Local historian Elizabeth Griffin, talks about Banjo Paterson…
Read MoreThe battle has been raging for hours now. Significant Allied casualties have been inflicted across the multiple waves of infantry. The last light of the day has faded to night at 8pm.
Read MoreWith the passing of August 18th saw the most recent anniversary for the Battle of Long Tan, Australia’s costliest engagement during the war in Vietnam.
Read MoreAustralian and British troops have broken into the German’s frontline. Behind them, are the successive waves of Allied infantry advancing in tow.
Read More“The first thing that struck you, was that the shells were bursting everywhere, mostly high-explosive. You would see machine guns knocking bits off the trees in front of the reserve line and sparking against the wire... When men looked over the top, they saw no man’s land leaping up everywhere in showers of dust and sand... rather confirming our fears that the Germans knew something.”
Read MoreHaving occupied the surrounds of Fromelles for roughly two years, the German’s 6th Bavarian Reserve Division had everything in their favour to secure victory over the pending battle.
Battled harden from the Gallipoli campaign, roughly 300,000 Australians served on the Western Front. Where within a single battle that lasted only 24-hours, 5,533 casualties were claimed from the Australian 5th Division.
Read MoreThe National Library of Australia’s online archive Trove has unveiled a new-look interface and there is no better time to get acquainted with this truly amazing portal to the past.
Read MoreWilliam Harry “Bill” Dean was ‘called up’ into the Army in August 1942 at the age of 23
Read MoreReading the daily coverage of the coronavirus pandemic over the past few weeks I’ve seen the word ‘unprecedented’ used countless times. I’ve even used it myself in this magazine and in conversation.
Read MoreA good yarn!
Editor: Reader Jenny Roberts dropped some “old stuff” into our office recently and among it, I found this short story. It’s from Horses and Horsemen back in 1965. I enjoyed reading it, I think you might too. Thanks Jenny!
Read MoreUnless you were there, it would be impossible to fully appreciate the horror encountered by our diggers when they landed at Gallipoli.
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