Part of the Gallipoli campaign of WW1. Opposed by the Ottoman Turkish defenders, troops from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli peninsula. The assault did not go as planned and at least 2,000 men died, on both sides.
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Anzac Cove landing
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Anzac boulder
This sandstone boulder (three quarters of a tonne) is one of 6 removed from a...
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Founding of the state of Victoria in Australia
A small, heavily populated state on the south-east coast of Australia. It was officially separated from New South Wales, given a constitution and named Victoria in 1850. The enabling legislation ...
1 memorial
Gavin Alexander Porter
2024: We were contacted by John Stackhouse whose article about Porter will be published in the next issue of Medal News, published by Token Publishing. John kindly provided this photograph and all ...
War dead, WW1
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Sir Sidney Nolan
Artist. Born Sidney Robert Nolan in Carlton, Melbourne. He is best known for his paintings of Australian people, particularly Ned Kelly. He moved to London in 1951.
1 memorial
Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke
Politician. Born Nottinghamshire. An albino, he suffered poor and deteriorating eyesight so emigrated to Australia in 1841 in the hope of making a quick fortune before going blind. There he est...
1 memorial
Dr Ross J. Bastiaan
From Australian Memorial Park Bullecourt : "Dr Ross Bastiaan is a Colonel in the Australian Army Reserve. He is a practising periodontist {dentist} in Melbourne, Victoria. More than 140 bronze reli...
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