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George Dight, a builder and farmer, served as a lay reader at St George’s Anglican Church in Trentham. He walked 20km each Sunday to conduct services in Barrys Reef and Newbury.
After enlisting in World War I at 43, he suffered gunshot wounds and was repatriated to Australia in 1918.
A 'Welcome Home' social was held for Dight and other wounded soldiers in Trentham.

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18d· Published 8 Oct 2026· 1 min readLifestyle

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