Tag: Anzac Centenary
Red poppies to remember
GIANT red poppies adorn the lawn at Dandenong Civic Square as a symbol of peace and hope.
People from the Greater Dandenong community created the...
Young vet on convoy north
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
SELF-DESCRIBED “young veteran” Lance-Corporal Scott May’s thoughts went beyond Gallipoli on Anzac Day.
The Pakenham physiotherapist spent much of the day pondering his...
Steadfast dedication
By CASEY NEILL
A SEA of faces representing all corners of the globe was unmoved by the steady stream of rain that fell throughout the...
Fallen’s families get pensions
NEWSPAPERS were key to the recruiting effort in Victoria during World War I.
The frontlines in Turkey and Europe needed a continual supply of new...
Spirit rises up with the sun
ENDEAVOUR Hills resident Asanga Seneviratne was among 76 students chosen to represent Victoria at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Gallipoli, Turkey.
The Berwick...
Spirit of teenage war adventure
AS THE centenary of the Anzac landing in Gallipoli is commemorated this week, 16-year-old TRAVIS REID, from Hallam Senior College, reflected on his journey...
Mission to save wounded
By CASEY NEILL
DANDENONG man Rod Tharle thought his great uncle had died on a World War I battlefield.
But just a few years ago he...
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...
Town hall welcome home
WOUNDED Gallipoli veteran George Pearson was lauded as a hero when he returned to Dandenong in October 1915.
Grainy photographs taken outside the Dandenong Town...
War’s school of hard knocks
By NARELLE COULTER
THE ghosts of Lighthorsemen past ride on at Dandenong High School, their memory preserved in the school’s official colours - dark blue,...
Study tour across history
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THIS month 15-year-old Hayley Hickey stood looking over Anzac Cove and was lost for words.
The current Year 10 student from Fountain Gate...
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...
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Weaving strong bonds
Mission Australia has brought out a strong bond amongst women through its weaving circle program for Aboriginal women.
The women’s weaving yarn circle is a...
