Author name: Dugald Saunders

As we commemorate Anzac Day – I’m sharing some local stories to recognise and remember those who sacrificed so much, so we can enjoy what we have today. — William Henry Rankin Woods was born in Mudgee in November 1873, the son of Mr William Frederic Woods and Mrs. Flora Ann Woods. He was educated at Mudgee Public School, and then in Sydney, before going on to become a bank clerk. William spent over two decades working with the Bank of New South Wales, but was equally known for his musical talent, which he carried with him during his military […]

As we commemorate Anzac Day – I’m sharing some local stories to recognise and remember those who sacrificed so much, so we can enjoy what we have today. — Robert Munckton, known as Bob or Bluey, was the first ‘man’ from Dubbo to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force on the 17th August 1914…although at just 19 years old he was really still a boy. War had been declared against Germany for just three days, when Bob returned home in the evening, and in a serious manner, asked his mother to allow him to “do his bit” for the Empire.

As we commemorate Anzac Day – I’m sharing some local stories to recognise and remember those who sacrificied so much, so we can enjoy what we have today. Brigadier-General James Heane is Dubbo’s most highly decorated soldier from the First World War. James was educated at Dubbo Superior Public School, and then Sydney Boys’ High, becoming an auditor and then a farmer in the Dubbo district. After serving for five years in the Cadet Forces he was commissioned second lieutenant in the 3rd Australian Infantry Regiment before transferring to the Light Horse Regiment as a lieutenant. In 1910, on the