Emma Pritchard

An 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Grafton Cubs Scouts Disaster will be held this weekend.

On Sunday, December 10, the Grafton District Services Club (GDSC), will host a Commemoration Luncheon at 12pm.

On Monday, December 11, a Dawn Vigil will commence at 5:30am in Memorial Park, Grafton, followed by graveside services at the Grafton Cemetery at 8:30am, and at the South Grafton Cemetery at 9:30am.

A Commemoration Service will be held later in the afternoon from 4:15-5:30pm, back at Memorial Park.

The 80th Anniversary Commemoration will be held in memory of the 13 boys who drowned in the Clarence River on December 11, 1943, when the punt they were travelling in capsized upon its return from Susan Island.