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School Peace Medal 1919 20 Mar 2013 | 10:51 am
Of the commemorative medals issued to mark the end of the First World War, the most common was the so-called ‘Peace’ or ‘Victory’ medal issued to every child in Australia aged 0-14 years (and aged up ...
Digger Times Vol 1 Issue 2 20 Mar 2013 | 10:10 am
EUMUNDI 30.11.1918 Wounded. Private J. Robinson who was sometime ago reported wounded whilst with the A.I.F in France, has been invalided home and arrived here early this week. He received a cordial ...
The Digger Times Vol 1, Issue 1 28 Feb 2013 | 12:06 pm
COORAN 16.11.1918 Peace celebrations. – Owing to the Post and Telegraph Office being closed, Cooran did not hear of the Armistice being signed until late in the evening, when there was great rejoici...
Don't miss our next DIG meeting! 16 Jan 2013 | 10:01 am
Saturday, 2 February 2013 9.15am to 2.00pm Old Church Hall 89 Willis Road, Bli Bli It’s time for our next DIG meeting/workshop. If you live on the Sunshine Coast, then I urge you to come along. For t...
Australian YMCA in England 8 Jan 2013 | 10:49 am
Red Triangle Hostels and Huts The Australian Y.M.C.A in England controls 26 buildings in England. Each is working at high pressure in serving Australian soldiers during the trying period of demobilis...
PROJECT UPDATE 31 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
You might have noticed that our numbers to be adopted have almost doubled since the beginning of our project in November 2010. A major reason for this is the addition of the settlers from the Beerburr...
Comforts for Horses 21 Aug 2012 | 03:13 pm
Miss Gore and her girl helpers appeal for further funds to carry on the work of providing comforts and bandages for horses going to the Front. The smallest donations, they state, will be acceptable. O...
THE TRENCH OF DEATH 18 Jul 2012 | 05:47 pm
Battlefields Tour Diary – 15 July Our tour group is in the heart of the fields of Flanders, based in Ieper in the region known as the Ypres Salient, synonymous with the names of Passchendale, Polygon...
Montville's Rejects 24 Jun 2012 | 02:00 pm
The following article was written by Gillie Warren who had kindly given me permission to republish it on our website. Thanks Gillie! (This is not my story. It was written by a journalist called Bill...
Beerburrum Soldier Settlement 18 Jun 2012 | 11:33 am
The Beerburrum Soldier Settlement was an Australian Commonwealth Government funded, Queensland State Government administered effort to provide land to repatriated servicemen who had served in the Aust...
