ANZAC Day - 100th. Commemoration

The 25th. of April 2015 marked a century since the landings in the Dardenelles by British, French, Australian and New Zealand troops.
In commemoration and remembrance of that day, the local theatrical group presented a special one-hundredth anniversary performance at the Maclean Civic Centre.

Below are some photographs taken during that performance.
I don't know the names of the performers, other than that of my sister, but I'm sure that the participants, their family and friends will be able to pick out faces in the cast.

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The full ensemble.

"Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major"

"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair", from South Pacific.

Members of the cast in the finale.

 

 

A selection of favourite songs from WW1 and WW2.

The female prisoners' choir.

The finale.

A wonderful performance by a lot of very talented - and dedicated - people.

Summer is fading and Autumn is here.....

.....but you wouldn't really know.

The weather over the past fortnight has been superb - clear, blue skies, gentle southerly breezes, low humidity and temperatures in the 24 -27 degree range.
This is Autumn far-north coast style and significantly different to that we experienced in Canberra: the trees don't becomes masses of golds and reds and then lose their leaves, the shrubs and garden beds still bloom, everyone still wears shorts and T-shirts, the beaches are still peopled and the only significant change is a single blanket now pulled up at night.

It's hard to believe that exactly 12 month's ago we exchanged contracts and were counting down to the 16th. of  May, the date that we left Canberra's cold and moved to Yamba.

Rosie the cat likes it in the afternoons now,  when the sun is low enough to shine through the living-room window and warm the end of the lounge suite for an hour.....

Aaaah! It's a rotten life but some cats just have to put up with it.

Meanwhile, out the back in the sweat-shop.......

Shirley continues to sew up weight bags for the residents' exercise classes at the local nursing home.
Sometimes the language that comes from this part of the premises leaves something to be desired!