Tight-knit community’s fight for freedom
THE small tight-knit community of Clarendon lost six of its sons in World War I. Among the dead were two sets of brothers. They were among 37 men who enlisted from the area.
Anzac Centenary
Who’s not going to Gallipoli, and why
CHANNELS Seven and Nine are sending some of their big names to Gallipoli for the Anzac centenary commemorations. But others have been left at home. Here’s why.
Anzac memories bloom anew
A FLOWER bed created 100 years ago in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden to honour Anzac soldiers has been replicated for centenary commemorations.
Making the best of a bad situation
ENTERTAINMENT was in short supply for Bill Cassidy and his fellow PoWs locked away in an Austrian Alps camp. So they created the fun themselves.
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War memories live on
NOT even the stories beheadings and bayoneting were enough to stop this local hero from joining the Royal Australian Navy when he was just 18.
Children honour the Anzac legacy
BENTLEIGH primary school students have joined scores of people stitching poppies to help commemorate our Anzacs.
Cove boat race to honour landing
EIGHT Australian Defence Force members will take to the waters of Turkey in April as part of the two-day Gallipoli 100 Surf Boat Race.
Celebrating our heroes
DO you have any war memoribilia you’d like to share? Then a local restaurant and bar would like to hear from you.
Unpopular war hard on soldiers
VIETNAM veteran Gary Lopez will march this Anzac Day while his proud grandchildren watch on. However it hasn’t always been a source of pride for Mr Lopez.
Students to retrace descendants’ steps
Their great-grandfathers may have served unknown to each other but their descendants will retrace their footsteps together.
Bricks go bush to honour diggers
BRICKS will be carried 100km through rugged bush in Brisbane’s north to salute 7000 Queenslanders who died in World War I.
Gallipoli trip “once in a lifetime”
NORTHPINE Christian College student Tiffanie Turnbull has reflected on the trip of a lifetime, after she won the chance to be at Gallipoli on Anzac Day.
Bluey’s tales of war
MONALD “Bluey” Moss is a Digger with a very rich Australian military history and he’s as feisty as the day he signed up to serve his country.
Theatre show sheds light on SA’s special six women in WW1
SOUTH Australian women proved a key force in Australia’s fight during WW1 and their sacrifice and dedication is at the centre of a new theatre show this week.
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