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BATTLE for AUSTRALIA COMMEMORATION DAYThe first Wednesday inSeptember every year has nowbeen officially sanctioned by theGovernment as the day to becommemorated for this veryimportant occasion.It will be in Martin Place,Sydney from 10.30am.We will be displaying ourBanner on the north/west wall ofMartin Place, opposite theCenotaph.The Ceremony will start at11am and conclude about11.45am.If you are able to be present atthis important Ceremony, pleasejoin with myself and othermembers on some “ReservedSeats” prior to commencement.Please wear a suit and tie, withMedals, Beret and Name Badge.Darwin was first attacked fromthe air by wave after wave ofJapanese bombers and fighterplanes in February 1942. TheGovernment of the day knew bythat time the dreadful peril thatAustralia was faced with.(FIRST Wednesday in September, 2 nd )We ordinary Australians haveonly realised the enormity of whatwas to come since “Freedom ofInformation” became available 30years after the events—that wasfrom 1972 onwards."Battle for Australia" Ceremony in Martin Place.Kevin Hurrell (in blue cap) and behind him are Steve Baldick, John de Witt, Derek Cannonand Gordon Wright."Battle for Australia Ceremony" in Martin Place 2008Photo shows (Front): Bill Molloy, Steve Baldick and Alan Curry. (In the rear): DerekCannon,John de Witt, Kevin Hurrell and Barry CollinsThe BFA Committee haveworked tirelessly over all thesepast years to see the fruits of theirlabour all worthwhile.By this I mean seeing the evergrowing presence of schoolchildren that take an active part incarrying on the memory of thisimportant Ceremony.It will be a major step forwardin our school system if and whenthe time comes for an AustralianGovernment to implement acurriculum on “Australia at War”.This is in no way advocatingthe glorification of war but is areaction to what happens whenyour country is attacked by anenemy or an Allied country isattacked and asks for yourhelp.Hopefully, you might bepresent with your son ordaughter or a relative. You aremost welcome.11
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Page 21 and 22: MESSAGES FROM MEMBERSBruce WHITTET
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