Binocular find sparks Coast search
IF THESE 100-year-old binoculars could talk, it would give insight into the man who carried it from Gallipoli to the Western Front.
Anzac Centenary
Dialect from trenches a turn up for the books
IF YOU tell a mate their “blood’s worth bottling” while getting “blotto” with them, you are speaking the language Aussie Diggers created in World War I.
How we’ll mark Anzac Day in Twitter era
FROM telegrams to tweets, we’ve come a long way in 100 years. Here’s how you can mark Anzac Day on social media.
Centenary of Anzacs: Shots of war
A TASMANIAN nurse compiled an amazing record of World War I, writes ANNE MATHER.
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Turkey kicks off Gallipoli commemorations
GALLIPOLI is a place of significance for Aussies — and even more so for Turks. The nation of 75 million is preparing to celebrate the centenary of its greatest battle.
Exploding Gallipoli’s biggest myth
THE theory that an ocean current pushed landing barges carrying the first Anzacs off course and onto the wrong beach has been slammed at a major conference.
Navy veteran remembers life at war
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Adelaide man, 89, to retrace steps of Gallipoli veteran father
THE Anzac centenary will be profound for Alex Wright who will honour his father and uncle at his first Gallipoli dawn service.
Lost WW1 soldier found using DNA
HE WAS killed during a counter-attack at Fromelles in 1915 and feared lost forever but DNA technology has helped Maurice Corigliano’s family solve this puzzle of his WW1 journey.
Coast student embodies Anzac spirit
A GOLD Coast student has won a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Gallipoli to join in the Anzac Day centenary celebrations.
Stretcher bearer’s WW1 diary reveals battlefield suffering
OSCAR Godlee’s World War I journals reveal how the Prospect medical student found himself in the thick of the action in France.
War memories live on
NOT even the stories beheadings and bayoneting were enough to stop this local hero from joining the Royal Australian Navy when he was just 18.
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