Bogan Gate War Memorial
Most, if not all, country towns have a war memorial. A monument to commemorate those who made the supreme sacrifice; war memorials began after the First World War and have … Continue reading
A look back at… the Christmas of 1917
Continuing our series of blog posts highlighting a particular period in the history of the Parkes Shire, this post will focus on the Christmas period of 1917. The nation was … Continue reading
History Week 2015 – Library Display
September 5th to September 13th is NSW History Week. The theme is War: Nationalism & Identity. Parkes Library has a display of some items that are in keeping with this … Continue reading
Diaries from the Battlefield: Memories from Bogan Gate’s Major Sydney Walker Part 2
Major Sydney Walker’s experiences continue to be ones of trying conditions. Yet he manages to write them down, something that all of us can read to get a better understanding … Continue reading
Diaries from the Battlefield : Memories from Bogan Gate’s Major Sydney Walker Part 1
While Charles Bean needs to be commended for his Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 it was the men who kept diaries and journals that offers a … Continue reading
Invisible Angels – Nurses in the Great War
While soldiers immediately come to mind when remembering those who served in the war, the almost-hidden angels were the medical teams – largely dominated by women, serving as nurses. Parkes … Continue reading
Death of Peak Hill’s Private A. J. Hill
It would have been unimaginably difficult to have to be a soldier writing to another family and telling them that their son was killed in action. Such was communications back … Continue reading
Local Reaction to the Outbreak of War
Imagine if war was declared today as you’re reading this, and Australia was asking for men and women to volunteer to go and fight. How would you react? What emotional … Continue reading
Super Trooper: Albert “Bert” Platt
Many of the true stories about local people here on historyparkes.org would be compelling reading if they were put into book form. The details of Trooper Albert Edward Platt did … Continue reading
A Community Effort: Fighting the War from Home
While soldiers and nurses were a crucial part of fighting the war, they could not have done their part without the support back home from the communities they had left. … Continue reading
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