ANZAC Memorial Centenary Project

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TitleANZAC Memorial Centenary ProjectPhoto Number007552Date2 November 2017DescriptionLeft to right - Warilla RSL Sub-Branch President Kim Kearney, Tongarra Heritage Society President John O'Dwyer, Shellharbour City Councillor Kellie Marsh, Warilla RSL Sub-Branch Treasurer and Welfare Officer Allan Hurrell, Paul Hockey, Shellharbour City Councillor Nathan Cattell.

The Anzac Memorial Centenary Project included collection of some 1700 soil samples from NSW, where soldiers had enlisted to fight. Soil was collected from Dunmore for the project and a service held at Margrit's home, where many of the local Dunmore boys attended school. The soil sample was preserved and displayed at the Anzac Memorial's renovated Hall of Service, next to the names of each town it was collected fromPlaceMinnamurra School and Teachers ResidenceLocationDunmorePhotographerStocker Cox, ByronDonorStocker, MargritExternal LinkANZAC Memorial Centenary Project

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ANZAC Memorial Centenary Project