By: Helping Hands
Anzac Day is one of the few days in our national calendar that all Australians can agree on. Continue reading “The Anzac Spirit, Inspiring Australians to ‘Soldier On’”
The Anzac Spirit, Inspiring Australians to ‘Soldier On’
From Soldier to Servant: An Australian’s Journey from Conflict to Chaplaincy
By: Michael Crooks
While deployed in the Middle East, Haydn Lea felt a calling from a much higher rank. Continue reading “From Soldier to Servant: An Australian’s Journey from Conflict to Chaplaincy”
What You Need to Know About Anzac Day This Year
By: Amy Cheng
This year’s Anzac Day will look a little different to previous years, however, unlike last year, certain events will be taking place around the country. Continue reading “What You Need to Know About Anzac Day This Year”
Australians Prepare to Mark Anzac Day On Their Driveways at 6am
By: Clare Bruce
Above: (L) Kelly Wall in Landsborough, QLD, paints her wheelie bin ahead of Saturday (Photo: Facebook)
Australians in their thousands are preparing to mark Anzac Day from their driveways on Saturday, after the cancellation of all public Anzac gatherings due to coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading “Australians Prepare to Mark Anzac Day On Their Driveways at 6am”
Banjo Paterson’s Forgotten ANZAC Role: One of the Least-Known Parts of His Life
By: Annie Hamilton
Main image: Australian bush poet A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson. Inset: Light Horseman Private Richard Harwell Bryant on his waler, the kind of horse broken in and trained by Banjo Paterson. Bryant died aged only 38 while serving in Beirut, Syria, 1918. Photo: Australian War Memorial. All photos: Public Domain
Those tough Aussie horses, broken in and trained for the exact task before them, struggled in the soft, burning Middle Eastern sand, their fetlocks sinking deep in the desert hills. Continue reading “Banjo Paterson’s Forgotten ANZAC Role: One of the Least-Known Parts of His Life”
The Architect of Anzac Day
By: Graham McDonald
Our History and the Christian Connection
The catch cry of Canon David Garland was “nothing is too good for our soldier boys”. It epitomises the heart of a man dedicated to the soldiers he served.
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Banjo Paterson’s Role as an ANZAC: One of the Least Known Parts of His Life
By: Annie Hamilton
‘Banjo’ Paterson is immortalised on our ten dollar note. His role in the Anzac battalions is one of the least-known parts of his life. It has slipped to obscurity, perhaps because—mysteriously—he never wrote a poem about the great Walers he worked so hard to train. Or if he did, none have survived. Continue reading “Banjo Paterson’s Role as an ANZAC: One of the Least Known Parts of His Life”