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Jack Parsons in WW1 (left), WW2 (right) and the fountain in Gregson Park

The water of remembrance

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:January 12, 2023
Post category:History Militaria Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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In Gregson Park, Hamilton (Newcastle, NSW), a drinking water fountain stands near the large war memorial. On one side is a plaque that reads: Dedicated to the memory of John…

Still quiet on the western front

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 27, 2022
Post category:History Militaria
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The appearance in 2022 of a new screen version of All Quiet on the Western Front has brought many of my thoughts on this extraordinary book back to mind. All…

The turret ship Mokatam’s long goodbye

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:August 10, 2022
Post category:History Militaria Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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For some years after the end of World War II an ungainly hulk of a ship lay moored at Stockton, Newcastle, NSW. It was a battered old rustbucket that ended…

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