Tag: Anzac Centenary
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...
Life scarred by war horrors
Journal columnist Jack Johnson is the son of a World War I veteran. In this special commemorative edition Jack writes “with love to our...
Women’s work for war wounded
NURSES were often the unsung heroes of the Gallipoli campaign.
Behind the front lines they patched up wounded soliders and comforted men who were destined...
Artist in action
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
HARKAWAY always served as a constant in the life of nurse Jessie Traill, both before and after her service in World War...
Memories kept in silent sleep
By MAREE ROWE
THE first name on the World War I honour board that hangs in Dandenong’s Drum Theatre is that of Albert Edward Alexander.
Private...
Historic dawn rises
WITH war still raging in Europe, the Dandenong community gathered at the town’s state primary school on 25 April 1916 to commemorate the first...
Brother and sister at the front
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
A SISTER followed her brother into wartime duty soon after he was wounded on a French battlefield during World War I.
Siblings William...
Invincible soldier shot
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
BEFORE he was shot dead on the front lines, Corporal ‘Yank’ McClure wrote to his parents back home about his seeming invulnerability.
The...
Boys booted up to serve
By JARROD POTTER
BROTHERS in arms until the very end, a well-loved and greatly-mourned Dandenong Football Club tandem gave their lives in the service of...
Small stature sapper built to fight above his weight
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
IT WAS no big problem for Hallam-born Sapper John Alfred Brown to convince authorities he could enlist in the Light Horse Brigade...
Anzac services
ENDEAVOUR HILLS
Wednesday 22 April
11am: Service at Endeavour Hills war memorial, Heatherton Road (near the shops).
Thursday 23 March
8.30am: Service at Gleneagles Secondary College, with special...
A search for war artefacts
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A WELL-RESPECTED group of Casey artists is looking for community help as it prepares for its special Anzac Centenary exhibition later this...
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Sandown called in by Minister
Greater Dandenong councillors have been seemingly in the dark about Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny ‘calling in’ a controversial rezoning of Sandown Racecourse for a...
