PEOPLE from all walks of life have come together in the Outback to mark Remembrance Day but for one iconic town in the West, it was a non-event.
In Barcaldine, today’s Remembrance Day service had to be called off, because of “unforeseen circumstances”, according to the Barcaldine RSL Sub-Branch.
There were no such issues for their counterparts elsewhere, with services held from Cunnamulla to Cloncurry and Birdsville to Burketown.
In Charleville, a small crowd gathered at the cenotaph, marking 108 years since the guns fell silent on the Western Front at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
The armistice followed four years of hostilities in what became known as World War I, with a peace treaty later signed at Versailles, just outside Paris.
Those in attendance at this morning’s service in Charleville included Vietnam veteran and Charleville RSL Sub-Branch stalwart George Donohue and representatives of Murweh Shire Council and various community groups.
PHOTO: Charleville RSL Sub-Branch stalwart and Vietnam veteran George Donohue (right) and Dracy Volz (Left) at today’s Remembrance Day service in Charleville.
POSTED: Wednesday, November 11, 2026