Anzac Centenary
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 April.…
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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…
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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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