Tag: Anzac Centenary
Gallipoli to take the lead
By JESSE GRAHAM
MOUNT Evelyn’s Gallipoli soldier descendants will be front and centre on Anzac Day, with the RSL announcing the relatives of Diggers will...
A true leader of men
By KATH GANNAWAY
IT MAY seem cliched, but Captain George Ingram proved himself to be a leader of men.
There are plenty of stories of leaders...
Leg lost, but spirit kept
By JESSE GRAHAM
“AT THE going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.”
Those words, which make up part of the...
Kokoda effort starts at 1000 steps
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
MOST nights of the week, you can find the Buckingham family among the many walkers and runners scaling the 1000 steps.
The popular...
Flag history to fly high
By PETER DOUGLAS
A CENTURY old Australian flag that is an integral part of military history will now endure, due to a recent conservation effort.
After...
Rough ride to afterlife
By JESSE GRAHAM
WHILE Their Names are Still Spoken is not a happy performance - that much was given to me as a warning a...
Medal find one in a million
By PETER DOUGLAS
ROSS McConchie was recently thrilled to discover an old, tarnished Victory Medal from World War I when he was digging in his...
Little Digger’s sentimental home in Sassafras
“It was an abode of peace and loveliness“ - William ‘Billy’ Hughes
By MARK CLANCY
DEAF, diminutive, abrasive and wizened are not exactly the qualities for...
Avenue is fading away
“We have lost a lot to attrition” - Phil Garland
By MARK CLANCY
SOME 100 years after Gallipoli, Ferny Creek’s Avenue of Honour to the old...
Anzac traffic plan
FOR public safety and effective crowd flow, traffic management will be in place for Yarra Ranges Council’s Anzac Day Commemorative Service on Saturday 25...
A flood of tributes
By PETER DOUGLAS
THE Anzac Walk opening at Emerald last month was flooded with many tributes to those who sacrificed so much.
Along with the hype...
Deep connection with soldiers’ stories
ONE often overlooked fact of World War I is the first shot of the war was fired in Australian territory.
Another little known fact is...
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Wartime nurses to be immortalised in Montrose statue
The sacrifice and dedication of wartime nurses from the eastern suburbs will forever be immortalised in a bronze statue in Montrose.
Receiving a grant...
