One hundred years ago they thought they had seen the 'war to end all wars', Armistice Day 1918 was the end of the Great War, now known as World War I.
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On Sunday, November 11 at 11am, more than 80 people braved the heat to attend the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cloncurry Cenotaph.
Mace Bennett Executive Member of the Cloncurry RSL said it was well attended.
“St Joseph’s school turned out in uniform, the Police force was well represented and so were the Emergency services,” Mr Bennett said.
An address by the interim President of the RSL, Frank Miotto and the Mayor of Cloncurry, Greg Campbell spoke about the sacrifices made by the soldiers.
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“It was lovely that people took the time to commemorate the sacrifice made by those before us,” he said.
After the service a lunch was held at the RSL Cloncurry Bowls Club.
Mr Bennett said about 50 people attended the luncheon.
“After lunch we held our annual Remembrance Day Bowling Tournament.”
“It was a fun afternoon, everyone enjoyed themselves,” he said.
Eight teams participated in the tournament but there could only be one winner.
“Sharkey and Meg won on the day,” he said.
