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Where to find hidden WWII sites of the Far North

Seventy-five years ago Cairns was a city at war. Tanks and armoured vehicles lumbered on the beaches and commandos trained...

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15th Aug. 2020 5:08 PM

‘Last of a great generation’ honoured

Seventy-five years after World War II ended, veterans and dignitaries have paid their respect to the one million...

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15th Aug. 2020 11:08 AM

Seventy-five years after World War II ended, veterans and dignitaries have paid their respect to the one million Australians who fought for their country.

Inside the WW2 plotting room at Sydney's North Head

Seventy five years after they were closed, the doors to the plotting room co-ordinating the guns defending Sydney Harbour...

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12th Aug. 2020 7:08 PM

Seventy five years after they were closed, the doors to the plotting room co-ordinating the guns defending Sydney Harbour will be reopened to the public.

Remembering British voice of hope

We’ll meet again: The ‘Forces’ Sweetheart’ died last month aged 103

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20th July 2020 12:07 PM

Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn in a photo taken in 2009. Photo Shaun Curry.

Clarence commando kept Japanese on back foot in Timor

THE kind of communication skills George Greenhalgh possesses goes some way to explaining the contrasting paths he has...

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25th April 2020 1:04 AM

George Greenhalgh reflects on his service in Timor during World War 2

Isolated Anzac’s century: turning 100 in a crisis

Brisbane WWII veteran fulfils a prophecy he first predicted in 2013, as former airman has a week to remember.

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24th April 2020 11:04 AM

Brisbane southside World War II veteran Norman Abbey, pictured in 2016 with his war medals. Picture: F45 Photography

Eerie images of plane at bottom of ocean

Researchers have captured stunning images of an aircraft wreckage site on the ocean floor decades after the plane was lost...

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14th Jan. 2020 11:01 AM

Researchers have captured stunning images of an aircraft wreckage site on the ocean floor. Picture: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego/RV Petrel/Vulcan Inc./Project Recover

Gympie remembers

Gympie Vet’s moving Remembrance Day as he sees five members of his family honoured.

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12th Nov. 2019 12:11 AM

2019 Remembrance Day Service in Memorial Lane yesterday.

77th anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay

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18th Aug. 2019 3:08 PM

Toowoomba Navy Veterans recount time on the sea

IN A side room of the Toowoomba RSL, two World War II sailors spent yesterday comparing their stories from their time in...

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26th April 2019 5:04 AM

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