Labour of love
HALF a world away from the front lines, Harriet Bayly could still significantly aid the war effort, writes GILL VOWLES
Anzac Centenary
Tensions on the homefront
SOLDIERS risked their lives overseas as families at home endured their own private hell, writes ANNE MATHER
Anzac descendants mobbed in Turkey
THE wives, sons and daughters and grandchildren of the first Anzacs were greeted like rock stars when they arrived in Turkey yesterday on the commemorative Qantas flight QF100.
MP: Scrap passports for crossing ditch
A NEW Zealand Minister has invoked the ‘Anzac spirit’ to call for passport-free travel for Australians and New Zealanders crossing the ditch.
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Sad news on the Western Front for Clinton Dowdell
CLINTON Dowdell was fighting on the Western Front when he was told his mother was dead.
Saintly protection for troop
ANZAC James Cameron braved WWI with the church medals of his second cousin, Saint Mary MacKillop, close to his heart.
War widows deliver lasting legacy
THE war years made up only a fraction of their 100 years of life – but the memories loom large.
Niece pays tribute to lost uncle
ALMOST 100 years ago a young milk cream tester entered a battlefield raked by German machine gun fire and pounded by their artillery.
Diary saved from flames sheds light on WW1 experiences
A SMALL faded diary which was almost burnt 50 years ago during a clean-up of an old house captures the Carne family’s connection with World War I.
Anzac treasures to go on tour
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is set to launch the flagship display of the Anzac Centenary — a $35 million travelling exhibition from the Australian War Memorial.
The man who savaged the ANZAC myth
AUSTRALIAN playwright Alan Seymour, whose most famous work was a searing indictment of the ANZAC legend, has died in Sydney aged 87.
War author finds peace in words
JOHN Thompson may only have an index finger and a thumb on his left hand and no right hand, but this didn’t stop him writing about his war experiences.
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