Anzac Centenary
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Honour for fallen
CASEY Mayor Mick Morland paid his respects to the fallen at the Narre Warren cenotaph on Anzac Day. For more coverage of Casey’s Anzac…
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Nothing stops this sacred duty
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD IN THE pre-dawn gloom George Nicholson stood to the side of the Narre Warren cenotaph and shook the hand of each…
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Respect in a quiet gesture
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD AS HUNDREDS shuffled towards the Narre Warren cenotaph on Anzac Day to pay their respects, one gesture stood out. With his…
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Sons and daughters of Anzac
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS ENDEAVOUR Hills cenotaph hosted one of its strongest recent turnouts at Wednesday’s Anzac Day service. A 100-strong throng of dignitaries, veterans,…
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Spirit etched in bronze age
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD NORM Barr’s legacy is attached to each name engraved in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The late Narre Warren Rotarian,…
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The fabulous baker boys
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD THEY were the baker’s boys – eight men employed by local Narre Warren baker Donald Hartley Rowe who all enlisted to…
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First in the line of bravery
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD NARRE Warren’s Neville Jacka reckons his ancestor Albert Jacka must have been a “little bit crazy” to perform such incredible acts…
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Questions left unasked
By BRIDGET SCOTT WHEN Beryl Craig reflects on the time she spent with her father, she wished she had asked more. “He didn’t talk…
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Dream garden of honour comes true
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THE Pearcedale Public Hall almost runs in secretary Maureen Smollen’s veins and her dream for a memorial garden next to the…
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Man of so many parts
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH A MINISTER, engineer, diplomat, governor, politician and soldier, Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey can be remembered as many things. But this year,…
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Gallipoli quilt is a comfort
By GEORGIA WESTGARTH THE Cranbourne Uniting Patchworkers along with the St John’s Anglican Quilters have created more than just a quilt in honour of…
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Anzac services
CRANBOURNE Saturday 25 April 5.45pm: Dawn service at Cranbourne RSL, 1475 South Gippsland Highway, with breakfast to follow. 10.15am: A march to the cenotaph…
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