Tag: Anzac Centenary
Tewantin boys did us proud
TO most they are only names carved into stone - to be glanced upon once or twice a year as part of an Anzac...
Navy veteran’s dawn service
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE Anzac Day has always been a date of great significance for local Vietnam veteran Neil Beasley, this year is sure...
Steve’s soldiering on
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WITH a strong handshake, bright smile and touch of cheek President of Tewantin/Noosa RSL Sub-Branch, Steve Drake is the epitome of...
Eumundi Diggers gave their all
NOOSA Today profiles the Eumundi men who fell in World War I whose names are now marked in an Avenue of Honour along Memorial...
Childhood spent at war
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE locals Ron and Betty Sutton were young children at the time World War II broke out in the September of...
Diving deep into military history
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
IF ANYONE knows about the history of Cooroy’s servicemen and women, it’s Ron and Betty Sutton.
Indeed they have spent years working...
First to fight, last to leave
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
PRIVATE Jack Horace White was aboard the very first fleet to land at Gallipoli and the last to leave.
At just 18...
Modern-day Anzac’s flight of freedom
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE thousands gather across Australia and indeed the world this Saturday to pay tribute to the Anzacs, the services will also...
Mystery over timberman’s fate
WHILE researching World War I servicemen, Betty Sutton stumbled upon an intriguing article from The Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser, printed on Friday 7...
New arrival adds to Coast’s cyber-security arsenal
A national player in cyber-security has chosen the Sunshine Coast for its first base outside Canberra.
The arrival of Cybermerc – experts in detecting and...
