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Roache family visit Tara ANZAC Day ceremonies
As the sun rose on a
beautiful cool Monday
morning in Tara, around
120 people attended the
ANZAC Day dawn service.
Travelling from Brisbane,
Gold Coast and
Toowoomba, seven
brothers from the family
of Kevin and Josephine
Roache, Toowoomba and
formerly of Chinchilla
visited Tara to participate
in the event.
The Roache brothers
travelled to Tara to
remember two of their
great uncles, Private
Michael Roache, 1891-
1918, 9th Btn, killed in
action, Cappy, France
Local country music artist Lyn Bowtell
is one of the six country music
figures who cemented their place in
country music history during the 50th
Toyota Country Music Festival in Tamworth
last week.
Lyn, along with fellow performers
Luke O’Shea, Kirsty Lee Akers, Roo
Arcus and Dennis “Fibber” Parker and
journalist John Elliott were inducted
into the 2022 Hands of Fame with
their hand impressions placed alongside
300 others at the Hands of Fame Cornerstone
on Kable Ave in Tamworth.
On hearing of her nomination, Lyn
said, “One of the first places I ever visited
in Tamworth as a 14-year-old kid full
of dreams, was the Hands of Fame Park
and I remember comparing hand sizes
with those who had come before, artists
that I looked up to, and wondering if I’d
ever fit the mould.
“It’s humbling and a great honour to
know my own prints will now sit alongside
those of my heroes. Thank you,
Tamworth - my younger self and I are
over the moon!”
Country singer inducted into Tamworth Hands of Fame
Applications to be involved in the Western Downs
Regional Council Adopt a Street program close tomorrow,
April 29.
Each year the council offers residents the chance
to help beautify the region by caring for trees outside
their homes.
There are numerous benefits of street trees including
cooler streets, more bird and insect life, slowed
and Private John Roache,
1887-1921, 23 MG Btn,
gassed at Messines, Belgium.
Both men are commemorated
on the Tara
Soldiers Memorial Hall,
Roll of Honour.
This trip of remembrance
is the final chapter
in a piece of family history
which began with a
trip to Tara in 2014.
In 2018 the brothers
and family members
visited Cappy, France
to commemorate the
passing of Pte Michael
Roache 100 years earlier.
Unfortunately, at the
last minute the eighth
brother, Michael was unable
to attend the wreath
laying ceremony in Tara
due to ill health.
The Roache family
were early pioneers of
the Tara district between
1908 and 1925, Roaches
Road is named after
them. William (Bill)
Roache, 1885-1957, was
a Tara Shire Councillor
and formation member of
the Tara Race Club.
While in the area the
brothers visited the cemetery
to pay respects to
family members and
Chinchilla where their
parents Kevin and Josephine
operated a car sales
yard.
- Stephen Edwards
The Hands of Fame tradition began
in 1977 as a tribute to people who had
made a name for themselves in Australian
Country Music. Inductees are determined
by the Hall of Fame on behalf
of Tamworth Regional Council.
Artists Johnny Ashcroft, Buddy
Bishop, Rick and Thel Carey, Stan
Coster, Rex Dallas, Smoky Dawson,
Slim Dusty, Alan Hawking, Kenny
Kitching, Reg Lindsay, Heather McKean,
Joy McKean, Tex Morton, Slim
Newton, Nev Nicholls, Suzanne Prentice,
Shorty Ranger, Buddy Williams
and George Xanthos are among the
stars whose prints have been recognised
in the Hands of Fame Cornerstone.
Certificates for the new inductees were
presented at a ceremony on Wednesday
by Tamworth Regional Mayor Russell
Webb.
Local country music enthusiasts
will have the opportunity to hear Lyn
perform when she brings her show to
Cabarlah Hall on Sunday, July 31 as
part of her tour promoting her new album,
Wiser.
Dentures with bite.
Private John Roache, gassed at
Messines, Belgium
storm water run off, improved air quality, noise reduction
and added privacy.
The council continues to care for a large number of
trees in the region, but has found that street trees have
a much better chance of prospering when they receive
a little help and care from residents, particularly when
the trees are becoming established.
The Adopt a Street Tree program is a free initiative
Lyn Bowtell - Over the moon
John Roache places a wreath at
the Tara memorial
Council invites residents to adopt a tree
open to all towns across the Western Downs.
To be involved, all you have to do is register your
interest and you’ll be added to our list.
When your adopted tree arrives, simply keep an eye
on it, give it a drink if it’s looking thirsty; and report
any issues to our team to investigate.
We are always here to help. - Western Downs Regional
Council
Cancer Council’s Relay for life
has returned to Chinchilla
The event will open at 1.00pm and feature food stalls, a range entertainments,
nonstop music, and exhibitions and even a jumping castle for the kids.
Saturday 7th of May 2022
Clover Hill, 1 Braithwaite Street Chinchilla
To register or donate: https://www.relayforlife.org.au/event/chinchilla-2022. The Chinchilla
community are encouraged to participate in the Relay by registering a Relay team on the Chinchilla
Relay for life Website, Face Book page or getting in touch with the organisers on 4690 5801
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