Tag: Anzac Centenary
Dawns a sea of poppies
THE centenary of the Gallipoli landings saw different sections of our community commemorate the event in different ways.
From the sombre ceremonies in the pre-dawn...
Fabric of love passed down
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
WOVEN into the fabric of a sentimental family quilt and passed down for several generations is a history of love,...
Sea of red poppies
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A MOUNTAIN of red paper was transformed into a sea of red poppies, numbering around 3500, by Berwick Secondary College...
Growing legend of Anzac
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUNG soldier carrying a fallen mate on his shoulder would have been a regular sight on the battlefields during...
By the dawn’s early light
By RUSSELL BENNETT
LONG before the crowd gathered on Saturday morning, a lone figure stood silent at Emerald’s Anzac Place - the statue...
Moving story of service, courage
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
THE Anzac spirit is living on among the shire’s younger generations with dozens of students gathering to honour those who...
Tynong turns out for Anzac
By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ
ABOUT 300 people turned out for Tynong’s commemorative service at 10.30am on Anzac Day.
It was a school day for the...
Shots from the trenches
By DANNY BUTTLER
LANG LANG Rifle Club commemorated the centenary of the Gallipoli landings in unique fashion, firing vintage .303 rifles from World...
Warhorses visit the aged
By ROMAN KULKEWYCZ
HILLVIEW Bunyip Aged Care residents were thrilled when they were visited by a couple of magnificent horses last week as...
Whistle’s signal for slaughter
By GARRY HOWE
A HAUNTING shriek twice rang through the Anzac Day service at Upper Beaconsfield on Saturday.
RSL Sub-branch president Eric Chaplin put...
Memorial day shows growing awareness
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THE picturesque Memorial Gardens in Tooradin were the perfect setting for a moving Anzac service on Saturday morning.
The memorial was...
The real facts of Gallipoli
By MAJOR GUY WARNOCK
I WOULD like to speak this morning about the way we view what we commonly refer to now as...