PEOPLE in Maitland, Cessnock and surrounds took time out of their Saturday to stop and reflect.
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At 11am, on the 99th anniversary of the end of World War I, residents commemorated Remembrance Day at a number of services across the area.
For those who couldn’t get to the service, here’s your chance to take a minute by yourself to remember the sacrifice of Australia’s servicemen and women.
Watch the video from the Maitland Park service below.
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JOHN Fenwick can still remember the panic that came over Darwin every time the Japanese bombers flew over.
“Every time the moon was out, over came the Japanese,” the 96-year-old from East Maitland recalled.
He spent 14 months in Darwin during World War II, including a hectic year-long period when there were 65 Japanese bombing raids.
There were plenty of close calls for the 21-year-old.
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