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George’s war of hardship
By KATH GANNAWAY “JUST a line or two to let you know how things are going with me.” Private George Muir’s letter to his…
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Honour is well flagged
By KATH GANNAWAY STUDENTS from schools throughout Upper Yarra placed flags on the 34 trees that make up the Yarra Junction Anzac Avenue of Honour…
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A true leader of men
By KATH GANNAWAY IT MAY seem cliched, but Captain George Ingram proved himself to be a leader of men. There are plenty of stories…
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Our Diggers come to life
By JESSE GRAHAM THE LIVES of World War I soldiers are currently on display at Healesville Library, with personal stories from Diggers on the…
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Private George Alexander Terrick
Private George Alexander Terrick was born in Healesville in 1897. He was one of a number of Healesville’s Indigenous men, who included James Harris…
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Survived being ‘killed in action’
By KATH GANNAWAY JOHN Valentine McDonald was 25 when he joined up on 15 June 1915. He went into the 24th Battalion AIF, number…
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Odds on for endurance
By KATH GANNAWAY ANTHONY McAleer’s interest in military history started as a kid watching The Sullivans. He got involved with the RSL when he…
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Wall to remember fallen
By KATH GANNAWAY WARBURTON RSL will unveil the Warburton Gallipoli Centenary Memorial Wall today (Tuesday, 21 April). The project is spectacular, and in connecting…
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Anzac traffic plan
FOR public safety and effective crowd flow, traffic management will be in place for Yarra Ranges Council’s Anzac Day Commemorative Service on Saturday 25…
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Four brothers off to war
By KATH GANNAWAY IT’S hard to imagine what it is like for a parent to wave a son, or a daughter, off to war.…
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Road manners ingrained early
By JESSE GRAHAM PARENTS are being asked to be on their best behaviour when driving around children, as part of a TAC campaign to stop…
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New memorials policy
By JESSE GRAHAM VICROADS is inviting community members from the Yarra Ranges and beyond to have their say on roadside memorials, for a new policy…
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