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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...
Anzac stands firm
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS AND LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE presidents of the Pakenham and Berwick RSLs have moved to reassure the local community after an alleged terrorism...
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...
Lord stands among us
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
WITH a deft hand Casey Mayor Mick Morland removed the veil this week that covered the new bronze statue of his municipality’s...
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...
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Stuck boom gates close Racecourse Road
It was fortunate that usual peak traffic was missed last Thursday during Anzac Day after Racecourse Road had to be closed in the afternoon...
