3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (420+ words) THE Golden City Collectors Association are looking forward to their 41st Annual Militaria and Collectables Show at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August. Traders will have wares ranging from books, medals, military uniforms, sporting goods, hunting, fishing,…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (420+ words) THE Golden City Collectors Association are looking forward to their 41st Annual Militaria and Collectables Show at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August. Traders will have wares ranging from books, medals, military uniforms, sporting goods, hunting, fishing,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (206+ words) THE cast of 21 HEARTS: Vivian Bullwinkel and the Nurses of the Vyner Brooke were in Ballarat this month to perform their second world war-set play about 21 nurses massacred at Bangka Island in February 1942. Arch of Victory-Avenue of Honour Committee president…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (530+ words) The Fort Queenscliff Heritage Association wants the future of the historic site settled sooner rather than later, warning a lengthy transition could leave the fort vulnerable while it sits vacant. The call comes as the federal government continues consultation on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (281+ words) A BENDIGO Thales-built Bushmaster damaged during a July 2012 improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan has taken pride of place in the new War in Afghanistan gallery at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. The V-shaped hull of Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (289+ words) A SELF-effacing born and bred Bendigonian who will celebrate his 100th birthday on Sunday 21 June has credited healthy living and meeting his second wife Lillian during his 80s as reasons for his longevity. Soon-to-be centenarian Frank Holland, who resides at an aged…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (297+ words) Anne Stephen and Graham Simon get each other. With nearly 60 years of service between them, the pair have an understanding of one another they have not found elsewhere. Though the army veterans did not serve together directly, they met while…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (554+ words) A MURWILLUMBAH veteran who recorded messages on tape to stay connected with his wife during the Vietnam War has reflected on the contrast between domestic life and combat ahead of this year’s Anzac Day commemorations. Derek Sims, 90, served 12 months in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (541+ words) JACK Donohue was a fresh-faced 18-year-old when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1943. At the time, the second world war had been raging for four years and, like many young men his age, Donohue was eager…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (471+ words) “When you march on Anzac Day you wear them on your left if you served and on the right if they belonged to a relative who served in the war,” he explained to a group of enthralled children. He also…...