Articles tagged: First World War
Colac Cadets’ future hangs in the balance
The Colac Cadets gathered at Memorial Square yesterday to acknowledge the end of the First World War, but it could be their last Remembrance Day parade with their 40-year existence under threat.
Letters preserve diggers’ tales
Hundreds of photographs and letters of Colac’s original ANZAC soldiers Richard Bassett and Alec Sitlington have revealed moments frozen in time of their journey to Fromelles during the First World War.
Group to restore century-old memorial
Alvie’s 100-year-old war memorial on top of Red Rock will have a rest-oration thanks to a local volunteer group and a Federal Government grant.
Call to fix century-old obelisk
An iconic war memorial at Alvie’s Red Rock will soon turn 100, with the community working to restore names nearly erased by time and weather.
Disgusting graffiti attack on War Memorial
COLAC RSL and city authorities have expressed disgust over a weekend graffiti attack on the war memorial in Colac’s Memorial Square.
Alvie oak tree sapling has roots at Gallipoli
ALVIE Consolidated School pupils have planted a Gallipolli oak tree to commemorate the Anzac centenary.
Colac cousins travel to Turkey for Anzac ceremony
TWO COLAC cousins will be part of history on April 25 when they join thousands of people at Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing.
‘Wall of tears’ on shrine
An Anzac Day “wall of tears” at Colac's Memorial Square features 403 woollen poppies.
Big response to Colac poppy project
HUNDREDS of hours of knitting, sewing and crocheting have resulted in Colac craft enthusiasts contributing almost 1000 woollen poppies for an Anzac memorial display.
Soldier’s 100-year-old message in a bottle
A GLASS BOTTLE thrown into the ocean 100 years ago is acting as a lasting memory of a Colac man’s father.
First World War poetry finds a new audience
A BEEAC nurse’s war poetry has found a new audience 82 years after her death.
Family takes journey to remember soldiers
AN EMOTIONAL trip to Turkey will provide a special moment for Winchelsea father and son Stephen and Mitchell Woods.
Winchelsea walk in honour of war heroes
WINCHELSEA will have a new walk to honour Australia’s 64 Victoria Cross recipients, including Winchelsea’s Albert Jacka.
Cemetery remembers returned war veterans
COLAC’S cemetery will transform into an Anzac Day walk to help remember the 100th anniversary of Australian soldiers’ Gallipoli landing.
Childhood memory helps solve war mystery
A CHILDHOOD memory has helped solve a decades-long mystery surrounding a missing tree at a Colac district avenue of honour.
