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Australia Rediscovers ‘Football’s Ashes’ After 69 Years

A long-lost trophy crafted to celebrate matches between Australia and New Zealand has resurfaced, football officials said Tuesday, solving a sporting mystery that has puzzled historians for almost 70 years. Inside the ornate wooden trophy is a small silver razor case containing the ashes of cigars smoked by the Australian…

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Albany, 'home of the Anzacs', was the last place in Australia many saw before being killed in Gallipoli

More than 41,000 troops and horses set sail from Albany, the last Australian place many of the Anzacs saw before they departed for Gallipoli in 1914.

ABC News

Female war artists reflect on 80 years of Australian War Memorial commissioning art from women

Susan Norrie protested the invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than a decade later, she was covering the conflict as an official war artist.

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Anzac Day: Stories of war, loss, peace and discovery

Very few WWII veterans remain, but Auckland Museum says if anything, there's been a surge of interest in looking at our war-time history.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine

The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery rounds of the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Bestselling author Pip Williams returns with The Bookbinder of Jericho, a companion novel to her hit The Dictionary of Lost Words

In The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams tells the stories of working-class women in World War I that are too often missing from the official historical archive.

ABC News

From unwanted station horse to Anzac Day educator — the story of Mick Batchelor's Deets

A chance encounter by Mick Batchelor led him to meeting a broadly built, 10-year-old, dark bay gelding, standing 16 hands, by the name of Deets.

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Future of WWI Avenues of Honour uncertain as century-old trees approach end of their natural lives

Australia's Avenues of Honour were planted so the nation would never forget the soldiers who fought in World War I. But who will make sure the avenues themselves aren't forgotten?

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The Great War: Western Front review

Western Front captures the dehumanizing brutality of World War I, for better or worse.

PC Gamer

Martin vs Taylor: What's the difference between these two iconic acoustic brands?

We take a deep dive into two titans of the acoustic world to find out which is the most suitable for you

Guitar World

Pip Williams shows how World War I transformed women's lives, in a new novel that captures the 'poetic materiality' of books

Pip Williams describes her new novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, as both follow-up and companion to her 2020 debut, The Dictionary of Lost Words.

The Conversation

Paul Keating savages AUKUS nuclear submarine deal as Labor's worst since conscription

Former prime minister Paul Keating has taken aim at Australia's AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine deal with the United States and the United Kingdom, calling it the "worst international decision" by a Labor government since conscription in World War I.

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German anti-war epic 'All Quiet on Western Front' claims Oscars glory

BERLIN: A wrenching German adaptation of the classic war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" clinched the Academy Award for best international feature on Sunday with its timely anti-militarist message.

Bangkok Post

Daylight saving time 2024: When does the time change?

Here's a look at when the time changes for daylight saving time 2024, and what is the purpose of daylight saving time in the first place.

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North East Today: International Women's Day, new Heaton homes and OFFICE store closure

Your daily briefing on all the latest news from across the North East

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German Oscar Film ‘All Quiet’ Confronts Horrors of Wartime

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany’s entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars. The Netflix film enters the March 12 ceremony with nine nominations, including best picture and international film…

The Independent UK

German Oscar film ‘All Quiet’ confronts horrors of wartime

“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany’s entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars

France 24

Ukraine, one year later: Lessons from life during wartime

Here in Europe, in the 21st century, a World War I-style artillery war is unfolding that has killed thousands and laid waste to vast parts of Ukraine. Unlike the present conflict, World War I was preceded by a decades-long buildup. One year on, we are still asking why Vladimir Putin…

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An antiwar epic became an awards darling. Why Germans don't quite see it the same way

The film with this awards season's most unexpected trajectory may be "All Quiet on the Western Front," an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's 1928 German-language novel set during World War I. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and launching on Netflix in October, the film went…

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Faux Fur, Hot Water Bottles at Burberry’s New London Show

British luxury brand Burberry unveiled its first catwalk show under new creative director Daniel Lee at London Fashion Week on Monday — and there wasn’t a beige trench coat in sight. The heritage brand is best known for its elegant, functional trench coats invented during World War I. But Lee,…

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‘All Quiet’ Wins 7 BAFTAs, Including Best Film, at UK Awards

Anti-war German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building the somber drama’s momentum as awards season rolls toward its climax at next month’s Oscars. Irish tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and rock biopic “Elvis” took…

Radio France Internationale

Why a far-right gang once tried to steal the corpse of France's Marshal Pétain

Fifty years ago today, a group of admirers of French Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Pétain spirited his coffin from the island where he died in prison and tried to bury him alongside fellow World War I heroes in Verdun. They failed.

Foreign Affairs

Kyiv and Moscow Are Fighting Two Different Wars

What the war in Ukraine has revealed about contemporary conflict.

The Canberra Times

World War I era pistol surrendered to ACT police

The pistol is estimated to be 108 years old.

ABC News

World War II Marrinup prisoner of war camp stories unearthed by amateur historian over decades

A dedicated amateur historian has devoted years to finding and recording the stories of German and Italian prisoners of war held in a forest camp south of Perth during World War II.

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