Tag: Anzac Centenary
Questions left unasked
By BRIDGET SCOTT
WHEN Beryl Craig reflects on the time she spent with her father, she wished she had asked more.
“He didn’t talk much,” but...
Sons and daughters of Anzac
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
ENDEAVOUR Hills cenotaph hosted one of its strongest recent turnouts at Wednesday’s Anzac Day service.
A 100-strong throng of dignitaries, veterans, students and...
View from the other trench
By CASEY NEILL
BERWICK man Peter Neumann serves as a reminder of the other side of war.
His grandfather Arthur fought for Germany during World War...
Gallipoli quilt is a comfort
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE Cranbourne Uniting Patchworkers along with the St John’s Anglican Quilters have created more than just a quilt in honour of this...
The fabulous baker boys
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THEY were the baker’s boys - eight men employed by local Narre Warren baker Donald Hartley Rowe who all enlisted to fight...
Spirit etched in bronze age
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
NORM Barr’s legacy is attached to each name engraved in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
The late Narre Warren Rotarian, and his...
Man of so many parts
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
A STATESMAN, engineer, diplomat, governor, politician and soldier, Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey can be remembered as many things.
But this year, at this...
Family destroyed by battle
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
IN LESS than a year the Great War claimed the lives of both the Kent brothers.
The first of the Narre Warren siblings...
Uniform is badge of honour
By CASEY NEILL
THE World War I uniform in the Dandenong Cranbourne RSL foyer it more than just clothing.
It belonged to Corporal Victor Royston Smith,...
Anzac services
CRANBOURNE
Saturday 25 April
5.45pm: Dawn service at Cranbourne RSL, 1475 South Gippsland Highway, with breakfast to follow.
10.15am: A march to the cenotaph will depart from...
Fortitude shows the Anzac spirit is in us all
By John Wells
Dandenong Cranbourne RSL president
The Anzacs are still here.
The centenary of the landings at Gallipoli is a great opportunity for us all...
Battlefield is still revealing its past
By CASEY NEILL
A RUSTED and battered piece of metal will take pride of place in the Dandenong Cranbourne RSL.
Sub-branch president John Wells said a...
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Mighty Mitch makes his mark
Forget the nervous nineties…it was the initial first step towards his remarkable double century that provided Kooweerup’s Mitch Davey with his most anxious moment...
