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Redbank

29 November 1915
Redbank State School, Brisbane Road

  • Redbank State School, 1915, State Library of Queensland.
  • Dungarees at Redbank, 1915, Ipswich City Council.
  • Australian troops travelling on a troop train WWI, State Library of Queensland.

They marched on through Ebbw Vale towards Redbank. A troop train came into view—its occupants heading for the Dardanelles were waving enthusiastically from the train. Then students from the Dinmore State School joined in the march to Redbank where a railway navvy threw down his shovel and joined them.

Recruits

Nominated but not enlisted: McLean, D

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Last reviewed
9 July 2019
Last updated
3 December 2015