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Anzac Centenary
Sporting elite not spared horrors of war
AT 30, Anthony Wilding was a four-time Wimbledon champion, the Roger Federer of his generation. At 31, he was dead, killed by an enemy shell that exploded on top of the dugout he was sheltering in.
SA’s first VC winner a humble hero epitomising Anzac legacy
Arthur Blackburn didn’t look like a typical Aussie digger but the skinny young lawyer became the first South Australian to win the Victoria Cross for his bravery and leadership in WWI.
Fed Square runs red with sea of poppies
A SEA of handmade poppies will cascade through Federation Square after one woman’s tribute to her war-serving father touched hearts all over the world.
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The mystery men from WWI
A PORTRAIT of 178 Australian soldiers taken during World War One will go on display, in the hope that the public can help identify them.
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IF you truly have no spare time, don’t read this story. It exposes something special but hugely addictive. Two minutes will show you why.
The scary rise of the ‘new Turkey’
WITH a soaring political rhetoric and a shift away from the west, Turkey may not be as friendly as it once was. What does it mean for Australia, the Middle East, and the world?
Military mastermind’s secret battles
HE became Australia’s greatest military leader. But John Monash faced three personal struggles: weight, women and his own background.
Plaque for fallen Lancaster crew
SEVENTY-TWO years after Charles Williams and his Lancaster crew mates died while on a dam busting raid in Germany, a plaque will be unveiled in their honour.
Family’s heroics all relative
THE Anzac spirit is ingrained in this Brisbane family, with two generations serving in world wars.
SA footy champ’s war time legacy lives on in family line
HE WAS an SANFL champion but his promising sporting career was cut short when left for a world a far cry from the battlefield of the football field.
‘He found his sister in a brothel’
WAS an encounter with the “white slave trade” behind Australia’s first WW1 battle? Not on the shore of Gallipoli, but in the backstreets of Cairo.
PTSD diagnosis only after 25 years
VIETNAM veteran Barry Musch thought the headaches were bad enough after he returned home from war. He then began experiencing flashbacks and realised he had post-traumatic stress disorder.
Anzac centenary boon for collectors
ANTIQUE stores across the southside are reporting huge interest in Anzac memorabilia ahead of this month’s 100th anniversary of Gallipoli.
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