Dear All, Dunedoo Historical Museum now has the 3rd edition of the Kookaburra March Book ready for sale. Copies are $15 each plus $2.50 postage.
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This book is the only history of the 1916 Recruiting March that has ever been written and covers the area from Tooraweenah, where the march commenced, to Bathurst Army Camp. It also contains pictures of the 1996 Re-enactment of the march. This year marks the 90th Anniversary of the original march and the 10th Anniversary of the re-enactment.
Places mentioned which the marchers pbutted through are Tooraweenah, Yarragrin, Mendooran, Boomley, Cobbora, Dunedoo, Birriwa, Tallawang, Gulgong, Mudgee, Havilah, Lue, Rylstone, Kandos, Ilford, Capertee, Cullen Bullen, Portland, Yetholme & Bathurst.
The names of the men who enlisted from Tooraweenah to Lue are given. There is some information about most of them, but not all. The names on the World War 1 Memorials at Binnaway, Dunedoo, Mendooran, Merrygoen, Tooraweenah & Tucklan are also given. The book is name indexed except for the names on the War Memorials.
If anyone would like a copy of the name index of the book, please email me. If you would like to buy a copy of the book, please email me too.
Regards Gwen
