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- PM downplays fears Gallipoli war graves disturbed -
18.04.2005 00:14:11
Prime Minister John Howard says the discovery of bones at the site of roadworks in Gallipoli is an unavoidable consequence of war. Mr Howard will meet the Turkish Prime Minister to discuss the roadway when he visits Turkey for Anzac Day commemorations as part of his two-week overseas trip. ...(more inside)
- Gallipoli roadworks not our idea: Howard -
18.04.2005 00:10:54
Roadworks that have damaged parts of Anzac Cove had not been requested by the Australian government, Prime Minister John Howard said. Mr Howard, who will travel to Turkey for celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli Landing, released documents to show that former Veterans Affairs Minister Dana Vale had asked the roadworks be considered. ...(more inside)
- Commemoration of 90th anniversary of landing -
18.04.2005 00:06:23
Auckland City is encouraging Aucklanders to remember and honour those who fought for our country by attending one of the 18 Anzac Day services to be held across the city on Monday 25 April. ...(more inside)
- Govt knew of Gallipoli damage: ALP -
17.04.2005 23:52:44
The federal government had known for two years that roadworks at Gallipoli would damage the sacred site and now wanted to avoid all responsibility, according to Labor. ...(more inside)
- Howard moves to halt Gallipoli roadworks -
16.04.2005 23:38:29
Prime Minister John Howard is believed to have told Australian officials not to agree to any further roadworks on the Gallipoli Peninsula until their impact on Anzac sites had been fully assessed. ...(more inside)
- Travel Information Update for Turkey -
27.01.2005 11:54:11
This advice has been reviewed and reissued.
It contains new information on safety and security and local law and customs.
The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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- Turkey laps up Foster`s after lifting foreign beer ban -
06.01.2005 02:07:37
Aussie backpackers travelling to Gallipoli on ANZAC Day no longer need to carry beer all the way from home to raise a patriotic toast after Foster`s yesterday unveiled a licensing agreement that will allow a Turkish brewer to produce and market the iconic lager.
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- Stars may walk Kokoda -
11.12.2004 17:47:13
Former Australia Test captain Allan Border and champion leg spinner Shane Warne are expected to be among half-a-dozen sporting stars to walk the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea in April, as part of a drive to raise money for charity. ...(more inside)
- PM to attend 90th ANZAC anniversary -
06.12.2004 17:38:43
Prime Minister John Howard will attend the 90th anniversary of ANZAC Day in Gallipoli next year, and other MPs are likely to attend special services around the world. ...(more inside)
- Sex - a shore thing -
13.11.2004 15:29:13
Sex has always been the untold story of a soldier`s life on foreign shores. For centuries, soldiers serving in strange lands have sought the comfort and pleasure of local women, according to Australian National University historian Jill Matthews. ...(more inside)
- 103-year-old Digger joins children for Remembrance Day -
11.11.2004 15:20:50
From 103-year-old Digger Claude Choules, to thousands of primary school children, West Australians today remembered the contributions made by generations of Australians at war... ...Mr Casserley attends ANZAC Day ceremonies only, a spokesman for the WA branch of the Returned & Services League of Australia said. ...(more inside)
- Unknown warrior finally laid to rest -
11.11.2004 15:17:09
In a heartfelt ceremony at the National War Memorial in Wellington today, the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest as a symbol of New Zealand`s sacrifices in all wars. The casket containing his remains, which arrived here from northern France yesterday, was lowered slowly into his tomb at the memorial at 1.50pm. ...(more inside)
- Helen Clark Unkown Warrior Address at Parliament -
11.11.2004 15:12:31
Speech: New Zealand Government Address at Parliament acknowledging
the Unkown Warrior... ...The attendance at ANZAC day services, and the pilgrimages undertaken by significant numbers of New Zealanders to Gallipoli each April, and by others to France and elsewhere, are not only a reflection of the awe with which current generations view the courage of their forebears. ...(more inside)
- The Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance turns 70 -
11.11.2004 15:05:45
When Melbourne thinks of Remembrance Day, it thinks of the Shrine of Remembrance... ...The Shrine of Remembrance is Victoria’s largest and most visited war memorial and is probably Melbourne’s most recognised landmark. ...(more inside)
- Nationwide ceremonies to honour soldiers -
11.11.2004 14:58:26
Remembrance Day commemorations are taking place around Australia today. Services will mark the time 86 years ago - at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month - when the guns fell silent on the Western Front. ...(more inside)
- Remembrance Day celebrated -
10.11.2004 14:49:26
Australia`s four remaining World War I veterans may be too frail to take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies today. But thousands are expected to honour their bravery, and that of their fallen comrades, at events across the country. ...(more inside)
- Money for war memorials -
10.11.2004 14:45:10
Premier Steve Bracks will almost double the budget for restoring the state`s war memorials to $500,000 as part of his commitment to Remembrance Day and veterans.
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- Editorial: Indigenous issues need new ideas -
10.11.2004 14:36:54
To expect public servants to improve the circumstances of indigenous Australians is an exercise in optimism of heroic proportions... ...The tremendous flourishing of ANZAC Day in recent years has been a wonder to behold. But that does not make Remembrance Day any less important. ...(more inside)
- Just four WWI vets remain -
10.11.2004 14:32:32
Only four Australian survivors of World War I remain to observe tomorrow`s 86th remembrance of the armistice that ended the bloody conflict. Two of the venerable old Diggers, West Australian Peter Casserly and Gilbert Bennion of NSW, are 106. ...(more inside)
- Warrior`s return an important step for NZ -
09.11.2004 15:36:48
There`s little doubt that the return of New Zealand`s Unknown Warrior marks an important step in New Zealand`s growth as a nation. Andrew MacDonald finds what it means to Defence Force personnel. At a lonely war cemetery in northern France the remains of an unidentified New Zealand soldier were recently exhumed. ...(more inside)
- We remember, lest we forget -
09.11.2004 15:30:38
Remembrance Day presents a prime opportunity to examine the digger legend - and with a broader perspective than the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. One of the most influential figures in the way the digger legend has been understood is Bill Gammage, professor of history at the Australian National University Humanities Research Centre. ...(more inside)
- Freo`s Diggers booked -
07.11.2004 15:00:14
The 2998 young Fremantle men and women who fought for Australia in
World War I will be honoured in a book called Fremantle Anzacs. Of almost 3000 who left Fremantle Harbour between 1914 and 1918, 698 lie in graves throughout Europe or died soon after returning to Australia. ...(more inside)
- The search for Sergeant Corbett -
07.11.2004 14:33:20
More than 50,000 Australians died on the Western Front in World War I. Roy Masters scours the cemeteries for one young soldier`s grave. St Elmo Rupert Corbett made a habit of taking his leave in dramatic circumstances. When he left Phillip Island, where he was born, it was in a small boat with the family horses swimming behind. ...(more inside)
- Jeremy picked to see birthplace of the ANZAC legend -
05.11.2004 21:29:04
Guts, not glory, is at the heart of the celebration of the ANZAC spirit, schoolboy Jeremy Rich says. Jeremy (14), from Wembley, is one of 14 high school students chosen to go to Gallipoli next April with the WA premier to mark the 90th anniversary of the World War I landing. ...(more inside)
- Dinky-di Dick`s 100 -
04.11.2004 16:56:37
World War II gunner Richard "Dick" Harris marked his 100th birthday yesterday by becoming an Australian citizen... ...Mr Harris has marched on ANZAC Day every year until last. ...(more inside)
- Gallipoli from the trenches -
04.11.2004 16:16:03
Few Australians would recognise the Gallipoli campaign as it is known in Turkish history - as the Battle of Canakkale. Fewer still would view the battle as an invasion in which 87,000 Turkish men lost their lives defending a homeland under Allied attack. ...(more inside)
- Lone Pine battles on -
31.10.2004 04:27:10
One veteran of the Shrine of Remembrance will see in its 70th anniversary less a few limbs after being badly wounded in the storms which pounded Melbourne this week. ...(more inside)
Travel Information Update for Turkey
27.10.2004 23:25:32
This advice has been reviewed and reissued.
It contains new information on safety and security.
The overall level of the advice has decreased. ...(more inside)
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