Places of Pride: National Register of War Memorials

Boer War Memorial Statue returns to Sturt Street Gardens

A celebration has been held to mark the return of an icon in the Sturt Street Gardens boulevard.

80th anniversary of the Battle of Labuan

On this day in 1945, soldiers from the Australian Imperial Force’s 24th Infantry Brigade, 9th Division landed on the small island of Labuan in Brunei Bay, northwest Borneo. The assault was part of a broader offensive against the Japanese in Borneo known as Operation Oboe.

From DVA