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Our Diggers come to life
By JESSE GRAHAM THE LIVES of World War I soldiers are currently on display at Healesville Library, with personal stories from Diggers on the…
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Daughter amazed at courage
By PETER DOUGLAS EVEN today, Anni Atkinson still finds it difficult to grasp the hardships her Steels Creek-born father endured during the World War…
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Other ways to remember
By JESSE GRAHAM DAWN services and marches on Anzac Day are just a few of the ways that the community will stop to remember…
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Stories to reflect upon
FOR this Anzac Centenary souvenir edition of the Mail, our editorial team has compiled an invaluable array of feature stories and historical material. We’ve…
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Battling for Anzac glory
FOOTY teams from across the valley will face off in an annual Anzac showdown this weekend, with Healesville and Warburton-Millgrove battling it out for a…
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George’s war of hardship
By KATH GANNAWAY “JUST a line or two to let you know how things are going with me.” Private George Muir’s letter to his…
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Powerhouses flex muscles
Division 1 seniors Belgrave 22.24 (156) d Yarra Glen 12.7 (79) BELGRAVE won comfortably but it looked nothing like that at quarter time as Yarra…
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Honour is well flagged
By KATH GANNAWAY STUDENTS from schools throughout Upper Yarra placed flags on the 34 trees that make up the Yarra Junction Anzac Avenue of Honour…
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A true leader of men
By KATH GANNAWAY IT MAY seem cliched, but Captain George Ingram proved himself to be a leader of men. There are plenty of stories…
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Deep connection with soldiers’ stories
By TONY SMITH MHR ONE often overlooked fact of World War I is the first shot of the war was fired in Australian territory. Another…
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Our Diggers come to life
By JESSE GRAHAM THE LIVES of World War I soldiers are currently on display at Healesville Library, with personal stories from Diggers on the…
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Private George Alexander Terrick
Private George Alexander Terrick was born in Healesville in 1897. He was one of a number of Healesville’s Indigenous men, who included James Harris…