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.
Anzac Centenary
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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The mystery men from WWI
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Plaque for fallen Lancaster crew
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Family’s heroics all relative
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