Diggers and Drummers join to commemorate ANZAC Day Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) Port Stephens LGA by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 SCHOOL of Rock drummers and ANZAC Diggers may seem like an unlikely combination, but Craig “Rosie” Rosevear has once again led his music school charges in a drumming performance for the ANZAC Day march. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE In 2008, the Lambton/New Lambton RSL Sub-Branch faced the dilemma of not having
Wilfred Wilkinson Light Horse Trooper Veteran of the Battle of Beersheba FEATURED Medowie, Ferodale, Campvale by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 THE first ANZAC Day was celebrated in 1916 on the anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp’s (ANZAC) landing at Gallipoli, Turkey in 1915. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The biography here, is based on research by local authors John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher, and features local World War I
Jack Ireland, OAM, remembers service, mates and sacrifice Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong FEATURED by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 JACK Ireland, OAM, has attended ANZAC Day commemorations for more than 70 years, a time when he reflects on his service, his mates and the sacrifices. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Jack, now 95-years of age, served as an engineer and craftsman in the 2nd/1st Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment during WWII. “I was conscripted
Bulahdelah’s Cenotaph gets refurbished in time for ANZAC Day Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong by NOTA - April 20, 2016 When driving up Meade Street in Bulahdelah one may notice the shiny, newly refurbished Cenotaph. After the ANZAC Centenary last year, the NSW Government established a Community War Memorial Fund to help protect and conserve existing war memorials across NSW. The Bulahdelah Cenotaph was constructed in 1946 and it represents the people of
ANZAC Day honours our Diggers Karuah, North Arm Cove by NOTA - April 15, 2016 Vale to our fallen. We will never forget the ladies and men who fought for our Nation in many wars and overseas deployments, which in turn has ensured we have been able to keep and respect our way of life for current and future generations. ANZAC Day is coming, but for
