Sunday,
24 November 2024
Pigeons helped fight WW2

THE Wangaratta Homing Pigeon Club (Inc) will hold a commemorative Anzac Day pigeon race to celebrate the role the Australian Carrier Pigeon Service played in World War Two.

The race will be held this Sunday from Narrandera, a distance of approximately 180 kilometres to lofts in Wangaratta and Myrtleford.

Pigeons have been used for centuries to carry messages and news.

During the First World War th...

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