The kids that ‘don’t forget Australia’
IT could be a schoolyard anywhere in Australia. But this village in France owes us a debt of gratitude that local children remember almost 100 years on.
Anzac Centenary
Australia’s century of war and peace
INTERACTIVE MAP: For more than a century, Australians have been at the centre of the world’s worst wars and lingering trouble spots, from Anzac to Afghanistan — see where our Diggers did their duty
Centenary exhibition captures spirit of our brave Anzacs
IT was just a young boy’s curiosity, but Chris Colyer’s act as an eight-year-old preserved a bit of Australia’s war history — and it’s now part of a national exhibition that’s come to Adelaide.
Last to die: final seconds of war
THIS was the last man killed in WW1, seconds before the guns fell silent 97 years ago. Even his enemies — who knew it was all over — tried to spare him.
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Our nation’s silent Anzac grief
ONE hundred years ago, news of the scale of deaths at Gallipoli was about to filter back to South Australia, forcing huge changes on the home front. South Australians were about to learn new ways of dealing with death.
‘I just escaped suicide bomb’: MP
HE’S been shot at and narrowly missed a massive suicide bombing but this Gold Coast MP says he has ‘no fear’ visiting troops in the Middle East.
Arm blown off, he still saved mates
PRIVATE William Jackson had his arm blown off in France in 1916, but that didn’t stop him dragging injured soldiers off the battlefield.
Stream of emotion
HOBART’S poppy field of remembrance has evoked an outpouring of emotion, writes REX GARDNER.
Backpackers booted from Gallipoli
IT WAS the backpacker who created the pilgrimage to Gallipoli, but cashed-up Baby Boomers have pushed the youngsters out for the battle’s 100th anniversary.
And they will stand beside me
AS the bugle blows today, Matt Deighton will bow his head with great pride and count the cost of war with intense sadness.
Ready to serve anywhere, anytime
THIS is the face of the next generation of Australia’s soldiers – strong, intelligent and ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
We salute four of Gold Coast’s finest
Despite living in a part of the world so accustomed to laughter and sunshine there is courage in the hearts of Gold Coasters. We celebrate four of our most gallant war heroes.
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