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Bundaberg War Memorial, 7 July 1921
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Bundaberg War Memorial

The local Soldiers' Reception Committee initiated the idea for the statue and local architect F.H. (Frederic Herbert) Faircloth was commissioned to design the memorial.

Bundaberg Regional Council

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About the Afghanistan Avenue of Honour

The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour is a living memorial dedicated to the memory of all who served in the fight against terror in Afghanistan and to those brave and selfless Austra

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Pietro Porcelli - 1911 'No title', Western Mail (Perth, WA - 1885 - 1954), 1 July, p. 24 [Courtesy of Trove].
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Leederville Cenotaph

The Leederville War Memorial, (AKA West Leederville Memorial Gardens and Cenotaph), was unveiled by the Governor, Sir Francis Newdegate on Sunday 25 May 1924.

Town of Cambridge

The memorial plaque showing the names of seven men lost
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Seven of those lost

The seven men specifically commemorated on the Mallacoota Second World War memorial were killed in two aircraft crashes in the Mallacoota area.

Henry C Moulds

Defence Memorial
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Port Sorell Defence Memorial

The Port Sorell Defence Memorial is a collaborative community initiative to honour service personal from all areas of the Defence Force and to remember all past and present wars

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Tinnanbar Memorials

Tinnanbar is a coastal fishing village from the 1920’s. Today it is also a small retirement township some 50 kilometers south of Maryborough.

Allan Woodward

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Burrum Heads Memorial

Burrum Heads was primarily a retirement and fishing village with a poor road system. There was no direct road to Hervey Bay.

Allan Woodward

Corey's medals in the Australian War Memorial
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Ernie Corey, a uniquely brave man

Ernest ‘Ernie’ Corey was born in December 1891 at Green Hills near Cooma, New South Wales.  After finishing school, he worked as a blacksmith's striker but in January 1916

Henry C Moulds

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Wellington's Memorial

Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate (NSW), 23 May 1933. 

Dubbo Regional Council

Geurie school children, locals and the ree-enactment volunteers at Geurie Memorial Hal
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Feeding an army, Coo-ee's local connection

Wellington Times - October 23 2015 - 8:00AM

A former Wellington man is a quartermaster and a cook for the weary foot sloggers on the Coo-ee Re-enactment March.

Dubbo Regional Council

Laying of wreath at Geurie Memorial Hall 21/10/2015
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Laying of Wreath at Geurie Memorial Hall

Laying of wreath at Geurie Memorial Hall 21/10/2015.

A commemorative service was held in front of the Rolls of Honour at Geurie Memorial Hall at 4 pm.

Dubbo Regional Council

The AWM photograph of the scarf presented to Trooper AH Du Frayer
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The Queen's Scarf

In the last year of her life, Queen Victoria crocheted eight scarves from deep gold Berlin wool.

Henry C Moulds

The name of Margaret De Mestre heads the list of those who died during the Second World War
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The First to Fall

Immediately beneath the statement “IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE WHO FELL IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR 1939-1945” on the Bellingen War Memorial is the name Sister M. A. DeMestre.

Henry C Moulds