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Cobar residents came together just before 11am on Saturday in Drummond Park to mark the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, the day when the guns fell silent on the Western Front in World War I in 1918. Cobar RSL Sub Branch president Ben Hewlett led […]
Cobar residents pause to remember 101 years of armistice
At 11am on November 11, 1918 the guns fell silent on the Western Front in France and Belgium and, after four years of hostilities, World War I ended. At 11am on Monday, 101 years after the event, a crowd gathered at Drummond Park to mark Remembrance Day and they too […]
Cobar pauses to remember all those who have served
Australians across the nation paused on Remembrance Day last Thursday to acknowledge, honour and remember the courage and sacrifice of those who have served our country and those who have given their life in service to our nation on military and peacekeeping operations. Remembrance Day 2021 marked the 103rd anniversary […]