It Was At Gallipoli
Six years on, Australian Story catches up with the students and their teacher who embarked on an epic mission to the battlefields of Gallipoli and northern Europe.
View ArticleA lesson in war
Just before Anzac day Phil Rutherford is in his element, he's the grounds person at West Mackay Primary School but around this time of year he's not just cutting grass.
View ArticleSurviving Hill 60
Mackay canecutter Frank King was "blown up when Hill 60 went up". His daughter Lita Bentley recounts her father's memories of that time.
View ArticleParades around Queensland salute Anzacs
Around 50,000 people lined Brisbane's CBD streets to honour Australians who went to war at the city's Anzac Day parade.
View ArticleRemembrance Day to include dusk service
Mackay residents will get an extra opportunity to commemorate Remembrance Day tomorrow, with a dusk observance as well as the traditional 11:00am (AEST) services.
View ArticleMackay pauses for Remembrance Day
Hundreds of people are expected to turn out today at Remembrance Day ceremonies around the Mackay district.
View ArticleStudent reflection and rare photos combine to tell the World War One story
An historical discovery from a descendant of World War One and a journey from North Mackay High School have combined to give a greater insight to soldiers fallen during battle.
View ArticleSocial media raises interest in Anzac Day
The RSL says social media is renewing interest in the Anzac legend.
View ArticleAnzac Day commemorations: Thousands cheer on parades across Queensland
Thousands of people lined the streets of Brisbane's CBD to watch the Anzac Day march, as part of more than 260 events across the state. More than 140 units made up of returned servicemen and current...
View ArticleNorth Queensland's crooked history
Gun-toting prostitutes, get rich quick scammers and cuttlefish-wielding safe breakers are some of the criminal underbelly of north queensland that researcher Ray Holyoak discovered in old Townsville...
View ArticleMackay celebrates 100 years of Red Cross
In 1914 war was on everyone's mind, and the Mackay community banded together to form one of the Australian Red Cross's original branches.
View ArticleMackay pauses for Remembrance Day services
Services will be held across the Mackay region this morning to honour those who have died in combat.
View ArticleRemembrance Day: Queenslanders pause to reflect on Australians who served in war
Diggers past and present have been remembered at Remembrance Day services around Queensland, as part of ceremonies across the nation.
View ArticleAustralians travel to Gallipoli to restore Anzac memorial sites
A group of 12 volunteers including ex-serviceman have returned home from Turkey after helping to rebuild memorial sites in the Gallipoli National Park.
View ArticleAnzac descendants to march in Mackay
It took 150 hours of research, endless phone calls and countless cups of coffee before Patrick Fitzgerald to successfully organise a large group of Anzac descendants to march on Anzac Day in Mackay.
View ArticleIn pictures: 100 years of Anzac in Mackay
As part of the Anzac centenary commemorations, a historical exhibition is currently on display at the Mackay Showgrounds. Among the vast array of swords, rifles and war photos you will find a walking...
View ArticleMackay and Brisbane schools commemorate former students who died in WWI
A field of poppies is planted in Mackay to honour the almost 1,600 locals who enlisted in World War I.
View ArticleIn pictures: Anzac Day connections in Walkerston
Amidst the early morning fog, families gathered in Walkerston to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Many people attending the services all had one thing in common - they shared a...
View ArticleMackay kids mark Anzac Day with Debutante Ball
An array of young children dressed in pint-sized tuxedos and glistening white gowns commemorated Anzac Day by taking part in a miniature Debutante Ball in Mackay.
View ArticleIn pictures: Greenmount Homestead Heritage Fair
Vintage cars, billy cart racing and fashion competitions were just some of the sights to be seen at the Greenmount Homestead Heritage Fair last weekend. More than 10,000 people attended the annual...
View ArticlePoetic escape from the realities of war
Before commanding men on the battlefields during World War I, one young man from regional Queensland would have been more comfortable holding a piece of chalk in his hand than a loaded gun.
View ArticleMackay cadets acquire WWI poppies from the Tower of London
A sea of red, handmade poppies filled the Tower of London's moat last year marking the centenary of World War I, and today two of those poppies can be found at the Army Cadet Unit in Mackay.
View ArticleRemembrance Day: Queenslanders honour Australian Defence Force personnel lost...
Remembrance Day services have been held around Queensland this morning, with hundreds turning out to state's largest ceremony in Brisbane.
View ArticleMackay Mayor's Remembrance Day speech angers veteran after interrupting...
A Mackay veteran says he has been deeply offended by the way this year's local Remembrance Day service was run.
View ArticleDefence photography exhibition will put face on small Queensland towns'...
An outback Queensland town with less than 1,000 residents hopes a photography exhibition will help to involve younger generations in future commemorative events.
View ArticleThe lost letter that could prove a soldier from Nebo saved Winston...
Members of a North Queensland family believe a letter written by Winston Churchill, confirming their veteran ancestor saved the former British prime minister's life, may be stuffed into a trunk of...
View ArticleTeddy bears and books inspire schoolchildren to learn Anzac history
With his stoic gaze, emu feather in his hat and sharp uniform, Private Ernest Harvey is the quintessential image of a member of Australia's armed services.
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