‘It was war, it was real’: Local veterans honoured
Two Mount Gambier veterans and former RSL presidents have revealed the toll of their service for Australia and being welcomed back into the community.
Anzac Centenary
After 106 years, he is remembered
In a moving ceremony, a young soldier has been granted an Australian war grave at West Terrace Cemetery – 106 years after his death.
How to use your free Virtual Candle
Australians will commemorate Anzac Day from home on Saturday. This is a step-by-step guide to using your free Virtual Candle and other content to Light Up The Dawn.
‘You’ll never know what happened to me’
Archie Fingher went to war aged 14 in search of adventure — a quest that led him to a prison camp where the worst atrocity of Australia’s military history would take place.
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Anzac Day 2019: Dawn service atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge
GALLERY: A dawn service was held on the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to commemorate ANZAC Day. Money raised by the members of the public who climbed the bridge went to RSL DefenceCare.
Go back to WW1 like never before
IN a battle of terrifying intensity, Patrick Budgen was a one-man whirlwind. His story is one of many told as never before in the new ANZAC 360 virtual reality experience. TRY IT.
Plan for ‘creepy’ burial plots rejected
AUSTRALIA wanted to honour its more than 8000 soldiers lost on the Western Front with fake burial plots in a plan author Rudyard Kipling branded “creepy” and fought to block.
The enduring legacy of post-traumatic stress
HE had survived the horrors of Gallipoli and Pozieres. But World War I veteran Dick Devers ended up suffering a terrible death when he returned home.
How lost ANZAC heroes were finally found
THEY fought together, died together and for almost 100 years their bodies lay hidden together. Now, two Australian soldiers will get the funeral they deserve.
Australia’s year of devastation
IT was the most disastrous time in our history, at home and away. This man’s extraordinary feat was a little-known bright spot in 12 shocking months.
Australia’s year of utter devastation
IT was the most disastrous time in our history, at home and away. This man’s extraordinary feat was a little-known bright spot in 12 shocking months.
Cygnet has courage in spades
THE picturesque Channel township of Cygnet came to a standstill as residents turned out en masse for a grassroots Anzac Day commemoration.
Story of Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel photo
THIS is the most iconic image of the Kokoda campaign — yet it happened, like so much in war, entirely by chance.
A remarkable piece of Anzac history
IN caves in a small village just north of Amiens in France, you’ll find the names of Anzac soldiers who went behind enemy lines scrawled on the walls.
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