Media Releases & Project Updates
Remembrance Day 2021
Today is Remembrance Day. It is the day that the guns stopped firing on the Western Front marking the end of World War One. In those years of fighting, so many people lost their lives. Families were stricken by grief and many were tormented by never knowing how or where their loved one died. That…
Anzac Day 2021
In 2021 the remembrance of Anzac is still as relevant as ever, this year is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong, during the Koren War between the 22-25 April 1951. The 3rd Royal Australian Regiment as part of the 27th British Brigade was ordered to the Kapyong Valley. Supported by New Zealand Artillery, the 3rd Battalion suffered…
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day… what it means to me – Brett Wild, Chairman Hunter Anzac Memorial Limited It’s a time to reflect on the sacrifice of especially WW1 men that went over the top (from trenches) knowing they would certainly be mowed down by machine guns, their resole to be with their mates in the face of…
SAVE THE KRAWARREE
The AH Krawarree is an Australian Army Sea Ambulance from World War 2 and today marks a significant day in having the boat fully restored and put back in the water again. Launched in 1945 she is built from 100% Huon Pine in 1945 at Launceston – Tasmania. Her sole purpose was to save wounded…