Citizens rejoice in Gunnedah’s streets as war ends
There was great jubilation in Gunnedah on August 15, 1945, as news came across the airwaves that the war was over – the celebration of the close of the War in the Pacific was a joyous day, with Pike’s Powerhouse whistle blowing continuously as the band led jubilant townspeople down Conadilly Street and continued playing all day. The band for the Victory March comprised Rene Weakley, Vic Warner, Jim Schutz, Norm Dowling, Vic and Hector Reading, Merv Hughes, Fred Hunt, Walter Finlay, Harold Hazeltine, Len Pike, Tom Godbold and Arnold Morgan. Bill Board, then manager of the Commonwealth Bank, was […]