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87World War 1 Trench Warfare
The Western Front during World War 1 stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier with France. Both sides dug themselves in ending any possible chance of a quick war; this caused a stalemate, which was...
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69World War 1 Gallipoli
On 19th February 1915, British naval ships attacked Turkish forts at the Dardanelles; they started with a long-range bombardment followed by heavy fire at closer range. This forced the Turks to retreat...
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75Family Ancestry (a ww1 tribute)
For some reason I started to think about William Banks last night why?, well maybe just to keep his memory alive and for that reason I would like to share his brief life with you,so if you have a few minutes...
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63Crunchy Anzac Biscuits an Australian tradition
The cooked biscuits This recipe is from the book Margaret Fulton's Encyclopedia of food and cookery. Anzac biscuits are reputed to have come from the first world war when mothers and women's groups used to...
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79ANZAC Day - 25 April
The letters ANZAC stand for "Australian and New Zealand Army Corps", Anzac Day remembers the Australian and New Zealand forces who have gone to war. ANZACs were originally the soldiers who had fought a famous battle at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.
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72January 2009 Holiday Calendar Australia
Australia's public holidays in 2009 are a mixture of country-wide and local holidays. Australia's holiday calendar is confused with different states having differnet public holidays. Even some shires and...
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64The Poems of Jack Reilly's War
What follows are the collected verse from Jack Reilly's War, the first in The Silent Heroes series. While not all of these poems were published with the series, they all have some resonance with the story as...
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54Silent Heroes Project - Jack Reilly's War - Part 5
Laurie Favelle's Store - Australia 1st May: Still resting at the base but expect to return to the firing line this afternoon. Left the base 7pm and returned to firing line. 2nd May: Still in trenches –...
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Laurie Favelle's Store - Australia Historical Comment For those who landed on Gallipoli at the commencement of the campaign, the period from 25 – 29 April was one of desperate struggle. There had been a...
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Laurie Favelle's Store - Australia Historical Comment It is perhaps useful to pause at this stage and examine some issues that were developing within the Australian ranks. This is not to suggest that Jack...
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