Tale of hope and healing
BRISBANE author Vicki Bennett has drawn on her father’s proud military history to pen a children’s book.
Anzac Centenary
Exhibition brings war stories back to life
THE State Library of Queensland is telling the story of the state’s people in a new WWI exhibition.
March past poppy poles
MORE than 30 light poles along one Southeast Queensland street have been painted with poppies to mark this year’s Anzac Day commemorations.
Adelaide Digger “leaves world in better place than he found it”
THE further Dianne Doyle digs into her father’s past, the more frequently she hears a simple, yet poignant, description of him.
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Lone wolves brought war to us
DRIVEN by hate and duty, two Muslim Afghans launched a suicidal killing spree in the heart of Australia — a horror that is now barely remembered.
Perth Mint honours Anzacs with silver coin
A LIMITED number of coins marking 100 years since Australia’s first fleet of WWI military ships departed Albany have been released by the Perth Mint. ANZAC CENTENARY
Anzac Centenary: Your guide to what’s on
YOUR guide to what’s on in Albany this week for the 100th anniversary of World War I troops leaving WA for the battlefields of Europe.
Maritime muscle on display
ALBANY’S Princess Royal Harbour will see a mighty display of maritime muscle when the WA town marks the Anzacs’ departure for WWI. ANZAC CENTENARY
The remarkable life of Prisoner 3838
HE was the 14-year-old who left home in Germany to see the world and ended up in Adelaide — becoming a boxer and a prisoner in an internment camp.
Albany’s salute stops a nation
THE biggest 96 hours in Albany’s history – when the city hosts commemorations marking 100 years since troops sailed to WWI – will be a “game changer”. YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON
Albany gears up for Anzac 100 year invasion
THE last home soil many Australian and New Zealand troops saw as they departed for the First World War is being prepared for its biggest and most poignant event since that historic farewell.
Long day’s journey into nightmare of Great War
FREMANTLE was the last port for WA troops who joined the Anzac convoy. Carmelo Amalfi revisits the historic event through diaries, letters and images initially “censored” by authorities.
Hidden WW1 history for auction
WANT a slice of our war history on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC campaign? Well, collections don’t get much better than this.
Heirloom’s mystery military past
PRIVATE Duncan Luttrell will have a special memento when he marches down Macquarie St today.
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