A large gathering of about 100 people attended the ANZAC Day commemoration activities at Lake Bolac.<\/p>\n
Friends of the Lake Bolac RSL President, Gerard Morrissey, welcomed the crowd and conducted a flag ceremony, Last Post and invitation to the community to lay wreaths in respect of those who sacrificed their lives and livelihoods during war.<\/p>\n
The group then moved to the unveiling of the new Cowaugh Estate memorial bluestone plaque in honour of the 12 WWI Soldier Settlers of the Lake Bolac district.<\/p>\n
This plaque was commissioned by the Lake Bolac and District Historical Society, as the contribution of soldier settlers had never been formally recognised by the community.<\/p>\n
Now the society is proud to have finally brought it the recognition it deserves.<\/p>\n
The new memorial is located within the existing war memorial site and was unveiled by Lake Bolac resident Andrew Robertson, a grandson of soldier settler John \u201cJack\u201d Robertson.<\/p>\n
People then moved into the Soldier\u2019s Memorial Hall to enjoy speeches, songs and a poignant but positive address given by highly decorated Australian Army representative, Ben Andrew.
\nBen shared his experiences of many tours of duty to places such as East Timor and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Lake Bolac Historical Society President, Colin McKenzie gave a brief account of the 100 Years of Soldier Settlement and the forthcoming 100 years anniversary of the opening of the Lake Bolac Soldiers Memorial Hall in 1922.<\/p>\n
The Red Cross ladies prepared lunch and afterwards a bus tour with commentary of the Cowaugh Estate Soldier Settlement farm sites was enjoyed by descendants and community members.<\/p>\n
This plaque was commissioned by the Lake Bolac and District Historical Society, as the contribution of soldier settlers had never been formally recognised by the community.<\/p>\n
Now the society is proud to have finally brought it the recognition it deserves.<\/p>\n
The new memorial is located within the existing war memorial site and was unveiled by Lake Bolac resident Andrew Robertson, a grandson of soldier settler John \u201cJack\u201d Robertson.<\/p>\n
People then moved into the Soldier\u2019s Memorial Hall to enjoy speeches, songs and a poignant but positive address given by highly decorated Australian Army representative, Ben Andrew.
\nBen shared his experiences of many tours of duty to places such as East Timor and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Lake Bolac Historical Society President, Colin McKenzie gave a brief account of the 100 Years of Soldier Settlement and the forthcoming 100 years anniversary of the opening of the Lake Bolac Soldiers Memorial Hall in 1922.<\/p>\n
The Red Cross ladies prepared lunch and afterwards a bus tour with commentary of the Cowaugh Estate Soldier Settlement farm sites was enjoyed by descendants and community members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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