Windsor memorial showcases indigenous contribution
THE contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service men and women in war is being recognised at a Brisbane memorial.
Anzac Centenary
Worthington’s pride in war baby
SAM Worthington was so impressed with the script for Deadline Gallipoli he turned executive producer as well as actor in order to tell the story.
Bullet holes found in Coomera memorial
YOU expect bullets to fly at war but not at a memorial to a conflict, however a northern Gold Coast cenotaph was once used for target practice
Anzac legacy remembered in birth of baby boy
ANZAC Day will be a time of mixed emotions for Tony Ollivier who will remember his grandfather while celebrating the recent birth of his grandson.
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Frozen in time since he died at war
HIS parents’ grief was so deep, they vowed to never let him go. A century on, a soldier’s bedroom remains untouched, and will stay that way another 400 years.
City stands still for Remembrance Day 1955
PEOPLE stopped their cars halfway across an intersection and got out. They stood still on street corners. This was Remembrance Day in Adelaide in 1955.
Your SA Remembrance Day guide: What you need to know
REMEMBRANCE services across the state will hold a special significance as we near the centenary anniversary of ANZAC troops and ancillary staff leaving for duty in World War One.
The photo that brought the dead to life
WHEN this photo was first published, armchair detectives across the globe went nuts and combined to solve 60 mysteries.
The Digger who made it easy to spot him
IN a sea of 700-plus army colleagues on the steps of a giant pyramid in Egypt, Private Walter Fathers knew he needed to stand out for a photo. So he moved his arms.
Identities given back to first Anzacs
A BRISBANE man manages to identify his late grandfather in one of World War 1’s most iconic photos.
Service for RAN’s first submarine
AUSTRALIA’S first submarine — AE1 lost a century ago with all 35 hands — will be the focus of a Remembrance Day service in Freemantle today.
In tribute to those who gave all for our peace
FOR John Fox, Remembrance Day carries a bit more meaning than it does for most.
‘We go in… Do what needs to be done’
IF the SAS is the scalpel in our war on terror, these guys are the sledgehammer. And they’ve shed more blood in Afghanistan than any other Australian Army unit.
Why sailors’ tatts all look the same
PIN-UP girls, roses, anchors. Sailors’ tattoos are a world away from their army brothers’ ink — and one man inspired the entire global phenomenon.
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