Thousands attended Anzac Day ceremonies across the Mid-Western Region today.
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Large crowds turned out for dawn services in Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone and Kandos and later in the day at marches in Hargraves, Mudgee, Gulgong and Kandos.
"I'm absolutely astounded at the crowd," Mudgee RSL Sub-branch present Graham Pickering said after the dawn service at the Robertson Park cenotaph.
Mr Pickering estimated between 1000 and 2000 people attended the dawn service.
"I've seen less people at the main service [in previous years]," Mr Pickering said.
Mr Pickering said although the centenary of the 1915 landing at Gallipoli had brought out more people, the crowd size was a continued a trend of recent years.
"By and large, crowds have been getting larger and larger in recent years," he said.
One hundred children from Mudgee schools led the main parade, each carrying the name of a soldier who fell in World War I.
The children later laid poppies at the cenotaph for each of the soldiers.
Crowds also turned out in force at the Kandos and Rylstone dawn services, and around 400 people filled the Kandos Community Hall for the main service later in the day.
"I am completely overwhelmed by what I see before me," Kandos RSL sub-branch president John Taylor told the crowd, as chairs were moved from the main stage to provide more seating for the public.
Mr Taylor said more than 200 people attended the Kandos dawn service and around 150 were at the Kandos Dawn Service.
At all services around the region, young people played a prominent role.
At Hargraves, students placed crosses at the village memorial in honour of soldiers connected with the area.
Anzac Day commemorations continue on Sunday, when the bell at St John the Baptist Anglican Church will toll 100 times before a special 9am service.