War Widows Day is coming to the Territory
A message from Australian War Widows Inc.
Australian War Widows Inc. (AWW) has been working closely with a small group of Northern Territory war and defence widows, and the Northern Territory Government, to have 19 October 2024 recognised as War Widows Day.
It has been wonderful to form a connection with war widows in the NT and we are thankful to everyone who has been working with us to achieve this positive outcome. AWW does not currently have a branch office in the Territory but a small group has been meeting in the Darwin area and is very excited about being part of a national War Widows Day celebration.
The Northern Territory government has been approached to host the inaugural event in the Territory. With assistance from other NT-based ex-service organisations, we anticipate that events will be hosted in the main regional centres throughout the Territory.
If you are a war widow(er) living in the NT and would like to participate in celebrating and acknowledging War Widows Day in October, please contact the AWW Office on 0427 735 871 or wwidowsnat [at] bigpond.com (wwidowsnat[at]bigpond[dot]com). We will advise you of the date and time of events in your region and provide the contact details of the local organiser.
War Widows Day 2024 – Wangaratta, Victoria
War widows and Defence widows in the Wangaratta and surrounds will commemorate War Widows Day 2024 with an afternoon tea to be held at the Wangaratta RSL, 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm on Saturday 19 October.
We are truly grateful to the Wangaratta/ Myrtleford/Bright Legacy Group for organising this special day and for the support of Wangaratta RSL and the Wangaratta RSL Women’s Auxiliary.
If you are a war widow/defence widow in this area and would like to be part of the celebration, please call the Wangaratta/Myrtleford/ Bright Legacy Group: Kay (0417569247) or Lois (0488677797).
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Legacy war widows and Defence widows gathering in Darwin, Northern Territory; image courtesy of Legacy NT
Lois Knox and Kay Adams