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Families scarred by war’s tragedies
THE scars of the Great War run deep in many families as Dandenong RSL sub-branch president John Wells knows all too well. Mr Wells’…
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Trail hosts signs of war
INTERACTIVE signs will take visitors on a World War I tour across Greater Dandenong. The council will install markers at nine historic locations in…
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More time spent fighting his own side
By CASEY NEILL EDWARD James Regan was court-martialled three times during his World War I service – once after shooting himself in the foot.…
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Brother and sister at the front
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A SISTER followed her brother into wartime duty soon after he was wounded on a French battlefield during World War I.…
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Parking meters may damage business
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS TRADERS could be “up in arms” over the proposed introduction of on-street parking meters in central Springvale, according to a business group…
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Car park to open despite terror concerns
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS and CASEY NEILL DANDENONG Civic Centre’s basement car park will reopen to the public despite concerns that it could me a terror…
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Journal staff go off to war
THE Journal farewelled several members of staff as they signed up to the fight in Europe and Turkey during World War I. On 1…
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The picture of bravery …
EIGHT Victoria Cross recipients are buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery – probably more than any other cemetery in Australia. Among the VC heroes is Robert…
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Mayor’s hijab move falls flat
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS GREATER Dandenong mayor Sean O’Reilly has been accused by fellow councillors of “naively” endorsing the hijab on their behalf. The mayor had…
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Headstart on tolerance
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MUSLIM community advocate says hostile reaction to a hijab-wearing social experiment in Dandenong this month could drive more young people to…
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Arrests in drug raid
POLICE arrested seven of the 15 people they found inside a Dandenong home during a drug raid this week. Greater Dandenong Tasking Unit executed a…
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Roof siege man charged
By CASEY NEILL A NOBLE Park man has today (Tuesday) been charged over a 30-hour siege in Moodemere Street over the weekend. He’ll face Melbourne…
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