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.
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.
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
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.
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.
CLASSROOM teachers will ditch the computers and technology for children to learn about the Anzac centenary. Watch the video and share your thoughts. Are you happy with your child learning this?
ONE in 12 Tasmanians enlisted to fight in World War I, and the toll was enormous, writes ANNE MATHER. INCLUDES TASMANIAN ANZAC SERVICES GUIDE
BRIGID Holland-Smith finds it hard to believe half a tonne of cake for wounded Anzacs was baked in her Millswood kitchen 100 years ago.
IN 1915, you could buy a block of land for 200 pounds and milk was three pence per litre. Here are 35 amazing stats that show how far we’ve come.
THE immortalised Gallipoli trench line remains an inhospitable place. Even the shrubbery here is hostile. Andrew Carswell, pictured, retraces the steps of the Anzac charge. INSCRIPTION A TOUCHSTONE TO WARRIOR ANCESTOR | LEAGUE’S GALLIPOLI HEROES | GUIDE TO NSW DAWN SERVICES
HE HAS been decorated for fearless feats on the harshest battlefields, but Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says there is one thing that truly scares him.
AS the nation pauses to remember the fallen on Anzac Day, on the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, tens of thousands are expected to attend services on the Gold Coast.
THE city’s RSL clubs are bracing for the biggest Anzac Day commemorations in the history of the organisation.
FORMER Squadron Leader, Bob Cowper, one of the nation’s most highly decorated war veterans, has seen more than most in his 92 years but nothing will match the Centenary of ANZAC commemoration.
THE biggest crowds ever, up to 10,000 people, are expected to flock to North Tce in the city on Saturday for the historic Anzac Centenary Dawn Service, then line the streets for the march. Anzac Day services guide
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