And it is about Remembrance.  A few years ago I refused to acknowledge ANZAC Day or a minutes silence on Remembrance Day, (I am very anti w...

Charles Baker stepped down off the gangplank warily and looked for his brother Edward in the crowd.   He was back in the mother land bu...

I pushed the key in the keyhole of the front door.   I felt a little giddy with excitement and somewhat nervous because of the mixed emot...

Christian Schultz shipped out for the front lines of World War One at 15 years of age in October 1915. [1]   Chris, as he was known, was ...

Charles felt relief as the coach pulled into Castlemaine.   He had decided to try his luck at gold mining, so made the long trip from Lau...

Do you have a bazillion cousins? I have nine first cousins and can't say I have much to do with any of them.  Three are closer to my ...

On 4 August 1914 war was declared between Britain and Germany.   Australian men downed tools and signed up for the cause, many thinking ...