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Anzac Diggers charged for Anzac Day services.

the_hawk* — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:48:15 GMT

The world has gone crazy, where has the gratitude for what these guys did gone?

The Newcastle City Council has decided to charge Diggers for the hire of rooms, chairs and even flag poles for Anzac Day services.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/lifestyle/article/-/21198881/anzac-diggers-charged/?cmp=fb

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**meep** — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:51:19 GMT

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purple_haize — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:51:34 GMT

Well that is absolutely disgusting.l

I hope it all gets sorted out before Anzac Day.

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:03:07 GMT

mcloy, dirty word around these parts, one o' the greedy (expletives) who got rid of the rail line into newcastle.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/341328/opinion-what-do-we-know-about-our-lord-mayor/

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boris1gary — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:07:00 GMT

and I thought our lord mayor was a bit dodgy.

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icyfroth — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:11:19 GMT

@the_hawk* wrote:
The world has gone crazy, where has the gratitude for what these guys did gone?

The Newcastle City Council has decided to charge Diggers for the hire of rooms, chairs and even flag poles for Anzac Day services.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/lifestyle/article/-/21198881/anzac-diggers-charged/?cmp=fb

That sucks.

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punch*drunk — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:17:18 GMT

Thats appalling 😞

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:19:45 GMT

heard tell, that some folk would like to run 'im up a flagpole, by the thumbs.

(shades)

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the_hawk* — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:49:24 GMT

now where is the like button

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lind9650 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 04:09:24 GMT

That is absolutely disgusting.

Where do those D-heads think they would be if it was not for our Diggers making this country what it is.

People should bombard the Media with objections to such greedy and idiotic behaviour of the Council.

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pct001wine — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 06:03:20 GMT

@not_an_eloi wrote:

heard tell, that some folk would like to run 'im up a flagpole, by the thumbs.

(shades)

I'll dob in the $2.50 for the flagpole hire

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lloydslights — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 10:18:53 GMT

In the news release you provided, it mentions McCloy saying that he was a former Mayor of Parramatta. To the best of my knowledge this is not true. How much more of this story is untrue. (I am a former Parramatta rate payer.)

DEB

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:15:46 GMT

true alrite.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2051972/poll-diggers-blast-council-insult-of-846-chair-hire-poll/?cs=391

read the comments, at the end.

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spotweldersfriend — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:22:24 GMT

That's the way the world is today unfortunately.All money driven.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:30:49 GMT

@lloydslights wrote:
In the news release you provided, it mentions McCloy saying that he was a former Mayor of Parramatta. To the best of my knowledge this is not true. How much more of this story is untrue. (I am a former Parramatta rate payer.)

DEB

I think the journalist has stuffed up there.