It is with deep regret...
Saturday May 3rd 1941
At the property ‘Abington’ (now known as ‘Araluen’) on the Old Eltham Road, Lower Plenty, home of Mrs Annie Castledine.
Eltham War Memorial
The Eltham War Memorial consists of a building complex and gardens.
Eltham Obelisk
This War Memorial which takes the form of an obelisk is inscribed with the names of Eltham serviceman who died in the First World War.
Shire of Eltham War Memorial, Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground. Vic.
In 1918, local farmer Walter Whippell proposed and donated £50 to obtain a couple of acres of land on the summit of Garden Hill for the formation of a memorial park in honour of
Soldier's Memorial Park
In 1918, local farmer Walter Whippell proposed and donated £50 to obtain a couple of acres of land on the summit of Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground, for the formation of a memorial
Re-dedication and relocation of Memorial
In November 1916, there was a dedication of an impressive memorial built for six tram workers who had laid down their lives in World War 1.
Their fate was a jungle grave
It’s hard to imagine the contrast between the flat, open plains around Ivanhoe, NSW, and the tropical rainforests and jungles of Burma and Malaya.
From Sale to Beersheba
Every name, on every memorial, has a story behind it. Many stories are known only to friends and family, others remain as yet untold.
"Inspired confidence in all"
Another name on the Nyngan and District First World War Roll of Honour features a small cross next to it.
Geoffrey William Plenty
Geoffrey William Plenty was born in Port Pirie, South Australia, on the 9th November 1922 to Clarence Garland and Ivy Fanny Plenty (nee Davies) of Warnertown, South Australia.&n
The first of three brothers to fall
The front panel on the Nyngan Cenotaph is the Nyngan and District Roll of Honour for the First World War.
Precinct named in honour of war-time nurse
Gallipoli Barracks’ 17th Brigade Precinct in Brisbane has been renamed the Bullwinkel Lines in honour of World War II nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel.
Steward William Maurice Fisher
William (Bill) Maurice Fisher was born on the 19th July 1920 in Port Pirie, South Australia, to Charles William John and Florence Isabella Fisher, nee Greenhill.
Fairey Battle TT1 L5640
At 0940 hours on the 20th May 1943, a Fairey Battle aircraft from No.
Engine Room Artificer Class 4 Douglas William Charles Smith
Douglas William Charles Smith was born in Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia on the 8th March 1917 to John William Alexander and Elsie Charlotte May Smith (nee Diggens).
Football club's unique record
Recruiting in Port Pirie.
Mr Leo de Dear, the Honourable Secretary of the Proprietary Football Club, writes:
A strong streak of honest determination
At the base of one side of the Bogan Gate War Memorial Clock Tower is a plaque reading “RAAF” with beneath that the simple inscription “P/O R.H. Middleton V.C”.
Southgate
A poem by Jim Chambers
Private Joseph Munday
Joseph Munday was born on the 26th January 1891 in Wandearah East, South Australia, one of eight children to William and Emma Munday (nee Fidge).
Corporal Clarence Davidson
Clarence Davidson was one of the first to join the Australian Infantry Force (AIF) from Port Pirie, South Australia, on the 19th August 1914, 3 weeks after war was declared
The Kookaburra Recruiting March 1916
When Australia became committed to provide troops for the First World War, recruiting committees across the country were formed to help boost recruitment numbers.
3D Virtual Tour
A small project that I took on of my own accord was to create a 3D Virtual Tour of the Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial in Ballarat.
Barcaldine War Memorial Monument
The War Memorial monument is in honour of the men and women from the Central Western District of Queensland who served their country as members of Australian defence forces.
The Guns Memorial
The Guns Memorial in Ash Street features a Turkish Gun, German Mortar and Japanese Gun. Each gun was presented to the Barcaldine Shire.