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During the First World War, letter writing was the main form of communication between soldiers and their loved ones, this helped ease the pain of long term separation. Soldiers from Parramatta would…
Australia’s involvement in World War One began on 4 August 1914. Many who joined up believed that the war would be a great adventure, but none could have imagined the scale of the endeavour on which…
This is how I deal with small fry, Louis Raemaeker, 4 August 1914
The following Raemaeker cartoon appeared in August 1914 and was later published by J Murray Allison in Raemaker’s…
Bernhardi: “War is as divine as eating and drinking”Satan: “Here is a partner for me”[The following is an extended quote by G K Chesterton on Raemaeker’s 1914 cartoon]
The cartoon bears the…
At the end of World War One a number of weapons captured form German, Austria/Hungary, and Turkish forces were rounded up to serve as gifts to townships across Australia. While committees were set up…
In April 1915 the allied lines at the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres ran from the cross-roads at Broodseinde, east of Zonnebeke on the Ypres-Moorslede Road to the cross-roads…
When the war broke out in 1914 one of Australia’s most recognised hero’s from the next four years of conflictsigned up for service from Parramatta. James Murdoch Archer Durrant served at Anzac, Egypt…
Aerial image of Westmead under construction, c. 1977 (Source: City of Parramatta Archives, ACC002/61/01)
In 2018, Westmead Hospital marks 40 years of service as a specialised tertiary referral…
Allied Powers
Cost in US Dollars in 1914-18
United States
22,625,253,000
Great Britain
35,334,012,000
France
24,265,583,000…
When Robert Jackson enlisted on 12 September 1916.
When Robert Jackson enlisted on 12 September 1916 was a 23 year old assayer living with his father, W.G.Jackson at “Rutland”, Windsor Rd,…