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15 November 2024
Wangaratta community backed Poppy Appeal

THE Wangaratta community again supported the RSL Poppy Appeal in the lead-up to Remembrance Day.

Since 1919, Australians have united at 11am on November 11, taking a minute of silent reflection and proudly wearing the traditional poppy in remembrance of those who served and sacrificed for their country.

The symbolism of the poppy stretches back to the battlefields following the end of World War 1, w...

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