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  • Pasadena's Centennial Park cemetery selling graves with ocean, Adelaide Hills views - NEWS.com.au April 20, 2018
    NEWS.com.auPasadena's Centennial Park cemetery selling graves with ocean, Adelaide Hills viewsNEWS.com.auAt Centennial Park you can opt for a hexagonal shaped group burial site, so your family can make an eternal circle. Oh, and speaking of eternal – burial sites used to be on a renewable lease. If the lease runs out the cemetery goes to great lengths t […]
  • Old Perth cemetery with 'potentially hundreds' of human remains to ... - The Sydney Morning Herald April 21, 2018
    The Sydney Morning HeraldOld Perth cemetery with 'potentially hundreds' of human remains to ...The Sydney Morning HeraldA former East Perth cemetery opposite Old Perth Girls School with “potentially hundreds” of human remains will be redeveloped into a community hub after it was purchased from the State Government by a private company. The land sal […]
  • Battlefields journey prompts emotional response - Shepparton News April 21, 2018
    Shepparton NewsBattlefields journey prompts emotional responseShepparton NewsEuroa's Brenton Noye was selected to go on a study tour to the Western Front with Legacy Australia in 2016 along with 74 other young Australians. The following is an excerpt from the travel piece he created upon returning home from France. As part of ...
  • Sikh Australians and their contributions celebrated in new Perth monument - ABC Online April 19, 2018
    ABC OnlineSikh Australians and their contributions celebrated in new Perth monumentABC OnlineSikhs have been part of Australia's rich multicultural history for almost 200 years but their stories have been seldom shared or celebrated. While many monuments honour colonial pioneers, there's little to recognise that Sikhs, originally from the ...
  • Old Perth cemetery with 'potentially hundreds' of human remains to be redeveloped into community hub - Brisbane Times April 21, 2018
    Brisbane TimesOld Perth cemetery with 'potentially hundreds' of human remains to be redeveloped into community hubBrisbane TimesThe site, at 20 Bronte Street is now a vacant block, but was a cemetery during the early days of Perth and will be redeveloped into mixed use, residential, retail, office accommodation and community space. Planning Ministe […]
  • Unknown Australian soldier identified as a 'true hero of Gallipoli' - ABC - ABC Online April 21, 2018
    ABC OnlineUnknown Australian soldier identified as a 'true hero of Gallipoli' - ABCABC OnlineFor more than 100 years, Private Edward Attfield was wrongly believed to have been a deserter from the Australian Army — but in fact, his body was buried in an Egyptian war cemetery.Lost Gallopoli Anzac Ned Attfield finds place in history after being shunne […]
  • Anzac Day is about remembrance and the power of community - Newcastle Herald April 20, 2018
    Newcastle HeraldAnzac Day is about remembrance and the power of communityNewcastle HeraldThey are the war cemeteries. About a third of the way up the hill on my trek, I reached what I consider the most beautiful cemetery on the peninsula, Shell Green. It was on this site that the famous picture of soldiers playing cricket was taken. More ...and more »
  • Anzac Day: How Villers-Bretonneux cemented our identity - The Australian April 20, 2018
    The AustralianAnzac Day: How Villers-Bretonneux cemented our identityThe AustralianThe street leading off the main square is Rue de Melbourne. Rue Victoria houses the school, funded with Victorian money, which declaims: 'Do Not Forget Australians'. The school's attic also houses an Australian-French museum.” Cafes, road signs and ...and more » […]
  • Visit to Tasmanian soldier's grave in France - Tasmania Examiner April 19, 2018
    Tasmania ExaminerVisit to Tasmanian soldier's grave in FranceTasmania ExaminerA Tasmanian World War I Lieutenant has been remembered during a visit to his grave by the family of another soldier who fought alongside him. Arthur Harvey and his wife Colleen flew from Western Australia to northern France this month to visit the spot ...
  • War hero lies in lost grave - Central Telegraph April 20, 2018
    Central TelegraphWar hero lies in lost graveCentral Telegraph"The land the cemetery is located on is privately owned and over decades it has been grazed on by cattle and ploughed up unsuspecting farmers - there are no stones or markings left. "Something should be done to remember these people, especially ...

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