Cushioning memories of Great War
A HOBART artist’s crafty decision to create a cushion to celebrate her grandfather’s contributions in World War 1 as a birthday present has sparked a series of textile tributes.
Anzac Centenary
Brothers fighting for their mates
TASMANIAN brothers Norm and Peter Cairn are part of a small but gutsy band of Vietnam Veterans called the Tunnel Rats.
VC hero’s haunting last letter
EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Cross hero Cameron Baird’s last letter written within two weeks of being killed in action has been released by his family for the first time. READ THE LETTER IN FULL
VC hero’s raw salute to friend lost in battle
A HEARTBREAKING video has revealed the moment when Victoria Cross winner Cameron Baird rallied the troops after one of his friends was killed in action.
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Were the British to blame?
AS we mark 100 years since the desperate struggle at Lone Pine, there’s a thrilling debate happening in our AnzacLive blog right here, right now.
Blood, bare hands and bayonets
IT was a warm summer’s afternoon when the whistles blew — and hundreds of Australians stormed a Turkish stronghold called Lone Pine.
Killer women struck from the trees
THEY hid in trees to pick off stragglers — and soldiers reported killing and capturing them. But did the mysterious women snipers of Gallipoli actually exist?
Simpson and his … possum?
THE best-known Aussie war hero was a Pom with controversial politics who was only there because a dodgy plan went wrong. And he had a possum before a donkey.
How Stubby snatched a spy
HERO hounds, cats in cannons, a fox that flies — and elephants on the Western Front. These are the cutest, and weirdest, animals of war.
The Aussie sub that turned the tide
PROMISED the world, all the crew of Australian submarine AE2 would get for defying the odds and delivering a much needed ANZAC Day victory was obscurity.
VCs spearhead Lone Pine centenary
OUR four living Victoria Cross recipients will make a special pilgrimage to stand shoulder to shoulder on the hallowed Lone Pine turf.
Kayak adventure for the Anzacs
OVER the years, Australians have chosen a myriad of different ways to pay their respects to the Anzacs of Gallipoli. Huw Kingston got in a kayak.
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