A digital story written after a pilgrimage to Gallipoli in 2009. My Grandfather was part of the ANZAC forces second wave of troops in 1915 and had taken photos during his tour of service.
Lynn Berry, organiser of the 5000 Poppies Project, set the initial target to the crafting community to make 5,000 poppies. The support gained for the project was tremendous and now the amount of poppies made are in excess of 100,000....and growing!
In late 1914 a young woman living in Melbourne learned that her brothers were preparing to join the Great War. She wanted to play her part and signed up to support Red Cross.
Holocaust survivor Tuvia Lipson tells of how important it is that events are preserved and for people to be educated. That is the best way to prevent history repeating itself.
A reflection on the military service of the ancestors of a second generation migrant, when one uncle fought for the British in World War I and one grandfather fought for the Italians in World War II.
This is the story of my family and how they came to live in Australia, and the legacy of war on immigrants and their families.
A story about the struggle of being a refugee in a strange country and the way Australia gave such migrants a new life.
My grandfather had received the “Order of the white feather” as he had not gone to war. These white feathers were an “emblem of cowardice” for “chickens.” For men of this era, it was a mixed blessing - they were alive but besieged by confusion, guilt and societal expectation.