Chauvel Anniversary Light Horse Memorial Ride

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Itinerary

Leg One: March 4th – 21st, 2025
From Shepparton (Vic) to Harden (NSW)
Leg One traces the footsteps of Australian Light Horsemen. starting with a commemorative service at the Bourchier Statue in Shepparton and ending in Harden.

Day 1 (Tues March 4). Shepparton to Pine Lodge Reserve – 14 km
Day 2 (Wed March 5) Pine Lodge to Dookle College – 17 km.
then Dookie to Broken Creek – 13 km
Dar 3 (Thur March 6) Broken Creek to Goorambat Veterans Retreat -5 km
then to Devenish silo art- 17 km
Day 4 (Fri March 7) Devenish to Thoona Primary School – 19 km,
then to Warby Ranges – 8 km
Day 5 (Sat March 8) Warby Ranges to Wangaratta – 16 km (Long wkd Vic)
Day 6 (Sun March 9) Wangaratta to Eldorado – 22 km (Long wkd Vic)
Day 7 (Mon March 10) Eldorado to Indigo Creek Rd – 36 km (Long wkd Vic)
Day 8 (Tues March 11) Indigo Creek to Wodonga – 20 km
Day 9 (Wed March 12) Wodonga to Gerogery – 25 km
Day 10 (Thur March 13) Gerogery to Henty – 37 km
Day 11 (Fri March 14) Henty to The Rock – 31 km
Day 12 (Sat March 15) The Rock to Wagga Wagga – 32 km
Day 13 (Sun March 16) Service in Wagga Wagga
Day 14 (Mon March 17) Wagga Wagga to Junee – 37 km
Day 15 (Tues March 18) Junee to Bethungra – 30 km
Day 16 (Wed March 19) Bethungra to Cootamundra – 24 km
Day 17 (Thur March 20) Cootamundra to Wallendbeen – 21 km
Day 18 (Fri March 21) Wallendbeen to Harden – 22 km

Leg Two: March 31st to April 16th, 2025
from Young (NSW) to Tallangatta (Vic)
Leg Two travels from southern NSW into the High Country of NSW and Vic, ending at the statue of Sandy, the only horse to return home from World War One

Day 1 (Mon March 31) Young to Wallendbeen – 29 km
Day 2 (Tues April 1) Wallendbeen to Muttama – 39 km
Day 3 (Wed April 2) Muttama to Gundagai- 36 km
Day 4 (Thur April 3) Gundagai to Tumut- 34 km
Day 5 (Fri April 4) Tumut to Adelong – 20 km
Day 6 (Sat April 5) Adelong to Batlow – 26 km
Day 7 (Sun April 6) Batlow to Tumbarumba – 37 km
Day 8 (Mon April 7) Tumbarumba to Paddy’s River – 18 km
Day 9 (Tues April 8) Paddy’s River to Tooma – 17 km
Day 10 (Wed April 9) Tooma to Tintaldra – 20 km
Day 11 (Thur April 10) Tintaldra to Corryong – 22 km. (School holidays Vic now)
Day 12 (Fri April 11) Rest Day in Corryong – Man From Snowy River Festival
Day 13 (Sat April 12) Festival Day – commemorative events, community celebrations
Day 14 (Sun April 13) Corryong lo Cudgewa – 28 km
Day 15 (Mon April 14) Cudgewa to Shelley – 30 km
Day 16 (Tues April 15) Shelley to Bullioh – 25 km
Day 17 (Wed April 16) Bulllioh to Tallangatta – 15 km

Route Map

Speakers at the launch on the 4th of March

From left to right: Honor Auchinleck launches the ride; John Boyce addresses the gathering, as does Rod Pinter.

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Left: The Chauvel Riders moving up to the Bourchier statue for the service

News Coverage from Shepparton

Additional images from the 4th of March

Honor Auchinleck and John Bourchier launch the Ride

Ewen McLean says Why We Ride

Ewen McLean before the start

East of Shepparton

Shepparton RSL President Bob Wilkie and the MC Peter Martin

Rod Pinter with Peter Branagan before start

Rod Pinter with Peter Branagan before the start

Rod Pinter President of TALHS talking with John Boyce

Riders in Queens Gardens Shepparton for the start of Ride

Remember the nurses too

Pat Leary and Sally Gall before the start

Pat Leary and Honor Auchinleck before the start

John Boyce addresses the crowd

Honor Auchinleck and John Bourchier wish the riders well

5-6 March Devenish – Goorambat

Riding to Dookie

Victory Park at Gooramabat

Goorambat memorial

Devenish silo art

Devenish nurses

Devenish

Goorambat Veteran’s Home

Riders at Victory Park Goorambat

The crowd at Devenish

Patting a horse at Glenrowan PS

7-8 March Glenrowan – Thoona – Wangaratta

Adrian Younger of 8 LH Troop presents cheque to Ewen Mclean – Wangaratta

On the road approaching Wangaratta

Entering Wangaratta

Country visit – near Wangaratta

Glenrowan

Thoona

Thoona monument

Riders near Thoona

Wangaratta

West of Wangaratta

Near Thoona

9-11 March Eldorado – Indigo Creek – Wodonga

On the road to Eldorado

Tavern at Eldorado

Indigo Creek

To Indigo Creek in the rain

Jeep escort Wodonga

Outside Wodonga RSL

Plaque at the Old Railway Station Wodonga

Plaque at the Wodonga railway station

Wodonga RSL

12-13-14 March Albury – Henty – Culcairn – The Rock

Albury memorial

Albury

Landline filming

Billabong HS at Culcairn

Henty

The Rock Avenue of Honour opened with Michael McCormack MHR

The Rock Pony Club joins in

The Rock

15-16 March Uranquinty – Kapooka – Wagga Wagga

Uranquinty ceremony

Local riders join in

Kapooka

Approaching Kapooka

Victory Gardens Wagga Wagga

Trinity PS Murrumburrah

At Wagga Wagga ceremony

16 March 2025 – Colonel Kearns Maria Flinn Michael McCormack – Maria is with 1-21st Murrumbidgee LH Tp

Colonel Kearns, Maria Flinn and Michael McCormack – Maria is with 1-21st Murrumbidgee LH Troop

Riders Ross Smith Pat Leary Robert Thomas with John Ploenges

Schoolkids at Wagga Wagga

Victory Gardens ceremony Wagga Wagga

Pipers leading riders into Wagga Wagga

17-19 March Junee – Bethungra – Cootamundra

Junee Hotel

Bethungra memorial

At Illabo PS

Bethungra ceremony

Books presented at Cootamundra HS

Patting a horse at Illabo

Cootamundra HS

At EA Southee PS Cootamundra

Book presentation by Ross Smith at Illabo PS

Illabo ceremony

The Ride team at Cootamundra HS

20-21 March Wallendbeen – Harden

Bill the Bastard statue in Harden

With sculptor Carl Valerius

Wallendbeen ceremony

Wallendbeen

Patting a horse at Wallendbeen

Murrumburrah and Harden

Trinity PS Murrumburrah

News coverage Harden-Murrumburrah and Young

31 March – Young

31 March 2025 – at Young NSW

31 March 2025-visiting Young PS

31 March 2025 – reception at Young hall

31 March 2025 – with local cadets at Young

1-7 April – Muttama – Gundagai – Batlow – Tumut

1/2 April – School children meet the riders

1/2 April 2025

1/2 April book presentation

2 April 2025 – Megan Robson of Woombye Troop 2 LH re-enactors

2 April 2025 – on the road to Gundagai – with 7 LH re-enactors

2 April 20205 -at Muttama

3 April 2025 – at Tumut ceremony

3 April 2025 – Tumut

3 April 2025 Tumut memorial

6 April 2025 – at Batlow Memorial Gates

6 April 2025 – Batlow memorial

7 April 2025- special visit to Aged Care at Tumut

1 April 25 -at Muttama Hall

7 April 2025 – Book presentation to Tumbarumba RSL

7 April 2025 – patting a horse at Tumut

7 April 2025- special visit to Aged Care at Tumut

7 April at Tumbarumba memorial

10-16 April – Tintaldra – Towong – Corryong – Cudgewa – Shelley

Chauvel Foundation’s Mark Auchinleck – along for the ride today

Author Dianne Wolfer with Ross Smith in Corryong

Feedbag time

Cudgewa ceremony

Cudgewa hospitality

On the road to Koetong

The Support Vehicles Camp

Along the Track

The Road into the High Country

16 April – Ceremonial end of the ride at Tallangata

(Origin of Sandy, the only War Horse to return home after WWI)

Last stage of the Ride

The Crowd at Tallangattta

16 April 2025 - Tallangatta lineup for final ceremony

The Tallangatta Lineup for the final ceremony

Riding past Tallangattas Memorial Hall

Into Tallangatta

The Final Ceremony

The Ceremony at Tallangatta

At the Sandy statue

Sir Harry’s birthday celebration at Rides end -Grand Daughter Honor cuts the cake

Approachig Tallangatta

Riding into Tallangatta

Here they come: Talllangatta rail siding

Riders ready for Tallangatta