Tag: Anzac Centenary
Trinity pays respects
TRINITY Catholic Primary School student Jessica Maddocks laid a wreath on behalf of the school. For more Anzac Day coverage turn to pages 4...
Service draws mammoth crowds
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
BOWED heads rose to the sky, as five aircrafts roared through the clouds above hundreds of locals who came to pay their...
Anzac legacy handed over
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
CRANBOURNE high school students took it upon themselves to organise and speak at an Anzac ceremony for Grade 6 primary school children.
Sixteen...
On the trail of grandfather’s memory
By BRIDGET SCOTT
CAROLE-Ann Kerford shared a special bond with her late grandfather - she was the first person he really opened up to following...
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...
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...
First in the line of bravery
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
NARRE Warren’s Neville Jacka reckons his ancestor Albert Jacka must have been a “little bit crazy” to perform such incredible acts of...
Young vet’s convoy north
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
SELF-DESCRIBED “young veteran” Lance-Corporal Scott May will think beyond Gallipoli this Anzac Day.
The Pakenham physiotherapist will ponder his comrades while he was...
Dream garden of honour comes true
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE Pearcedale Public Hall almost runs in secretary Maureen Smollen’s veins and her dream for a memorial garden next to the hall...
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...
Blind soldier led the way
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUNG soldier robbed of sight, taste and smell during the last days of the World War I is today remembered by...
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