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28-July-2014 (Sandra Brown)
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams / Sandra Brown / Henry Moulds
The plaque commemorates the Tooraweenah - Bathurst recruiting march which passed through Dunedoo in 1916.
Twenty three men set out in January 1916 from Tooraweenah, New South Wales on a march to Bathurst to recruit men for service in World War I. Men were recruited from Coolah, Mendooran and Dunedoo, Binnaway, Merrygoen and Tucklan. The men were known as the Kookaburras.
Location
| Address: | Bolaro Street, Near War Memorial, Dunedoo, 2844 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.016097 Long: 149.397985 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW1 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 18-January-1916 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 19-January-1916 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1996 |
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Front Inscription
Source: SKP, MAThis plaque commemorates the recruiting march from Tooraweenah to Bathurst which passed through Dunedoo
18 - 19th January 1916
Erected by the 80th anniversary re-enactment
Unveiled by Sir William Keys, AC,OBE, MC
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
