Tag: Anzac Centenary
Crosses tell tragic tale
By NARELLE COULTER
THE 53 former Dandenong Primary School students who served in World War I were remembered when the school’s recently restored honour board...
Women’s work for battle’s wounded
NURSES were often the unsung heroes of the Gallipoli campaign.
Behind the front lines they patched up wounded soliders and comforted men who were destined...
Red poppies to remember
GIANT red poppies adorn the lawn at Dandenong Civic Square as a symbol of peace and hope.
People from the Greater Dandenong community created the...
Women torn by war’s pull
By CASEY NEILL
JACQUELINE Dinan knows more than most about the impact of war on the women left behind.
The author this month visited Springvale to...
Young vet’s convoy north
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
SELF-DESCRIBED “young veteran” Lance-Corporal Scott May’s thoughts went beyond Gallipoli on Anzac Day.
The Pakenham physiotherapist spent much of the day pondering his...
Service of thanks
YARRAMAN Oaks Primary School held a moving service last Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Anzac troops landing at Gallipoli in Turkey.
The Noble...
Uniform is badge of honour
By CASEY NEILL
THE World War I uniform in the Dandenong RSL foyer it more than just clothing.
It belonged to Corporal Victor Royston Smith, an...
Onto the pages of history
By NARELLE COULTER
ROUSED from what must have been a fitful sleep at 3am on 25 April 1915, Harold 'Shaver' Tulloch ate breakfast at 4am...
To football from the front
By JARROD POTTER
IT TOOK five years for Dandenong Football Club to get a second chance at a premiership.
The club had suffered a four-point defeat...
Brothers on the battlefield
By CASEY NEILL
THREE Fleming brothers left Springvale for the foreign battlefields of World War I.
Unlike many who fought during the Great War, William Henry,...
War to end all wars didn’t end madness
By CASEY NEILL
WAR has become a family affair for the Meehans, but Noble Park RSL president John hopes the tradition ends with him.
“I’m very...
Bayonet charge on enemy
By CASEY NEILL
SERGEANT Charles Henry Masters was one of the first men in Dandenong to enlist for World War I.
He was also one of...
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Hardy, Hague hardly fazed in big wins for Lions and Bears
A return to form for Narre South on Saturday was the ultimate Christmas reward for Jeevan Mendis’ side in the Dandenong District Cricket Association’s...
