Tag: war

Funding boost ahead of important anniversary

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ALimestone Coast project is among 15 statewide awarded funding from the State Government through the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II...

Service pays tribute to Vietnam veterans

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The Limestone Coast community commemorated Vietnam Veterans Day recently with a ceremony at the Vansittart Park Soldiers Memorial attended by more than 50 people.
In...

History group to hear how 
near 100-year war-time mystery solved by modern technology

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Former Rendelsham resident Gillian Bullard (nee Smith) will talk about a remarkable piece of war memorabilia from France when she addresses the August 22...

Tributes flow for Vietnam war vet

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State leaders have paid tribute to late Millicent soldier and Vietnam War veteran Bill Hignett OAM who died in Adelaide last month at the...

Wartime necessity to local legacy

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Our Mount Gambier Airport boasts a rich history, and a key part of that story is the humble Bellman hangar. These unique structures played a...

Millicent residents honour Anzacs

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Total attendance numbers at Anzac Day events in Millicent on Thursday were well over 1000 as the community marked the passing of 109 years...

Ultimate sacrifice remembered

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Agathering of 500, two guest speakers and a flypast by a vintage aircraft honoured wartime service and sacrifice at Beachport on Anzac Day on...

Respects paid at dawn service

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Despite the cold and wet weather, more than 6000 people turned out for the Mount Gambier Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Vansittart Park...

Anzac Day commemorated at Penola

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Abeautiful autumn morning greeted more than 300 people who gathered in Penola to commemorate Anzac Day.
 Coonawarra Penola RSL president Peter DeGaris was thrilled with...

Fallen honoured at Glencoe service

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Around 150 members of the tight-knit Glencoe community honoured wartime service and sacrifice at their annual observance of Anzac Day on Thursday.
Participants gathered outside...

Anzac honour

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Residents from across the Limestone Coast gathered on Anzac Day to honour those who have served our nation.
 Communities across the region gathered for dawn...

War memorial plaques undergo facelift

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Plaques honouring fallen soldiers have temporarily been removed from the foreshore war memorial rotunda at Beachport.
The Beachport branch of the National Trust has been...

Century of remembrance marked

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Around 70 members of the public and invited guests accepted the invitation of the RSL Millicent Sub-branch to mark the centenary of the Millicent...

Regional fuel price ‘stable’

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Fuel prices in the South East remain stable while experts determine if the ongoing conflict in Israel will impact crude oil prices internationally and...

Vietnam Veterans honoured

Brandi Miller -
The Limestone Coast community gathered at the Vansittart Park Soldiers Memorial last Friday for a ceremony to honour Vietnam Veterans’ Day. Vietnam Veterans’ Day commemorates...