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?
Anzac Centenary
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.
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Four brothers answer the call
FOUR sons from the one Melbourne family all fought in World War I, but one never returned from Gallipoli.
Albert Jacka: hero in war and peace
AFTER getting Australia’s first Victoria Cross in World War I, Albert Jacka could have been forgiven for drifting off into anonymity — but he did just the opposite.
Striking up the band for Anzac tribute
A 40-PIECE band and 500 poppies will be part of Heathmont’s Anzac centenary commemorations.
Gallipoli iconic image that almost wasn’t
IT’S the image that embodies WWI for most Australians: thirty four years after Gallipoli, a star reveals how that famous frame almost didn’t happen.
In the footsteps of my Dad, my hero
THIS week, Richard Youden’s feet will rest on the bare gravel of the outpost that carries his family name; the Lone Pine position his father protected.
The Anzacs who stayed behind
THE Anzacs left much behind after their evacuation, including some war horses — the descendants of whom can still be found living on the Gallipoli peninsula.
Correspondents had write stuff of war
DURING the Great War, Australians’ connection to their husbands and sons overseas was often via the reports of war correspondents.
Death by disease in fly-blown trenches
A FLY-BORNE intestinal infection swept through the trenches of Gallipoli during the northern summer of 1915, killing hundreds of Anzac diggers and leaving thousands too sick to fight at full strength.
Painting a picture of Anzac gratitude
THIS beautifully drawn picture conveys the emotion and love that is the Anzac spirit. The story of how it came to be sketched and find its way to Adelaide is even sweeter.
The key Gallipoli places you need to know
LONE Pine, The Nek, Chunuk Bair … you’ll be hearing a lot more about these places this week, so here’s a quick guide to the key Gallipoli landmarks.
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