Category:Parks and Gardens|Orange Boatnic Gardens]]
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• Adventure Playground
  … tree house, rocket, swings, slides, platforms and there are picnic tables and barbecues available. [[Category:Parks and Gardens|Adventure Playground]]
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• Thomas Garret Dalton 1859 - 1911
  … had 6 children. May died in 1895. He subsequently married [[Mary Butler]] and had a further 2 children. In 1875 James Dalton Jnr built ''Killarney'' in Kite Street for Gatty and his family (now known as [[''Mena'']]).
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• Thomas Joseph Dalton 1820-1901
  … 1863 and they built and lived in [[Knocklong]] in [[Hill Street]]. Thomas and Elizabeth had 7 children. Elizabeth died in 1877 at 34 years of age. In 18… …877 and served as the Member for Orange in the NSW Parliament between 1882 and 1891. He died in North Sydney on 26 June 1901.
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• Orange Civic Centre
  …lding diagonally opposite the Court House. The building was then torn down and the grounds were added to Council's Civic Centre site. …nd Lords Place. Mayor Dobbin said the plans were only preliminary sketches and much discussion from all parties was needed.
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• Orange Civic Theatre
  …e for many years: The [[Orange Dramatic Society]], formed in the mid 1940s and the [[Orange Choral Society]] formed in 1949. …which had regular meetings of drama enthusiasts from Cowra, Forbes, Parkes and Bathurst as well as an annual festival of one-act plays which continued in…
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• Lake Canobolas
  … level atthe Meadow Creek reservoir (now Lake Canobolas) had risen 2ft 3in and although it was still 11 foot below the overflow a good stream was flowing… …-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/19736053/356502,2 Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Chris Gryllis
  *Establish a close relationship with residents of neighbouring Councils and welcome them to Orange *Find long term solutions to water and water storage issues
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• Jeremy Buckingham
  *To achieve the projects and undertakings as outlined in the Management Plan *To ensure that Council and Councillors are fiscally responsible
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• Fiona Rossiter
  …dership as I have since I was first elected to Orange City Council in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. …ith and support economically, culturally and socially disadvantaged people and groups
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• Gavin Priestley
  *Environment and Economic Development Policy Committee … start the new division. For relaxation I like to fly light aircraft, read and take photographs.
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• Glenn Taylor
  *Community Safety and Crime Prevention Community Committee I was elected to Council in 1995 and became Deputy Mayor in 1999 until 2004. I was again elected Deputy Mayor i…
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• Jason Hamling
  …Hamling was born and bred in Orange. He attended [[Glenroi Public School]] and [[Canobolas Rural Technology High School]]. …has served on the Domestic Violence Working Committee, the Crime Committee and the Palliative Care Community Committee.
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• Jeff Whitton
  …Promote the City of Orange in ways that will benefit present day residents and future residents being our children. *Investigate and implement drought proofing solution for the City of Orange.
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• Peter Hetherington
  …le community of Orange to feel that it has representation at Council level and not be viewed as 'minority' or 'pressure' groups. … operated Indoor Aquatic Centre will directly benefit the Orange community and be assets for tourism promotion.
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• Reginald Joseph Cutcliffe
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• James Dale
  …|thumb|left|James Dale, Chairman Orange Municipal Council 1864, Mayor 1868 and 1874]] …or 3 terms, 1864, 1868 and 1874. He died at Little Hartley on 13 June 1904 and was buried at Mt York on 16 June 1904.
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• George De Vial Pilcher
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Frederick Sinclair Dobbin
  …w England University College of Sydney University where he studied science and education. …and. It was at Portland that he met Margaret Eileen Crowley (known as Peg) and they were married in Peg’s home town of Broken Hill on 29 December 1949.
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• Andrew Edye
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Patrick Joseph Flanagan
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Clive Arthur Hamer
  …Arthur Hamer was born on 4 October 1923, at Perthville, near Bathurst, NSW and educated at Perthville Primary School (1930-1935). He attended Bathurst Hi… …g of aircraft movements (friendly and enemy), a continuous operation night and day in shifts.
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• Ronald John Hill
  …n John was four years old. John started school at the local convent school and did his senior years at St Gregory’s School Campbelltown. … insufficient biology teachers in Orange he also taught after hours at PLC and Santa Maria.
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• Sir Neville Howse VC
  …ictoria Cross for valour after rescuing a wounded comrade under heavy fire and bringing him to safety. Howse was the first Australian to be awarded the V… …appointed KCMG (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George) and Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.
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• Stuart Lamrock
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Henry William Larance
  …in western Sydney on 24 June 1842. His parents were George Taylor Lawrence and Anne Elizabeth Lawrence nee Allman. …n alderman in 1885, replacing Joseph Windred. He served for fourteen years and was Mayor of Orange in 1890.
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• James Stuart Leeds
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Gordon Graham Machin
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Henry Kinghorne McKay
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Walter Frederick (Wally) Matthews
  … their community as Dr Wally Matthews served this district in public life, and no less, to serve their country as he did.”'' …ange for 34 years, was an alderman on Orange Council from 1931 until 1950, and serving as mayor for 12 years. At the time, Matthews was the city’s long…
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• Valentine Henry Millard
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• John Frederick Miller
  …A Miner''. John served as a Councillor on Orange City Council for 12 years and 18 months as Mayor (2002-2004).
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• Patrick Mulholland
  …] elected as chairman. The title of chairman was changed to mayor in 1865, and Mulholland elected. …ed as a monitor three years earlier. Patrick and Catherine married in 1853 and migrated to Australia in 1856.
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• Benjamin Nelson
  …e arrived in NSW on 16 November 1840. Benjamin was a storekeeper in Orange and signed the petition for Orange to become a municipality in 1859. He died i… …l.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/19821405/194937, ''Orange and district pioneer register to 1860'' (1996). Orange Family History Group. O…
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• John McCutcheon Paul
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Roderick Plowman
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• Alan Ridley
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Charles James Smith
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• Timothy John Sullivan
  Mr Sullivan was a member of Orange City Council from 1978 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 1999. He served as Mayor of the City of Orange from 198… …se at [[Bloomfield Hospital]] for 41 years. He was also a former president and secretary of the Orange branch of the NSW Nurses’ Association.
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• William Tanner
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• Ronald Thomas
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• George Treweeke
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• John Swann Withington
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• Ernest William Francis White
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Chronological List East Orange Mayors
  …became a town municipality. On 24 December 1912 the Amalgamation of Orange and East Orange Councils took place, the Proclamation having been signed by th…
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• Wade Park
  …he Supreme Court, Attorney General, and Member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister for Justice. …rocession through town which featured the Salvation Army Band, Boy Scouts, and the Cycle Club. A ‘Continental Carnival’ at the park was seen as a fit…
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• Municipal Jubilee Celebrations
  …was a day of carnival, and the township seemed to be the home of happiness and goodwill. …ent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows, and, lastly, the Cycle Club. The procession marched to [[Wade Park]], which wa…
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• Glenroi Oval
  …y with 2 synthetic hockey fields allowing the game to be played year round and at night. …-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/19736053/356502,2 Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Moulder Park
  …l by the NSW Open State Squad. Continuing development included resurfacing and the addition of floodlights. … July 2009 performed by Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Local Government, Maxine McKew.
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• Anzac Park
  … July 2009 performed by Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Local Government, Maxine McKew. …-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/19736053/356502,2 Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• John Lomas Skatepark
  …designed for the use of BMX bikes, scooters, in-line skates, roller skates and skateboards. The skate park is named after the Late John Lomas a Councillo…
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• Establishment of Orange Municipal Council
  In 1860 the small township of Orange comprising barely 90 houses and less than 500 people was incorporated as a municipality. It was 14 years s… …18 July 1859 when as the ''Bathurst Free Press'' reported ‘a respectable and numerous meeting almost unanimously agreed to apply for the immediate inco…
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• First Council Meeting
  …e Colquhoun]], was appointed Council Clerk and Messer’s [[James Dalton]] and [[Patrick Kenna]] were appointed as auditors. …[Byng Street]] and making a road 12 yards wide by filling holes with stone and gravel.
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• Orange Town Hall
  …e was laid on 21 July of that year by the Mayor at the time, Mr. J.M. Paul and the occasional address was given by Sir Henry Parkes. The first Council me… Discussion concerning a new civic centre for Orange commenced in the 1950s and on Tuesday 8 April Council’s Building Committee recommended that Council…
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• Celebrating Our Community Awards
  * 2GZFM and STAR FM * Bill Marshall - services to local government and the community
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• William John Carroll
  William John Carroll was the only surviving son of Elizabeth and [[Michael Carroll]], who established the ''Summer Hill'' estate near Luckn… … was reportedly a naturally reserved man, though strong in his convictions and generous, without making an open show of charity.
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• 150 wiki launch
  … of interested people with media coverage by the ''Central Western Daily'' and PRIME TV. Cr Gryllis stressed how important it was for everyone to get on board and contribute their stories,
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• Christmas Street Party
  …d at families living in the Orange region and designed to restore interest and patronage in Orange’s main retail sector. … from various businesses and organisations to provide publicity, equipment and nationally recognised personalities as a drawcard to the event.
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• Curran Street
  The street which runs between [[Summer Street]] and [[Byng Street]] on the eastern side of [[Robertson Park]] was originally k…
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• Thomas Street
  …eet]] and [[Casey Street]], and the old home on the corner of Ophir Street and [[Lords Place]] seems to have been the farmhouse.
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• Mt Hagen
  … main arterial route to connect Mount Hagen with the coastal cities of Lae and Madang. The city is named after the old eroded volcano Mount Hagen, locate…
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• Ushiku
  …se the huge population concentrated in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Ushiku and Orange have regular exchanges, predominantly involving students from both …
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• Timaru
  … by two rivers, the Rangitata and the Pareora, both known for good fishing and swimming. There are 42,000 residents in the district.
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• James McArdle
  …g hours serving his community especially as Chairman of the Orange Traffic and Community Services Committees. * Senior Citizens and Pensioners Centre Management Committee
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• Orange Aerodrome
  … regular flight between Sydney and Orange. Pictured are Mr Frank Hang Sing and Mrs A McKenzie]] …amber of Commerce]] began pushing for the building of an A class aerodrome and a site was chosen near [[Spring Hill]]. This site had been selected by the…
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• Bloomfield Aerodrome
  …range Show]]. In July 1920 CTP Ulm landed a Sopwith Dare on the showground and on 2 December 1920 Captain Wilson repeated the feat also in a Sopwith Dare… …ed in July 1920 and later a de Havilland using land between Barrett Street and Wentworth Lane as a landing strip. At that time an aeroplane cost about 7 …
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• George Towson
  …i-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/21508209/356502,1Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Gnoo Blas Race Circuit
  … of quiet country roads selected for the track was in the Orange city area and the remainder in neighbouring [[Canobolas Shire]]. …le others said the City needed better amenities first like a swimming pool and new footpaths.
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• Gas
  … it erected on the east side of [[Peisley Street]] between [[Byng Street]] and [[Summer Street]]. Gas lighting was installed across the Municipality the … Before this the town had been lit by 17 kerosene lamps set on posts and operated by a gear which was wound up to run the light for a certain numbe…
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• Back to Orange Week
  …r to this most events and celebrations centred on the opening of buildings and provision of new services. The second Back to Orange Week in 1923 proved e… * Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Leone Healy
  …d the family’s clothes and Christmas presents on a singer sewing machine and junket was a favourite dessert. …eon Brian Healy. The young couple moved to Cootamundra then to Wagga Wagga and had four children within 3 years including twin girls. The realisation tha…
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• Leone Healy Park
  [[Category:Parks and Gardens|Leone Healy Park]]
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• Margaret Stevenson
  …l and Methodist Ladies College in Adelaide. Margaret moved with her sister and parents to Orange in 1957. …cy, Margaret Stevenson Real Estate, and later taught real estate at Parkes and Orange TAFE colleges.
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• Margaret Stevenson Park
  [[Category:Parks and Gardens|Margaret Stevenson Park]]
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• Cherry Blossom Festival
  …civic projects including the establishment of an [[Olympic Swimming Pool]] and the [[Gnoo Blas Race Circuit]]. It continued to grow in popularity attract… …. Mayor [[Ronald Thomas]] said the public was weary of the festival format and the time had arrived for a review. The festival was disbanded April 1972.
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• Coronation of King George VI
  … a parade of military units and patriotic organisations and a monster gala and sporting carnival at Wade Park. * Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Coronation Queen Elizabeth II
  … able to celebrate the coronation of the Queen in such brilliant sunshine, and I feel that today she will be officially starting her wonderful career und…
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• Australia's Sesquicentenary
  …lay in [[Wade Park]] which featured 4,000 schoolchildren in various events and demonstrations. * Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Orange Festival of Arts
  …market, and some orchardists left samples of their produce at local motels and other outlets for visitors to taste. * Miller, J., Holmes, D., and Honey, A. (2001) ''Orange a vision splendid''. Orange City Council, Orang…
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• Banjo Paterson Festival
  …njo’s birth. The [[Banjo Paterson Writing Awards]], continue to this day and are administered by [[Orange City Library]].
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• FOOD Week
  …r]], [[Frost Fest]] and [[Wine Week]] to celebrate the 4 seasons of Orange and form the backbone of community events in the city.
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• Banjo Paterson Writing Awards
  …e Readers and Writers Festival. Introduced by the Banjo Paterson Committee and Orange City Council, the awards are now supported by [http://cwl.nsw.gov.a… …n the Children's Awards in memory of the late Yvonne Zola, a local teacher and champion of childrens' writing.
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• Stibbards Lane
  …med [[Stibbards Lane]], raising the question of whether that is a mistake, and [[Stabbacks Lane]] was intended.
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• Stabbacks Lane
  …med [[Stibbards Lane]], raising the question of whether that is a mistake, and [[Stabbacks Lane]] was intended.
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• John Velvin
  …was found to be suitable. Elizabeth Anne Velvin was appointed postmistress and the post office opened for business on 1 December that year. Today this bu… …milton on 12 Jaunary 1918 aged 84 years. He is described as late of Orange and Drummoyne.
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• William Pulbrook
  …e hotel trade. He is listed as the licencee of the [[Empire Hotel]] (1900) and the [[Belmore Hotel]], which he renamed the [[Carrington Club Hotel]] (190… He was a member of East Orange Council for 10 years and Mayor in 1894.
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• 150 Celebration Dinner
  …entertained by former Town Clerk [[Bill Marshall]] who recounted the highs and lows of his time at the top. …ting Our Community Awards]] which recognised 56 individuals, organisations and businesses who have contributed to our city. Each Awardee was presented wi…
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• Hotel Canobolas
  … Royalty, Prime Ministers, famous entertainers, VIPs, government officials and sporting people. In 2004 a major refurbishment of the interior of the hote…
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• Station House Hotel
  …ailway station. [[John McGlynn]] was the licensee in 1878. He died in 1886 and his widow carried on until 1890 when she sold to [[Marion Power]]. This la…
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• Town Hall
  … Byng Streets was selected. It was home to Smith Bros Furniture Warehouse and the site was purchased by Council for 11 pounds per foot. A cornerstone wa… …n April 1888. The original building had an iron paslisade fence with gates and sandstone posts – similar to the Court House fence, but this was later r…
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• John Patrick Hamilton VC
  …c Cove, Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, his battalion coming ashore in the 2nd and 3rd waves. … of Lone Pine the Turks launched an intense assault with unrelenting rifle and machine-gun fire. For six hours Hamilton lay in the open, protected only …
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• Test service men and women
  [[:Category:People|Test service men and women]]
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• Fred Agland
  …er revised to “Killed in Action”. Details of his death are not known, and he has no known grave. Fred was the nephew of Alderman [[William Edwin Ag… [[Category:Service Men and Women|Agland-Fred]]
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• William Edwin Agland 1895-1982
  …am’s father was also named [[William Edwin Agland]], and was an Alderman and Mayor of East Orange in 1910. …g a Lewis gun, and almost had his feet amputated due to severe trench foot and subsequent gangrene.
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• Percy Harold Williams
  …– was born in 1896, and in 1898 a sister – Gladys. Two boys – Edward and Stuart – followed. …le enjoyed musical evenings, as well as tennis parties and picnics. Percy and Amy were engaged in October 1917.
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• William Spurway
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• B Penhall
  …of Orange and East Orange Municipalities in 1912. Penhall was a blacksmith and wheelwright of [[Lords Place]]. * ''Orange and District Illustrated'' (1989). Orange City Council, Orange NSW.
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• J McKeon
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Tom Fardell
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• William Stuart McKay
  …ved as a motor driver with the 3rd Mechanical Transport Company in England and France, returning to Australia in June 1919. …er [[George Robert McKay]] often travelled to Orange to visit their uncle, and they did so in July 1919, following their return from the war.
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• William Kelly
  Bill 'Stonewall' Kelly, builder and moneylender. …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• David Reginald 'Reg' Williams
  Reg and his brother [[Percy Harold Williams]] ran William Brothers Motorcycle Shop… …ain (later Sir) George Hubert Wilkins as navigator, Val Rendle as co-pilot and Garnsey Potts as mechanic.
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• William Lavers
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• William H Gow
  …. Wherever possible we prefer references to the source of your information and photographs are always welcome.
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• Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
  …hool where in 1875 he shared the Junior Knox Prize with (Sir) George Rich, and matriculated aged 16. Whilst at Sydney Grammar he lived at Gladesville wit… …after which he and John William Street formed the legal partnership Street and Paterson.
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• Charles Ewart Hawke
  …he continent in December that year. Charles served as a private in France and Belgium, returning to Australia in June 1919. …at ''[[Martinvale]]'', 24 Canobolas Road. Charles died in September 1954, and Valerie in January 1965.
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• Hilton Norman Williamson
  …lton Williamson was born in Orange in 1893. He was working as a carpenter and living in [[Bowen Terrace]] when WWI was declared. 22 year old Hilton enl… Hilton's name appears on the [[Orange East Public School]] Honour Roll and the [[St John's Presbyterian Church Orange]] Honour Roll.
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• John Bede 'Jack' Moylan
  Died of disease, pneumonia and nephritis. …/article/117878438], Moylan asked his wife Nellie “'I stand between love and duty, which must I obey?”, to which she replied "Duty! Do your duty, the…
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• William Roy Lowdon
  …ragments of bomb entered his armpit and he exclaimed “I’m hit Tick”, and died a few minutes later. He was 26. [[Category:Service Men and Women|Lowdon-William-Roy]]
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• James Robert ‘Tad’ Digges
  '''Occupation:''' Famer and grazier …nfluenza. He settled in Mendooran after the war, where he was a newsagent and prominent public figure. Digges was an avid golfer, winning a trophy for …
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• Bertie Stibbard
  …in Orange in February 1916. He arrived in England in August the same year and proceeded to France as a private in the 34th Battalion. In February 1917 … …Stibbard is commemorated on the [[Holy Trinity Church Orange]] Honour Roll and on the World War I Roll of Honour on the southern face of the [[Orange Cen…
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• William Grey
  …achine Gun Squadron in Moascar, Egypt. He embarked in Sydney in June 1918 and returned to Australia in August 1919. [[Category:Service Men and Women|Grey-William]]
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• James William ‘Jim’ Caldwell
  '''Occupation:''' Famer and grazier …rothers John (‘Jack’) and William. Prior to embarking in September he and Ethel Amy Cantrill of Borenore announced their engagement.
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• Eric Martin ‘Dick’ Solling
  …ng was an optician who lived in West Maitland. He enlisted in August 1914 and was a Lieutenant who went to Egypt as part of the first expeditionary forc… …t daughter of Mr and Mrs William West of ''Balmoral'', Canobolas, and Eric and his wife often travelled to Orange to visit his parents.
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• Reginald Solling
  …Mrs William West of ''Balmoral'', Canobolas. Reginald enlisted in May 1915 and served as a Gunner, later Sergeant, with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade i… Reginald’s brother, [[Eric Martin ‘Dick’ Solling]], and sister [[Wilhelmina Jane ‘Minna’ Solling]], a nurse, also served durin…
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• Wilhelmina Jane ‘Minna’ Solling
  Lived in Neutral Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. …as born in Orange in 1878. Her mother, Jane, was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs William West of ''Balmoral'', Canobolas. The family relocated to the H…
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• Harold John Arthur 'Jack' West
  … James Farrell of Emmaville Orchard at Rosedale. The couple had three sons and four daughters. [[Category:Service Men and Women|West-Harold-John-Arthur-‘Jack’]]
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• Jack Hilton West
  …ery]] when he enlisted in February 1916. He embarked in June the same year and served as a Private, later Corporal in the 34th Battalion, 3rd Reinforceme… …f the battalion frequently under the most trying conditions as a signaller and linesman.
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• Claude Bertie West
  Hospitalised June 1916 with tonsillitis and ear problems. …ulance in France, West was transferred to 4th Infantry Battalion in Egypt, and later France.
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• Roy Luke Cantrill
  …y enlisted in March 1916, aged 18. He embarked in Sydney in September 1916 and proceeded to France in December, a Private in the 19th Battalion. …e was 18. Sgt Davies of the 19th Battalion described him as “a quiet man and much liked among the boys.”
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• William Daniel McNab
  …er 1916. He was initially a Private, then a Trooper, with the Camel Corps; and was later transferred to the 4th Light Horse Regiment, where he was promot… … casualties. Throughout all operations this H.C.O. has shown great courage and devotion to duty.''
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• John ‘Jack’ McPherson Caldwell
  …un Company, he was promoted to Corporal in January 1917. Jack was captured and held as a German prisoner of war at Limburg from April 1917 until January … …o years. Jack was also President of the Orange branch of the Country Party and a member of several other organisations, including the [[Orange Show Socie…
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• Bertie Ruben Cantrill
  …Moaer. He grew up on his parent’s property, ''Strathnoon'', at Borenore, and was educated at Nashdale Public School. Bertie enlisted in June 1918. He was living in Parkes at the time and working as a carrier, carting wool for the railhead at Forbes. He was disc…
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• Fitzroy Brand
  Born in Rockhampton, Fitzroy Brand was living there and working as a clerk for the accountant Joseph Kenna when he enlisted for WW… …n France. He received several promotions during the course of his service, and was appointed Lieutenant in March 1917.
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• Norman Lee Martin
  …e in 1899. He was working as a manager of the Dubbo branch of John Hunter and Sons’ boot business when he enlisted in October 1916. …h, and was hospitalised in England. He returned to Australia in March 1918 and settled in Orange.
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• Charles Campbell
  …nded in action France 20 July 1916, suffering a gunshot wound to the scalp and thorax. …he soldiers suffered heat exhaustion, and in the evening, ambulance wagons and camels collected these soldiers from the desert where they had collapsed.
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• William Henry ('Burly') Wright
  …inst New Zealand in 1903 and England in 1904. He was also a fine cricketer and an excellent rifle shot. …ed in [[Sampson Street]] in Orange and had three daughters, Gladys, Connie and Olga.
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• Walter Arthur Horace Higman
  …er Arthur Horace Higman was born in Orange in 1896 to Edward Alfred Higman and his wife Ann Jane. He was the youngest of four, with three older sisters. …oprietor of the [[Empire Picture Company]] in [[Lords Place]]. Edward, Ann and their four children later moved from Orange to Wondai in southern Queensla…
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• Naomi Higman
  … was born at [[March]] near Orange in October 1891 to Edward Alfred Higman and his wife Ann Jane. She was the second born of three girls; a son, Walter, … …Queensland, where Ann operated Nurse Higman’s Private Hospital and Naomi and her sister completed their nursing training.
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• Mary Ellen Aloysius (Mollie) Arthur
  …She completed her nurse’s training at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, and was working at the Military Hospital there in 1915 when she volunteered fo… …l colleagues, who described her as intelligent, hardworking, conscientious and ‘beyond the average’. She returned to Australia in July 1919.
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• Ena Marion Bond
  …[Springside]] in 1889 to Thomas and Rosina Bond. She enlisted in June 1917 and left Sydney for Egypt three months later, where she served in the 14th Gen… …to twins. The family later moved to Cootamundra where Sydney was Secretary and CEO of the District Hospital.
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• Gladys Elizabeth Clare Boon
  …David and Elizabeth Boon. Her father, David, later joined the police force and the family relocated to Orange. …y, resigning her position as head nurse in December 1916 to move to Sydney and work at Randwick Hospital.
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• Ursula Mary Carter
  …urses to offer her services to the AIF. Ursula enlisted on 1 October 1914, and embarked the following month, bound for Alexandria. … wet conditions resulted in her catching a severe case of laryngitis. Sick and rundown, she recovered in a London hospital.
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• Esther Wynne (Wynne) King
  [[Category:Service Men and Women|King-Esther-Wynne-(Wynne)]]
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• Lydia Kate (Kath) King
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• Rose Ann Creal
  Attended an elocution course and toured hospitals in the UK from 12 August to 31 September 1919. …d nurse, and by the end of the decade she was matron and a founding member and councillor of the Trained Nurses' Association of New South Wales.
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• Edith Lillian Dunstan
  …inated and accepted for No 2 Sea Transport Section but did not embark; she and other nurses were withdrawn from the Section by Defence prior to embarkati… … accepted for the No 2 Sea Transport Section she did not embark, since she and other nurses were withdrawn from the Section by Defence prior to embarkati…
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• Agnes Ellen Dwyer
  …eases. The ''Leader'' reported that she ‘had a rough time in Salonika’ and she herself did not escape illness. After the war she was awarded the Gree… * Edwards, Elisabeth 2011, ''In sickness and in health: how medicine helped shape Orange's history'', Orange City Counc…
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• Pearl Stella Goodman
  …uen in France. After just eight months’ service in France she became ill and was diagnosed with tuberculosis. After a couple of months’ hospitalisati… …bert Goodman said in acknowledgement that he was very pleased to have them and would prize them highly.
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• Mary Keenan
  Mary Keenan was born in Orange in the 1885 to Thomas and Mary Keenan of ''Amaroo''. She trained at St Vincent’s Hospital from 190… …turning to Sydney in late 1919. She remained active in the nursing service and was Secretary of the St Vincent’s Hospital ex-trainees in 1940. She was …
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• Nellie Leake
  … probably Lemnos. Left to right: Charlotte Donnelly, Kathleen Lillie Doyle and Nellie Leake. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial]] …eake enlisted in April 1915, aged 32. She served in Greece, Egypt, England and France. As a staff nurse at the No 3 Australian General Hospital on the is…
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• Violet Claire Lee
  … at the Coast Hospital in Sydney. Unfortunately she badly injured her knee and was unable to take up the position in Sydney. …assia, Egypt. She served for just six months before she was invalided home and admitted to The Pines Private Hospital in Avoca Street, Randwick. Nurse Le…
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• Florence Laura Lewis
  Detached from 2nd Australian General Hospital and proceeded to St Omer for duty Marseilles 17 June 1916. …d in the AIF and served in Gallipoli. Nurse Lewis resigned her appointment and married Michael in Dublin in September 1919.
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• Rose Morton Macanene
  …e served in England, Egypt and France, where she nursed in Rouen, Wimereux and Abbéville. …Street, London, where she learnt the finer points of cookery, laundry work and housecraft. Nurse Macanene returned Australia in February 1920.
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• Elizabeth Dora (Dora) Moulder
  Dora Moulder, the daughter of Edward and Johanna Moulder of Orange, was born in Condoblin in 1884. Her grandfather … …s but the greater part of the deaths she witnessed were from enteric fever and dysentery rather than war wounds.
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• Jean Gillies Skidmore
  …ourne in January 1917 and proceed to India, where she served in the Colaba and Victoria War Hospitals in Bombay. She nursed injured soldiers on her retur… [[Category:Service Men and Women|Skidmore-Jean-Gillies]]
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• Margaret Skidmore
  …sted in December 1916. She embarked from Sydney in June the following year and served in Salonika in Greece. [[Category:Service Men and Women|Skidmore-Margaret]]
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• Constance Adelaide Stone
  Constance Adelaide Stone was born in Berrima in 1879 to Henry and Augusta Stone. Constance’s father was well-known in Orange as a postal … …ly on hospital ships travelling to and from Australia, and later in France and England. In May 1919 she was awarded the Royal Red Cross. She returned to …
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• Reginald Arthur Smith
  '''Address:''' c/- Messrs Wright, Heaton and Co, Newcastle '''Next of kin:''' John Smith (father), c/- Messrs Wright, Heaton and Co, Newcastle
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• Rupert Edwin Thomas Richardson
  …in 1894, the third child and first son of Henry and Jane Richardson. Henry and Jane had nine children, all of whom were born in Orange, where Henry worke… …ng in the deserts of Egypt. It was here that the 56th Battalion was formed and Rupert was appointed Temporary Corporal.
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• Herbert Velvin-Smith
  Herbert Velvin-Smith was born in Orange in 1892 to [[John Smith]] and his wife [[Elizabeth Candy Smith]] (nee Velvin). A brother, Reginald, had … …nge Post Office]] in [[Summer Street East]], which opened in December 1901 and is still in operation.
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• Cecil John Jacobs
  …am (b. 1892), Aileen (b.1896) and Allen (b. 1904). Cecil grew up in Orange and was working as a butcher in [[Summer Street]] at the time of his enlistmen… …signed to the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, an engineers and communications unit, and departed Port Melbourne for the battlefields of the Somme, via England, on…
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• William Carr
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' He proceeded to Liverpool camp, where he passed his riding test and undertook musketry training. Carr was discharged in October 1918.
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• Walter Coe
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' …g from Melbourne in October 1918. He was transferred to the 57th Battalion and then the Australian Army Medical Corps Details.
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• Charles Alfred Gage
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' …). They were two of nine known Aboriginal servicemen from the Orange area, and they were both killed in action.
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• Christopher Henry Gage
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' …ane). They were two nine known Aboriginal servicemen from the Orange area, and they were both killed in action.
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• Joseph Harris
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' … April 1918, aged 26. He trained at the Recruit M. & D. Depot in Liverpool and joined the Light Horse Regiment in late May. Trooper Harris embarked from …
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• Edward Homer
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' Edward Homer was born in Lucknow on 3 June 1892, the son of Thomas William and Margaret May Homer. He was one of nine known Aboriginal servicemen from th…
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• William John Homer
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' Private Homer joined the 23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements at Liverpool and embarked for active service in November 1916. Homer returned to Australia …
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• Thomas Rine
  …s Strait Islanders are warned that content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons.''''' Served in the Camel Corps 13th Reinforcements in Abbassia and Moascar.
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• Nigel Burton Apsley Lowe
  Nigel was posted to the 20th Battalion and embarked from Sydney in December 1915. In February the following year he w… [[Category:Service Men and Women|Lowe-Nigel-Burton-Apsley]]
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• Elma Constance Apsley Lowe
  Served a masseuse on sea transportation between Suez and Melbourne. …ey Lowe was born near Wellington in October 1891. She was living in Orange and working as a masseuse when she joined the Australian Army Nursing Service …
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• Elizabeth McRae
  …al nursing. She went on to nurse at hospitals in South Sydney, Kurri Kurri and Campbelltown. … France, Egypt and England. In May 1916 she was hospitalised with measles, and again in 1917, suffering from appendicitis.
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• Emily Gertrude O'Neill
  …Gertrude O’Neill was born in Binalong in 1875 to Thomas Joseph O’Neill and his wife Martha Elizabeth. She completed her nurse’s training at St Vinc… …Thomas Garrett “Gatty” Dalton]], who was Mayor of Orange in 1903, 1904 and 1905.
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• Florence Ethel Spalding
  …inent figure in the Australian defence forces, who had fought in the Sudan and became a WWI recruiting officer on the NSW North Coast. Her grandfather wa… …k aboard the ''Kyarra''. She served on hospital ships in Gallipoli, Lemnos and Egypt, as well as in England. In January 1916 she was awarded the Royal Re…
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• William Henry McCarthy
  …ed to 1st Western General Hospital, Lancashire, suffering from trench foot and trench fever 3 November 1916. …er 1915, declaring his age to be 18. He embarked from Sydney in April 1916 and proceeded to France, where he served as private in 54th Battalion.
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• Martin James French
  …e Federal (later Empire) Hotel, which belonged to his father. Between 1903 and 1908 Martin lived in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, where he worked for … …7. He embarked from Melbourne on 10 May 1917, onboard ''Clan McGillivray'' and received 72 hours detention for “breaking ship” while the ship was in …
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• John Arthur 'Jack' Earls
  …hn Arthur Earls was born in Warrnambool in 1893, the son of John Alexander and Edith Burchell Earls. …te a letter his colleagues in Orange describing their experiences in camp, and adding “Jack Earls is still a clerk, but does not like it owing to the h…
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• Edmund Thomas Cornish
  …Thomas Cornish was born in London, the first of three boys born to Phillip and Frances Cornish. The family emigrated to Australia when Edmund was 16. …one of the first men to enlist in Orange. He was living at 90 March Street and working as a labourer at Dalton Brothers’ mill at the time. He embarked …
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• Ernest Lachlan Powter
  …ter and Catherine Laurie Powter. In September 1915 Ernest was 15 years old and working as a junior clerk, when, claiming to be 18, he enlisted. Ernest is… …comrade he was shot behind the left knee, requiring amputation of his leg, and he died following the operation. Another report claimed: “''The wound di…
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• Claude Jabez Powter
  …z Powter was born in Orange in 1896, the first son of Jabez Langley Powter and Catherine Laurie Powter. …with the 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group. He was living in Petersham and working as a shop assistant at the time. He married Stella Irene Byrnes be…
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• George William Lawson Cooper
  …orge William Lawson Cooper was born in Orange in September 1892 to William and Agnes Cooper. George was the fourth child of six born to the couple. When … …terranean Expeditionary Force in preparation for the landing at Gallipoli, and in May was promoted to Corporal. George was reported missing in action fol…
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• Norman Ernest Davis
  … August 1915, then the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Mudros, and finally No. 1 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Lemnos with a fractured skul… Died of wounds, from compound fracture of the skull and septic meningitis, Lemnos, Greece
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• George Joseph Thew
  '''Buried:''' Between Lone Pine and Brown’s Dip, Gallipoli, Turkey …born in Burwood in 1893. He was the first child born to George Joseph Thew and his wife, Jane Elizabeth (nee Growder).
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• William James Garvey
  …ary 1902 he enlisted in the Boer War. He was living in Molong at the time, and nominated his sister Elizabeth, also of Molong, as his next of kin. …ook and embarked from Sydney in October 1914. William served in Gallipoli, and in October 1915 was promoted to Sergeant.
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• Arthur Townsend Sherwin
  …|200px|thumb|left|Arthur Townsend Sherwin. Image courtesy ''Molong Express and Western District Advertiser''.]] …wnsend Sherwin was born in Cargo in 1889, the eldest son of Arthur Sherwin and his wife Catherine.
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• Frank Herbert Sherwin
  …pg|200px|thumb|left|Frank Herbert Sherwin. Image courtesy ''Molong Express and Western District Advertiser''.]] …in was born in Cargo in 1892, one of seven children born to Arthur Sherwin and his wife Catherine.
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