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Emerald Hill WWI honour roll to commemorate village's veterans
Emerald Hill's World War II veterans will be commemorated in a new honour roll at the community hall.
From Namoi Valley Independent
Nowra Anglican College's Saluting Their Service program grant to establish memorial garden
Nowra Anglican College will receive $10,000 to establish a new memorial garden at its Bomaderry college to commemorate Australian defence personnel who have served in all wars, conflicts and peace operations.
From South Coast Register
Publicity boost for local museums hosting ‘treasures’ like Gallipoli flag
Did you know that a local museum in Bega houses one of the few Australian flags that survived the Gallipoli campaign? “It’s the sort of flag that the Australian War Memorial would love to have,” South Coast History Society president Peter Lacey said when describing the rare item.
The Port Pirie and Port Broughton RSL are recipients of the 2021-22 Anzac Day Commemoration Fund grant.
The Port Pirie and Port Broughton RSLs are among the successful 2021-22 Anzac Day Commemoration Fund grant program recipients.
From Port Pirie - The Recorder News
Remembering the Hutchins brothers
In a war that left tens of thousands of Australian families in mourning, the Hutchins family suffered more than most. Mary Hutchins and her husband Henry saw seven of their nine sons off to war; only three came home.
Upgrade on the way for Harden-Murrumburrah & District War Memorial Pool
The Harden-Murrumburrah & District War Memorial Pool will soon receive much-needed upgrades through a $997,500 grant under the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Regional Sport Facility Fund.
From The Nationals for Regional NSW
Funding to mark 50 years since Vietnam
As the 50th anniversary of Australia ending its involvement in the Vietnam War approaches, federal government funding has been allocated to commemorate the significant milestone.
An archaeological crew may have found a WWII US bomber in Italy
MILAN - An archaeological dig in Sicily has uncovered traces of a lost World War II American heavy bomber shot down in 1943, and possible human remains that could lead to identification of five airmen whose bodies were never recovered.
Recognition for Heywood's Gunditjmara war heroes
A stunning mural dedicated to Gunditjmara servicemen and women in south-west Victoria will ensure their part in Australia's war history is honoured for generations to come.
A large part of military history and a military hero now rests in Port Arthur
At the end of Proctor Street, sitting quietly in still waters behind the structures at Gulf Cropper, is “just a bunch of steel.”
History buffs bring World War II Battle of Hong Kong to life with tours of military sites and by sharing the accounts of soldiers who fought Japanese invasion
It was at a pre-graduation clean-up in the Ricci Hall student residence at the University of Hong Kong in 2015 that Taurus Yip Kwan-kit stumbled upon a short biography of alumnus Jose Guterres in a
$125,000 grant for conservation work on Woronora River war memorial
Conservation work will be carried out on the Woronora River war memorial through a state government grant of $125,000. The project will include replacing damaged lighting and installing protective guards to prevent future damage.
From St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
Two Australian veterans receive prestigious US Silver Star award for valour
Two Australian veterans have been awarded the third-highest military combat decoration from the United States, one posthumously, for their service to the US in the Vietnam War.
Charlie Miller memorial garden opened at Moorak
World War Two spitfire pilot and Mount Gambier character, the late Charlie Miller OAM, was memoralised this week with the opening of a garden at Moorak Primary School.
From The Border Watch
Bill the Bastard statue honours a great war horse and a community’s tenacity
Stubbornness, tenacity and courage are words used to describe the temperament of one of Australia’s greatest warhorses, but they also absolutely characterise the endeavours of a small Hilltops community in honouring that horse.
From About Regional
Pearl Harbor
80 years ago today the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States of America.
Veterans visit at new Brighton Memorial Walkway
Members of the Brighton RSL Sub-branch laid a wreath at the new Memorial Walkway at Brighton Memorial Fields on Tuesday, 30 November.
From St George & Sutherland Shire
Florence Nightingale’s lamp and coded wartime quilt star in new Red Cross museum
A quilt stitched with coded messages by allied female prisoners of war and a lamp believed to have been used by Florence Nightingale are among the “objects of kindness” that are to go on display for the first time this week.
Grant will give 101 year old memorial hall a lift
The historic Wamberal Hall is set for some striking additions thanks to a $6,700 grant from the Federal Government’s Saluting their Service funding program.
From CCN Coast News
War hero captured in mural on side of terrace
Tony Brady, known as “Kelzo”, and Evan Barlow designed the mural which shows First World War veteran Alfred Robert Wilkinson who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
The Australian War Memorial, 80 years on.
The Australian War Memorial was unveiled to the public by the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie on November 11, 1941.
DIY diggers join forces to mend crack in Memorial Wall
When ex-serviceman Mark Anderson noticed a major blemish at the Launceston war memorial, he knew something had to be done.
From The Examier
Spirit of Laggan: villagers searching for servicemen and women to complete memorial
In 1946, the year after the Germans had surrendered to Allied forces in World War II, the unveiling of a memorial facade at Laggan Hall was set for Easter Monday.
From about regional news