Category Archives: Gallipoli

Gallipoli Ballot for 2015? – Why ANZAC Day 2013 with Belmore Travel is a better option for your Gallipoli Historical Tour

Posted on 6 December, 2012 by gary

Tweet In September 2012, the ABC News featured a story titled “Tour agents worried by Gallipoli ballot plan”. However, not every tour operator is concerned about this ballot.  Especially Belmore Travel from Melbourne who have been conducting tours since their … Continue reading →

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Stolen First World War Medals of Charles William SWABY – 9th Light Horse Regiment – found by Police

Posted on 13 September, 2012 by gary

Tweet The missing First World War Medals of Lance Corporal Charles William SWABY have been recovered by Police in Kensington, Victoria.  Believed to be the proceeds of a break and enter offence, Police are now seeking to locate the owner … Continue reading →

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CARLSON or CARSON? Arthur Lawrence CARSON DCM,MM,MID: Decorated For His Bravery in Two World Wars

Posted on 20 February, 2011 by gary

Tweet Refused a Victoria Cross in 1917, Arthur Lawrence CARSON continued to serve his adopted country and in doing so gained the unique distinction of being the only Australian soldier to receive a Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions during … Continue reading →

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Necessity …. The Mother of All Invention – William BEECH & The ‘Beech Periscope Rifle’ – Gallipoli 1915

Posted on 6 December, 2010 by gary

Tweet “The sap was between 70 and 80 yards in length, and along it lay several dead Turks.  On reaching the head of it we found five of our men dead, including Sergeant Higgins and Fred Thompson, both of whom … Continue reading →

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Australian Tunnelling Companies & the film BENEATH HILL 60 – Scriptwriter David ROACH

Posted on 13 May, 2010 by gary

Tweet The Australian feature film BENEATH HILL 60 is a war movie set underneath the trenches of World War 1. Their never-before told Australian story is set in 1916 – where Queensland miner Oliver WOODWARD, under-trained and having never faced … Continue reading →

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