Comments on: Today is Anzac Day

By: Robin Capper

Robin Capper — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:53:54 +0000

On the subject of the impact of WW1. I took this photo on a cycle trip in the far South of South Island NZ as it struck me how those events on the other side of the world changed even remote communities. From a tiny rural population 30 men went to war and only 24 returned…

see: http://rcd.typepad.com/personal/2005/04/anzac_day.html

By: Robin Capper

Robin Capper — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:53:00 +0000

see: http://rcd.typepad.com/personal/2005/04/anzac_day.html

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:24:26 +0000

Ahhh… now there’s the problem, see.

I loved Winnie in dubya dubya too, but he was a bit of an ass in dubya one and got a lot of good men killed who didn’t have to be…

No bigger fan of him in dubya too than me, but dubya one…

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:24:00 +0000

Ahhh… now there’s the problem, see.

I loved Winnie in dubya dubya too, but he was a bit of an ass in dubya one and got a lot of good men killed who didn’t have to be…

No bigger fan of him in dubya too than me, but dubya one…

By: Allan Jenkins

Allan Jenkins — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:54:25 +0000

Great holiday. I was always impressed driving around Victoria and seeing so many towns with memorial avenues on the way in and out.

But… I hope you dont blame Winnie for Gallipoli.

By: Allan Jenkins

Allan Jenkins — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:54:00 +0000

Great holiday. I was always impressed driving around Victoria and seeing so many towns with memorial avenues on the way in and out.

But… I hope you dont blame Winnie for Gallipoli.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:06:11 +0000

You’re welcome. And yes, a huge ‘thank you’ to all that have risked or given their lives for a population that is largely ungrateful.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:06:00 +0000

You’re welcome. And yes, a huge ‘thank you’ to all that have risked or given their lives for a population that is largely ungrateful.

By: Donna Tocci

Donna Tocci — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:45:24 +0000

Thanks for the description, Lee. Saw that on my calendar and didn’t know what it was.
“Thank you”, indeed, to all that you mentioned.

By: Donna Tocci

Donna Tocci — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:45:00 +0000

Thanks for the description, Lee. Saw that on my calendar and didn’t know what it was.
“Thank you”, indeed, to all that you mentioned.