Better Is PeaceWARRAGUL COMMEMORATES THE CENTENARY OF ANZAC

MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

‘Better Is Peace: A Tribute to ANZAC’

I regret that I am unable to join you today.

The Anzac Centenary 2014 to 2018 marks 100 years of service and sacrifice, encompassing all wars,

conflicts and peace operations in which Australia has been involved.

This time will be the most significant period of commemoration in our nation’s history. The

Australian Government is pleased to be supporting a number of commemorative, educational and

cultural initiatives through the Anzac Centenary national programme.

A key element of the national programme is the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program, ensuring

community-based commemoration is at the heart of Anzac Centenary commemorations.

I am delighted that the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program has provided funds to support this

project, as well as a number of other important projects in the McMillan electorate.

I applaud the work you and your Federal Member, Russell Broadbent MP, are doing to promote the

commemoration of the Centenary of ANZAC. This project, together with others in the Federal

electorate of McMillan will ensure future generations understand the important and enduring

obligation Australia and Australians have to never forget those who have served our nation.

SENATOR THE HON. MICHAEL RONALDSON

March 2015

Left to right:Peter Dell - President Warragul Municipal Band Jeannie Haughton -President Off The Leash TheatreSally Alsop - Secretary Off The Leash TheatreSimon Loveless - Musical Director of West Gippsland ChoraleSenator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson - Minister for Veterans Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZACRussell Broadbent MP - Federal Member for McMillanAnne Outhred - President West Gippsland ChoraleGeoffrey Leunig - Secretary West Gippsland Chorale

Message fromRussell Broadbent, MP McMillanI was delighted to have the privilege of announcing the news that the West Gippsland Chorale, Off The Leash Theatre Company and the Warragul Municipal Band would be given $18,000 under the ANZAC Centenary Local Grants Program to stage their own special ANZAC tribute, Better Is Peace.

The reputation of all three groups is beyond question. The idea of a collaboration to stage something commemorating the local ANZAC legend will prove to be quite special. Better Is Peace will be a powerful reflection and performance on the impact of war.

Given the talent in the three groups, I know the performances – to be staged either side of ANZAC Day – will become an important part of our local history. Much of the inspiration for the production comes from the loss of lives on the front line, as uncovered in the works of poets and writers who were writing during those dark days of World War I.

ANZAC Day is solemn, but I believe this coming one – the centenary of Australia’s genuine birth as a nation, albeit on the bloody battlefields of other nations – will be something that all people should share in.

Front Cover: John Black, Sharryn Marshall (Soldier Archie Fairlie)

Artistic Director Jeannie HaughtonNationwide, ANZAC- Gallipoli- 2015 is

receiving huge attention this year. The Better Is Peace team has dedicated itself to presenting something out of the ordinary. It reflects the context and events of the time, connecting with Baw Baw Shire during World War 1, then goes further, exploring the very nature of mankind.

For me, helping to create Better Is Peace, the challenge has been to find balance.

Gallipoli hits a raw nerve in the Australian psyche, idolised by some and denigrated by others. With contemporary hindsight and context we view all wars very differently from the Australians of 1915.

The performance groups have aimed at giving voice to the emotional turmoil and devastation within our community, at recognising the men- the ANZACs and their stories- without idealising war, and at presenting the audience with a sombre but very beautiful exploration of something so wretched and ugly.

Better Is Peace expresses a spectrum of modern opinion yet also allows time for the audience to reflect on the warlike nature of mankind and, as a community, to wish for peace, and to journey on with hope.

I am thrilled to bring together the performances of the Band, the Chorale and the theatre company in the second half. The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins invites an intensely emotional journey; parts of it are utterly transcendent and to experience the impact of massed voices, musicians and performers is a privilege.

My thanks to all who have contributed and to everyone involved at every level of this wonderful tribute. Allow me to publicly and personally thank the Musical Directors: Simon Loveless (West Gippsland Chorale) and Benjamin Sim (Warragul Municipal Band); also Anne Outhred and Geoff Leunig, Sally Alsop, Alan Tatlow, Leane Gooding, Darryl Whitaker and Helen Timbury for their outstanding contribution and generosity.

Project Coordinator Anne OuthredThe human loss experienced by Australia

during WW1 was devastating. Over the duration of the war, nearly 60,000 young Australians lost their lives in a rapidly escalating, all-consuming and bloody war. In Baw Baw Shire, 530 names appear on the Roll of Honour. With a population of less than five million at the time, a significant number of Australia’s youth would never return home, creating a deeply traumatic experience for the emerging Australian nation.

This project has offered diverse groups in our local community the chance to share an extraordinary range of skills and talents. Ultimately the project has not just been about collaboration. Better Is Peace has plunged everyone involved in the project into an incredibly emotional place. There have been tears and many moments of quiet reflection: for researchers, writers, poets and actors as they have pored over local history, photos and artefacts; for musicians and singers as they have responded to the rhythm, lyrics, harmonies and silence of music that charts the devastating impact of war. We have all indeed grieved as we have remembered and responded to events of the past.

My heartfelt thanks to everyone connected to this project. Your generosity of spirit in sharing and supporting each other has been amazing. The extraordinary talent of Jeannie Haughton, Simon Loveless and Ben Sim has been central to the project. It has been a privilege to work together to develop a greater understanding of the experience of war, form relationships, and promote the importance of maintaining peace.

In this 100th Year of ANZAC, the Warragul RSL takes great pride that since its formation on 13 April 1918, its primary focus has been to provide

welfare and repatriation assistance to its members. Over the years, successive committees have fought vigorously to obtain more realistic benefits for its members and the families of those who died on, or as a result of, war service. In addition to welfare assistance to its members, the Warragul RSL has contributed considerably to the community in a number of ways, including the construction of three independent living units at Fairview Homes, the donation of $20,000 to the Oncology Ward of the West Gippsland Healthcare Group, and a specialist Dialysis chair to its Dialysis Unit. For many years it has also met the cost of sending selected under privileged children to the Annual Lord Somers Camp at Portsea, and during the Vietnam and East Timor conflicts provided Comfort packages to local members of the Defence Force serving in those areas.

Warragul RSL also played a pivotal role in establishing the West Gippsland Veterans’ Welfare Centre. Since moving to new premises in December 2008, membership has grown to over 250 and it provides several programs to ensure its members do not become socially isolated. Gentle aerobics for the elderly, carpet bowls, and Friday Drop-in, are all strongly supported.

It also ensures that Veterans, War Widows and RSL members who are admitted to the West Gippsland Hospital, Fairview Homes, Neerim South and Cooinda Nursing Homes are visited on a regular basis.

The Warragul RSL continues to uphold the ANZAC tradition of Mateship, Compassion and Benevolence and strongly believes that the price of peace is eternal vigilance.

Warragul RSL

Better Is Peace - A Warragul Tribute to ANZAC Foyer 1918 Warragul Shire Welcome Home Ceremony for returned soldiers and families. Community Sing A Long

Act 1 Dear Warragul by Jeannie Haughton

Interval 20 minutes

Act 2 The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins

Better Is Peace has received generous support from many. We acknowledge the grant received from the ANZAC Centenary Local Community Grant Program to help us realise the vision for this project. Baw Baw Shire and Warragul and District Historical Society have readily allowed access to resources and provided advice and support. In particular, our thanks to Warragul RSL, Ron Blair (OAM) and Noel Tucker. Their hospitality, encouragement, advice and friendship have been hugely appreciated and integral to this project.

Recruiting train at Warragul Station 1916 W&DHS

DEAR WARRAGULA tribute to the local men and women who took part in ‘the Great War’

Off The Leash Theatre is an award-winning, local theatre company which has been producing high quality, socially relevant yet entertaining performance works since 2010.

Dear Warragul was developed through local research and contributions from many people. It sets both the context and emotional journey for the ANZACs many of whom survived Gallipoli but died in Europe battles. Special care has been taken to incorporate material from local sources: diaries, letters, and family records.

Many contributors and partner organisations, including the Warragul RSL, the Warragul Historical Society and others, have entrusted us to work creatively and honestly with their materials, and have given support at all stages. For this we are truly grateful.

Production Team

Research: Sally Alsop, Jeannie HaughtonScript: Jeannie Haughton

Based on an original concept developed by Sally and Clive Alsop, Scott and Jo McLennan and John Black.

Co Directors: Tracey Rabl and Jeannie Haughton Assistant Director: Robert LloydProduction Manager: Leane GoodingStage Managers: Leane Gooding, Jeannie HaughtonDance: Joanne Watt, Cameron Gray, Payge O’ Shea, Jasmine O’ SheaSinger: John Black Set Design: Jeannie HaughtonProjection Design: Jeannie Haughton, Helen Timbury, Darryl Whitaker, Sound FX: Angus McArthur Lighting: West Gippsland Arts CentreCostume Coordinator: Leane GoodingSet Construction: Jeannie Haughton, Lincoln JuddProps: Mandy WatersBackstage Crew: Lincoln Judd, Ian Haughton, Maggie Judd, Liz Dorsett and Peter Gange

Cast

Soldiers: Timothy Wills, Cameron Gray, Robert Lloyd, Leigh Tomisic, Morgan PatemanFamily: Paul Davine, Sally Alsop, Jessica O’Donnell, Annette O SheaSophia Burgess: Sharryn MarshallNurse: Annette O SheaArtists: John Black, Rodney Williams, Andrea Fisher, Ian OuthredPoliticians: Paul DavineNarrators: Pauline Mackinnon, Rob Robson

Warragul ANZAC commemoration c1972

Lest We Forget 8th April – 3rd May 2015. West Gippsland Art Centre, Warragul.

Exhibition of historical significant items related to local participation in

World War 1 drawn from the Collection of

Australian War Memorial, Latrobe Regional Gallery,

Warragul RSL Sub Branch, Warragul and District Historical Society.

Acknowledgement:

Baw Baw Shire Council wishes to thank; Baw Baw Shire Honorary Curator, Art Collection, Rodney Scherer for Curating the exhibition and organising the loan of objects. The Council also acknowledges the assistance of the following individuals and organisations in presenting the exhibition: Mr Noel Tucker, President and Ron Blair Curator, Warragul and District RSL Sub Branch. Malcolm and Jo Dickson, Warragul and District Historical Society. Ms Shelley McDermott, Acting Arts Director, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell and Mr Ron Schroer and Mr Ricky Phillips of the Australian War Memorial.

Every fallen soldier’s family received a brass disc

as shown above. This plaque still sits proudly in

the Warragul Regional College foyer after being

donated to the school by the Haines family.Private Frederick Stanley Hick

The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace by Karl Jenkins

George Eyre Bugle Warragul RSL

With The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Welsh composer Karl Jenkins has become the most performed classical composer

in the world. The piece was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations, and to mark the museum's move from London to Leeds, and it was dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. In the fifteen years since its premiere, this work has gone viral, with more than 1,100 performances all over the globe. It is calculated that about two performances a week are taking place somewhere in the world, and the momentum keeps growing. This piece is both a delight for singers and a powerful, moving experience for audiences. In under an hour, the emotional and spiritual impact of this work can change lives. How is such a phenomenon possible?

It is a rare synthesis of the universal themes of war and peace, powerful and arresting multi-cultural words, and most of all inordinately accessible music. Also, there’s enough secular content that many performances take place outside the church, in community centres, schools and town halls. Cumulatively, the words and music take us on a roller coaster ride through the initial threat of conflict, fear, the graphic horrors of war, then gratitude, remembrance and hope. This is not music you need to grow to like, and Jenkins straddles the fence masterfully with enough meat on the plate to satisfy serious musicians while not venturing over the heads of the general public.

One of the unique characteristics of this music is the way it combines church music with military elements. Much of the score is based on marches, with field drums and trumpet calls. Jenkins skilfully incorporates the instruments and rhythms of Africa, jazz chord progressions, the repetitions of pop music, along with instrumentation and voice leading of classical music.

The Armed Man charts the growing menace of a descent into war, interspersed with moments of reflection; shows the horrors that war brings; and ends with the hope for peace in the future, when "sorrow, pain and death can be overcome". It begins with a representation of marching feet, overlaid later by shrill tones impersonating the flutes of a military band with the 15th-century French words of The Armed Man.

After the reflective pause of the “Call to Prayer” and the “Kyrie”, "Save Us From Bloody Men" appeals for God's help against our enemies in words from the Book of Psalms. “Sanctus” has a

military, menacing air, followed by Kipling's "Hymn Before Action". "Charge!" draws on words from John Dryden and Jonathan Swift, beginning with martial trumpets and song, but ending in the agonised screams of the dying. This is followed by the eerie silence of the battlefield after action, broken by a lone trumpet playing the Last Post.

"Angry Flames" describes the appalling scenes after the bombing of Hiroshima, and "Torches" parallels this with an excerpt from the Mahabharata, describing the terror and suffering of animals dying in fire. “Agnus Dei” is followed by "Now the Guns have Stopped", written as part of a Royal Armouries display on the guilt felt by some returning survivors of World War I.

After “Benedictus”, "Better Is Peace" ends the mass on a note of hope, drawing on the hard-won understanding of Lancelot and Guinevere that peace is better than war, and on the text from Revelation: "God shall wipe away all tears".

The Armed Man looks ahead with hope for mankind to commit itself to a more peaceful future.

The Armed Man. (2015, January 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 08:01, March 18, 2015,

“This performance of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins (Arr. Wainwright & Gibbs) is given by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty .Ltd., exclusive agent for Boosey and Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd of London.”

Brief History

The first brass band was established in Warragul in 1888 and the first paid performance of the band was at the 1889 Warragul Show. The band has

had a number of name changes over the years but has been in continuous existence since that date.

There were a number of periods during which the band struggled to maintain its presence, particularly during the two world wars when manpower was at a premium, and also during the great depression of 1930.

Without doubt the most successful era has been from the mid 1970s until the present day under the musical direction of Bruce Armstrong OAM. During this time both the Junior and Senior bands attained National Champion status.

In the world of brass music, few bands can match the achievements of the Warragul Municipal Band.

Acting Bandmaster - Benjamin Sim Benjamin began playing the violin at the age of four and, by age five, had begun playing with the Latrobe & Francis Orchestras under the direction of Kath Teychenne in Traralgon. While attending St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School in Warragul, Benjamin studied with Melbourne violinists Igor Oskolkov and Cong Gu and was awarded his AMusA for violin in 2004, and LMusA in 2006. In 2002, Benjamin held the position of concertmaster for the Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra before becoming a member of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra from 2003 to 2007.

Moving to Melbourne to further his studies in 2008, Benjamin lived at Trinity College for three years, where he was awarded the Trinity Scholarship in 2008 and the Kenneth Moore Music Scholarship in 2009 and 2010 respectively. During this time, Benjamin studied with Robert Davidovici and Wilma Smith at The University of Melbourne’s Conservatorium of Music, majoring in Performance before graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music. Since 2008, Benjamin has been employed as a violinist for The Melbourne Opera Company and continues to play in both regional and metropolitan-based orchestral and chamber settings. Benjamin is currently working as a Solicitor for Richard Horseman Lawyers Pty Ltd.

Benjamin has taught music both privately and in number of schools over many years and continues to teach and conduct instrumental workshops around Gippsland. He is a member of the Celtic quintet The Molly Maguires and, under the direction and guidance of Bruce Armstrong OAM, has been playing cornet with the Warragul Municipal Band since 2007. Benjamin is currently the Acting Bandmaster of Warragul Municipal Band.

Warragul Municipal Band

Warragul

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Warragul Municipal Band - On Stage

Musical Director: Benjamin Sim

Cornet: Julie Reilly Jeffrey Hughes Alice Weatherall Jill Lawrence Ben Lawrence Chris Sim Jim Hurdstrom Nicholas Sande

Euphonium: Lyn Dawson Graham Robson

Baritone: John Cairnduff Roy Hammond

Flugel Horn: George Smith Amaya Sande

Tenor Horn: Alister Lang Meredith McCormack Jorita De Vries Jenny Smith

French Horn: Anneke Nakken

Trombone: Tim Armstrong Bronte O’Brien-Kelly Tom Cunningham

Tuba: Rob Trewern Anthony Lucas

Percussion: Rick Cooke Caroline Hocking

Players from Warragul Salvation Army Corps

Cornet: Wal Woods David Taylor

Baritone: Vicki Morris

Trombone: Brett Morris Shaun Sibley Tuba: Phil Gardner Jeremy Van Boxtel Brett Woods

Private Edmund Lyall

Gippsland Light Horse loading horses into carriage at Warragul Station c1914 W&DHS

West Gippsland Chorale Background

This year is the 30th anniversary of the West Gippsland Chorale and it is significant that the Better Is Peace – a Tribute to ANZAC concert

marks this milestone.

An auditioned community choir based in Warragul, the Chorale consists of about 40 of the district’s most talented choristers. It was originally formed as a women’s madrigal group by Jan MacLean and soon expanded to become a mixed voice choir which regularly presents three concerts a year of wide ranging repertoire.

On several occasions, The Chorale has performed with Melbourne and other Gippsland choirs and orchestras, presenting major works such as Verdi’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah.

The Chorale is committed to presenting music of a high standard which appeals to many tastes.

It has provided the opportunity for the singers to learn works of many composers, to sing in different languages and be challenged to extend their musical knowledge and horizons.

Success over the years has been in no small measure due to the commitment and dedication of the members who have gained so much pleasure, pride and friendship from singing together. The Chorale has three concert series per year. The next concerts will be on the 11th and 13th September, followed by a Christmas concert on the 11th and 13th of December at Wesley of Warragul.

The Chorale’s fine reputation is continuing under the expert guidance of its current Musical Director, Simon Loveless.

List of Singers

SOPRANO

Margaret CarlileSue CarsonJessica ChambersJanette ClarkMarion CohenLynne DavineMiriam HoodJudy HopkinsElizabeth McCafferyRosemary NicholsonFiona PowellDiane Wilkie

ALTO

Leonie BroerenLisa CampbellHelen ChambersRobyn GrayLynn JonesIna KleevenJan MacLeanJacquie NewmanAnne OuthredKarin RyanJenny SteeleSally WoollettAlice Youlden

TENOR

Janice EshuisSimon Fraser Jane KennonMarie KitchingGeoff LeunigJohn McCafferyJohn ReillyWalter Willems

BASS

Peter EshuisMick O’BrienMichael SayerDavid TannerAlan Woollard

West Gippsland Chorale

Leon Knight Warragul 1918

Musical Director Simon Loveless

Simon joined the West Gippsland Chorale in 2011, as an accompanist, and took on musical direction of the Chorale the following year.

Simon is also musical director of the Da Capo Singers Chamber choir, and Casey Choir, and assistant musical director and accompanist of the Berwick Youth Choir. Past conducting positions include the RMIT Choir. Simon is also very active as a piano accompanist, working regularly in schools, with various choirs and theatre companies, and as a freelance accompanist for exams and recitals. Engagements so far this year have included musical direction and piano for Warragul Youth Theatre's production of "Ordinary Days", and accompaniment for Gippsland Opera's "Opera At The Lakes". Forthcoming engagements include leadership of Casey Choir and Cranbourne Chorale (as their guest conductor) at next weekend's Choral@Montsalvat festival; Da Capo Singers' forthcoming 'peace-mongering' concert "Dona Nobis Pacem", featuring music ranging from Bach to Bogle; and vocal direction and orchestral participation for Inclusive Musical Theatre's production of "My Fair Lady".

Accompanist Lisa Fraser

Lisa Fraser is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Music Performance, having studied piano with Pamela Page. In Melbourne

she has enjoyed working at Koonung S.C., Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar and the CAE. She has worked in a number of fields including classroom music teaching, VCE music programmes, music education research, choral conducting workshops, vocal and instrumental accompaniment and musical production repetiteur work. Lisa has been a member of The Melbourne Chorale, and is currently pursuing vocal technique and methodology with Kathryn Sadler in Melbourne. Lisa is presently a tutor at St. Paul's A.G.S. Warragul, has her own home studio and continues to work as a freelance accompanist for concerts, exams and auditions for Melbourne and Monash Universities and various local competitions.

West Gippsland Chorale

8. Angry Flames Togi Sankichi (1921-53)

Soloists: Lisa Campbell, Lynne Davine, Peter Eshuis, Michael Sayer

Pushing up through smokeFrom a world half darkenedBy overhanging cloud-The shroud that mushroomed outAnd struck the dome of the skyBlack red blueDance in the airMergeScatter glittering sparksAlready towerOver the whole city

Quivering like seaweedThe mass of flames spurts forwardPopping up in the dense smokeCrawling outWreathed in fireCountless human beings on all foursIn a heap of embers that erupt and subsideHair rent Rigid in deathThere smoulders a curse.

5. SanctusWords: Ordinary of the Mass Sung in Latin

Holy Lord God of HostsHeaven and earth are full of Thy gloryHosanna in the highest

6. Hymn Before ActionWords: Rudyard Kipling 1898

The earth is full of angerThe seas are dark with wrathThe nations in their harness Go up against our pathEre yet we loose the legionsEre yet we draw the bladeJehovah of the ThundersLord God of Battles, aid!

High lust and forward bearingProud heart rebellious browDead ear and soul uncaringWe see Thy mercy nowThe sinner that foreswore TheeThe foot that passed Thee byOur times are known before TheeLord grant us strength to die!

7. Charge!Words: Song for Saint Cecilia’s Day by John Dryden 1687

The trumpet’s loud clangourExcites us to armsWith shrill notes of anger And mortal alarms

How blest is he who for his country dies

The double double beatOf the thundering drumCries Hark the Foes comeCharge! Charge! Tis too late to retreat

How blest is he who for his country diesCharge! Charge!

1. The Armed ManBased on L’Homme Armé 1450-63

The armed man must be fearedEverywhere it has been decreedThat every man should arm himselfWith an iron coat of mail

2. The Call To PrayersTraditional. Sung in Arabic

Azahn Caller: Muhammad Ihraam Zafar

Allah is the GreatestI bear witness that there is no God but AllahI bear witness that Muhammed is the messenger of AllahCome fast to prayerCome fast to prayerAllah is the GreatestThere is no God But Allah

3. Kyrie Words: Ordinary of The Mass Sung in Greek

Soloist - Lynne Davine

Lord, have mercyChrist, have mercyLord, have mercy

4. Save Me From Bloody MenWords: Psalm 59

Be merciful unto me O GodFor man would swallow me upHe fighting daily oppresseth meMine enemies would daily swallow me upFor they be many that fight against meO thou most high

The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins Lyrics and translations

A Mass for Peace

13. Better Is PeaceWords: Sir Thomas Mallory, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Revelation 24

Soloists: Lynne Davine, Lisa Campbell, Peter Eshuis, Michael Sayer

Lancelot: Better Is Peace than always warGuinevere: And Better Is Peace than evermore warThe armed man must be fearedEverywhere it has been decreedThat every man should arm himselfWith an iron coat of mail

Ring out the thousand wars of oldRing in the thousand years of peaceRing out the old, ring in the newRing, happy bells, across the snowThe year is going, let him goRing out the false, ring in the trueRing out old shapes and foul diseaseRing out the narrowing lust of goldRing out the thousand wars of oldRing in the thousand years of peaceRing in the valiant man and freeThe larger heart the kinder handRing out the darkness of the landRing in the Christ that is to be

God shall wipe away all tearsAnd there shall be no more deathNeither sorrow nor cryingNeither shall there be any more painPraise the Lord

11. Now The Guns Have StoppedWords: Guy Wilson (1950- )

Soloist: Lynne Davine

SilentSo silentNow the guns have stopped

I have survived allI, who knew I would notBut now you are not hereI shall go home aloneAnd must try to live life as beforeAnd hide my griefFor you my dearest friendWho should be with me nowNot cold, too soonAnd in your graveAlone

12. BenedictusWords: Ordinary of The Mass Sung in Latin

Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LordHosanna in the highest

9. TorchesThe Mahabharata 6th Century BC

The animals scattered in all directions screaming terrible screamsMany were burning, others were burntAll were shattered and scattered mindlessly, their eyes bulgingSome hugged their sons, others their fathers and mothersUnable to let them go, and so they diedOthers leapt up in their thousands, faces disfiguredAnd were consumed by the fire. Everywhere were bodiesSquirming on the ground, wings eyes and paws all burningThey breathed their last as living torches

10. Agnus DeiWords: Ordinary of the Mass Sung in Latin

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us Thy peace.

Warragul returned soldiers WW1 c1918 W&DHS

Abbott, Walter A. Adams, John H. Adams, Sydney J. Affleck, Duncan C. Aitken, Thomas. Alexander, Albert E. Alford, Frederick .Allen, Charles P.Alston, Walter C. Anderson, Leslie A. Anderson, Oswald B. Andreassen, Andrew. Apted, Albert J. Argent, Alfred. Armistead, Henry.Arnold, Frederick B. Arnold, William L. Arthur, Charles E. P. Arthur, Thomas P. Ashcroft, William.Ashton, Benjamin. Atkins, Stephen G.Ayres, Leslie E.Ayres, Stanley R.Baldie, William D. Ball, William W. Barge, Eric N. L. Barr, Raymond W. Bartlett, Albert. Bartlett, Henry J. Bayley, Henry.Beattie, John C. Beitzel, Victor B. Bell, Frederick. Bellingham, Allan P.Bennett, Reuben J. G. Beston, Thomas J. Bickley, Walter G.Bird, Percy C. Blair, Donald M. Blair, John A. Blake, Sidney. Blencowe, Francis T.Bloxom, Thomas.G. Bolger, Arthur E. Bowden, George M. Boyd, Hugh J.Brace, Samuel.

Brache, Melville W.Bradshaw, Robert G. Brady, William H.Bretherton, Arnold R. Bride, Benjamin. Briggs, Frank. Bright, Thomas H. Bromfield, Charles F. Brown, Alexander M. Brown, Frank L.Browne, Albin G. CBruton, Lyster.Buckland, William A. J.Burgess, Ely H.Burnet, Arthur J. Burniston, Leslie S.Butler, Vernon C.Byrne, Michael. Cahill, Daniel D. Cain, Frederick R. Cairns, William. Cameron, Ewen A. Campagnolo, Ernesto. Campbell, Alexander J. Campbell, Douglas. Cantwell, Philip S. Castle, Howard. Chapman, Clarence V. Cheetham, Norman. Christian, William R. Christie, William J. Clark, James R.Clark, Richard G.Clark, Stanley T C. Clark, William T. Clarke, Thomas L. Clayfield, Edward. Clements, Edward G. Clements, William T. Clifford, William C. Clinch, Edward. Clover, William C. Coates, Thomas G. Cobbledick, Edward W. Coe, Albert V.Coe, Cecil J. Clinch, Edward. Cole, Harry T.

Colley, David R. Colvin, James.Colvin, William. Conley, John. Connolly, Edward.Cooke, Charles .Copeland, Arthur. Copeland, John. Copeland, William. Copeman, Arthur J. Cornthwaite, William M. Coupar, Percy J.Cowan, Charles. Cowan, Charles.Cowie, George G. Crawforth, Louis S. Cronin, John. Crook, George. Cross, Thomas.Crossman, William. Crowe, Alfred C.Crowe, William. G. H. Crowther, George H. Cummins, Laurence D.Cunningham, James E. Curran, Patrick J.Curtin, James.Daley, Claude H. Dalgleish, Hugh R. Davis, Alan R.Dawson, Albert. Decker, Albert. Dedman, Francis C. Dedman, Thomas. DeMelker, John H. Dent, Alfred James.Denten, William J. Devereaux, John. Dewar, James A.Dickinson, Herbert S. Dillon, John. Dobbie, Vernon R. Dogral, Herbert V. Dolan, Felix. Donald, Henry Gordon.Doran, Matthew J.Dowton, Henry W.Duncan, Andrew R. Dwyer, Albert V. Eacott, Charles A. Eacott, Francis T.Ebsary, Cyril T.Edney, John E. Elliott, Patrick W.Ellis, Edward. Ellis, Ernest G J.Ellis, John. Emery, Wilfred T. Errington, Thomas W. Evans, William R.Everett, John. Exell, Thomas S. P.Eyre, George. Fairweather, William C.Falconer, Kenneth N. Fankhauser, Henry F. Faragher, Albert E. Faragher, Leslie V.Farr, Basil.

Faulkner, Frederick R.Fechner, Gustave H. Feehan, John. Feeney, Daniel V. Feeney, Owen. Ferrier, Ivo E.Finlayson, Robert J S. Fisk, Harold W.Fitzgerald, Thomas V.Folwell, Ernest J.Fowell, William JFowden, George L.Fowler, George H.Franklin, Leonard R. Franklin, Leslie R. Fraser, Alfred H. Fritsch, Leslie.Fry, Arthur F.Fry, Thomas. Fuhrmann, Charles F. Fuhrmann, Herbert. Fuhrmann, Victor. Gabbett, Norcliffe E. Gaghin, John Gallin, Frank H. Gapes, Arthur W.Gardner, Gilbert M. J. Gaudion, Victor C.Geary, Maurice T.George, John. Gerlach, William J. Giblett, Cecil W. Giblett, Frank T.Gibson, Sydney W. Gilbee, Francis G. Gipps, Frederick G. Y. Glasgow, William I. Goodman, Francis HGoodwill, Albert J. Gorman, Francis G. Gorman, Maurice E. Govan, Woolstan J.Grant, Douglas. Grant, James A. Greig, Guy O.Gribble, Clement J.Gribble, Norman A. Grove, Thomas L.Gulley, Leslie.Hadley, Percy.Hadlow, Eric C. Haines, Arthur G. Hair, William R.Halden, Samuel M.Hall, William P. Hallyburton, Adam B. Hallyburton, James G Hamilton, Alfred. Hamilton, Gavin. Hammand, Charles E.Hansen, William E.Hardie, John S. Harlow, Harold W. Harris, Albert J. B. Harris, Robert A. A.Harrison, Herbert .Hart, John T.Hastings, Selby M. Haughey, Charles S.

WW1 Roll of HonourBaw Baw Shire

WW1 Roll of HonourBaw Baw Shire

Hawken, Alfred F.Hawkins, George H. Haysom, Henry.Hearn, Albert A. Helms, William B.Henry, Sydney C.Heraud, Thomas F. Herbert, William R.Hewitt, Percy W.Heywood, John F. Hick, Stanley F. Higgs, Arthur G. Hillis, Joseph E. Hillis, Stanley J. Hinkley, Thomas. Hitchins, Frank W. Hodge, Reginald H. Hollier, Edgar C. Hooper, Robert M. F. Hooppell, Percy S.Horrocks, Edwin J.Horrocks, Joseph. Horsnell, Arthur C. Hughes, Vincent.Hunt, Frederick L.Hunter, James D. Hutchinson, James W. Inman, James T. Jackson, David L.James, Frank C.Jinnette, Herbert. Johnson, Alexander. Johnson, James E. Jolly, John J. Jones, Edwin R.Jones, James A.Jones, Victor H. Judd, Ernest C. Julian, Leonard.Keating, William. Keating, John T.Kellas, George T. Kemp, Frank W. Kenny, Albert A.Kent, Edwin W.Kent, Norman A. Kiernan, James. King, Charles P. King, James. King, Robert H. Knight, Frederick C.Lamport, Robert H. Lees, Victor J. Leishman, Thomas E. Lilly, Evan H. Linford, Richard J. Little, Charles R.Lobb, William J. Lockhart, Joseph A. Lonsdale, William J. Lousada, Barrow H. Lousada, Cecil St. L. Lucas, Cecil F.Lugton, John A.Lyall, Brian . Lyall, Edmund R. Lynch, Francis P. Lynch, Herbert.Lynch, Michael J. MacDonald Alexander S.MacDonald, Lachlan J.McDonald, Neil L. McAlpine, John F. McCarthy, Andrew F. McCarty, John J.McColl, Daniel H.

McColl, Robert A. McCrorey, Rupert. McCulloch, Colin. McDonald, Archibald T. McDonald, Ernest A. McDonald, John C. McDonald, Leonard A. K. McGrath, Patrick J. McKenzie, Kenneth F. McLaren, Hector.McLarty, Neil.A. McLean, John R. McPhee, Victor A. D. MacPherson, Cameron G. McVicar, Peter F.Mackie, James. Main, David J.Manning, Charles H. Marshall, John.Martin, Robert B. Mason, Joseph A. Masters, Harold W. Matthews, Stanley R. Maxwell, Leslie A. Maynard, Charles H. Mayo, Gilbert J.Meeking, Charles F. Meredith, Arthur C. Miller, Alexander H. Mills, Herbert G.Mills, Henry J.Milner, Percy J.Missen, Harold J. Mitchell, Albert. Mitchell, Charles J. M. Mitchell, William E.Mitchell, William T. Moile, Rowland C. J. Monoghan, James. Montgomery, James A. Moore, Henry G. Morgan, Weldon J. Morrison, Francis H.Mortimer, Ralph J. Mouat, Herbert A.Murie, Richard A. Murphy, George L.Murray, Thomas L.Nankivell, Charles G. Needham, Francis H. Needham, George P. Needham, George W. Nesbitt, Teele H. Nicholas, Byron F.Nicholas, Francis. Nicholas, George M. Nicholls, George. Nicol, Hector. Nind, Charles H. C. P.Nottage, Benjamin.O'Donnell, Thomas J. O'Loughlin, Patrick J.Osborne, Alexander H. O'Toole, Daniel T.Pakenham, Alexander E.Palmer, Reginald W. Palmer, William E. Parsons, Clarence H.Parsons, Alfred J. Paul, William F.Pavitt, George. Payne, Arthur.Payne, Frederick. Pearce, Raymond A. Pearson, George C. Pearson, John L.

Pearson, Robert F. Pedersen, Christian S. Peel, Harold F. Peterson, Norman C. Pettigrew, Norman J. Phillips, Clemons W. Phillips, John E. Phillips, Robert. Pleasance, Alfred E. Polkinghorne, Samuel. Ponter, Alfred W. Prescott, Hugh H. P. Pugh, James. Purbrick, Rupert B. Radford, Ernest J. Raeburn, Thomas W. H. Ralls, William J.Rankin, Stanley. Ransom, George. Rassmussen, Oscar E. Reed, Clair W. Rees, Walter. Reidy, Michael S.Rhodes, Alfred H. Rhodes, David A.Riddell, Harold W. W. Rintel, Horace L. Roberts, Francis H.Robertson, Colin E. Robertson, Duncan M. Robertson, John N. Rodda, Wilfred.Rogers, Leonard P.Rolfe, Ernest M. Ross, Alexander. Sagasser, Oswald. Sawyer, Abraham P. Schroeder, Bernard. Scott, William J. Scrivener, George.Seager, George R. Semple, James. Sexton, George L.Sherlock, Samuel W. Shields, Rupert C.Shimmen, Arthur. Sibly, Richard O. Simpson, Adam. Simpson, Henry M. Skinner, William F.Sleep, Harry V. S.Smith, Claude W. Smith, George R. Smith, George S.Smith, George Stoddart. Smith, Robert J. Smith, William G. S. Smith, William J. Snodgrass, Robert. Snowball, Eric C. Snowball, John H. Snowball, John I.Sommerville, Harry G. Sparks, Daniel L G. Spetts, Charles W. Stagg, John L. Standing John A T. Stephens, Walter E. Stimpson, Charles J.Stone, Charles E.Sutton, Charles. Swift, Robert. Swinbourne, Harry L. Symonds, Joseph H. Tackaberry, Nicholas. Tatnall, William H.

Tatterson, Albert H L. Tatterson, James L N. Taylor, Arthur. Taylor, Percy E.Teasdale, James. Terry, Smedley J J. Terry, William F A.Thomson, James A.Thomson, Percy W. Thorne, Walter MThorneycroft, Daniel. Thurston, Harry E. Thwaites, Walter J. Tilly, Rupert J. Tolley, Albert E. Tolley, Charles S. Tolley, William A. Trask, Joseph W. Travers, Richard W.Tuckfield, Herbert S. Turner, Stanley W.Tuttle, James. Unwin, Thomas H.Vague, Felix.Vennell, William J. Voumard, Henry H. L. Walker, Alfred C. Wall, George S. L. Wallace, Thomas A. Walsh, Edmund F. Walsh, James. Walsh, Robert B. Walton, Ernest J. Waterston, Charles A. Watson, George G.Watson, William. Watt, William W. E. Watts, John. Waycott, Roy V.Wells, James G.Wellwood, William H. Wentworth, Charles B. Wetmore, George. Wharton, Robert B. Wheeler, Francis H. C. Whelan, Norman J. White, Charles E. White, John S.Wilkinson, Charles P. Wilkinson, Frederick S. Wilkinson, William B. Wilkinson, William H. Williams, William. Wilson, Frederick G. Wilson, John. Wisewould, Harold. Wisewould, James. Woodhouse, John J. Woods, William J.Woof, Richard. Woolley, George J. A. Woolstencroft, Henry H.Worley, Stanley. Wright, Albert J.Wright, George W.Young, George W.

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