Extraordinary tale behind extraordinary documents
The story of coincidence, persistence and happenstance – a set of historic documents uncovered at the Australian High Commission in
Read moreThe story of coincidence, persistence and happenstance – a set of historic documents uncovered at the Australian High Commission in
Read moreOlympians Kaarle McCulloch and Michelle Ford have honoured the memory of Cecil Healy, the only Australian Olympic gold medallist to die
Read moreA pilgrimage to Anzac Cove prompted Leading Seaman Peta Binns to reflect on the sacrifice and valour etched into her
Read moreThe warble of magpies and chuckling of kookaburras filled the country air at Majors Creek as residents marched behind Australian
Read moreAs told by Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook, of Australia’s Federation Guard, to Flight Lieutenant Lily Lancaster. CAPTION: Leading Aircraftwoman Hunter Westbrook,
Read moreAlmost 106 years after guns fell silent in the battle of Villers-Bretonneux, one of the descendants of a soldier killed
Read moreA booby trap detonated and collapsed the Bapaume town hall in France on March 25, 1917, killing Lance Corporal Jules
Read moreOnce just a name on the Blackall State School honour roll in Queensland, Sister Greta Towner (1891-1961), who served as
Read moreRAAF Edinburgh aviators joined the Air Force Association (South Australia) in commemorating the 80th anniversary of a crash that resulted
Read morePrivate Wayne Drage’s voice wavered as he spoke about the day his great-great uncle was wounded during the battle of
Read moreOn the night he died in 1977, Jim Hunter called for his older brother Jack. CAPTION: The Brothers in Arms memorial
Read moreWalking in the footsteps of a Victoria Cross (VC) recipient from World War I gave a Jonathan Church Good Soldiering
Read moreIt was one of the most stunning battlefield victories and the beginning of the end of WW1. CAPTION: Australian Army
Read moreFiring 300kg shells more than 25km, this astonishing piece of hardware is described as the finest trophy captured by any
Read moreThe Australian Defence Force has a rich history of family legacies being carried on through the generations. CAPTION: Australian Army
Read moreThe names of three unknown Australian soldiers, who died during some of the bloodiest fighting of World War 1, were
Read moreDespite watching his father die from respiratory problems after being gassed in WW1, a young Leonard McLeod was determined to
Read moreWorld War 2 veteran, Private Bertram (Bert) Sutton, has been honoured with the presentation of a hero quilt by the
Read moreHow brave must someone be to charge on horseback at night when the ground can’t be seen? A clue to
Read moreMore than 104 years after his death, the grave of 21-year-old WWI soldier, No. 10778 Driver Albert Nicholson is now marked
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