Originally posted on Rearview Mirror:
The Cemetery of Lone Pine on the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey. On the 28th of June 1914, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne saw the Balkans yet again erupt into bloody…
Originally posted on SeanMunger.com:
My friend and frequent contributor to this blog, Robert Horvat, took an interesting trip this weekend–with his family he went to Hanging Rock, the famous geological formation in Victoria, Australia which has a fascinating geologic,…
When the allied forces left the Gallipoli peninsula at the end of December 1915, the horrible deadly campaign left a deep scar on the men who fought there and the landscape itself. Ultimately, the most successful operation of the campaign… Read More ›
The last photograph of the Australian Infantry Division’s 11th Battalion before being sent off to the infamous Gallipoli campaign of 1915. These early recruits, 703 of them pictured here above, were thrust in front of a camera on the 10th… Read More ›
To be a war correspondent, photographer or camera person takes great courage. It isn’t your typical run of the mill occupation where you can decide to go home at the end of a long hard day. Often these people are… Read More ›
Originally posted on Cycling History:
Today’s post comes courtesy of my friend Robert Horvat, a fellow cycling enthusiast, wine lover, and history buff from Melbourne, Australia. Robert writes two very interesting blogs, the eclectic and thoroughly enjoyable If It Happened…
The Thylacine, also commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, was one of the world’s most fascinating creatures. It first appeared millions of years ago in Australia extending north to New Guinea. However, by the time of the first arrivals of… Read More ›
From an Australian perspective, in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War on 11th November 1918, it is envisaged that the numbers of visitors to the First World War battlefields will reach record numbers. Sacred… Read More ›
Originally posted on SeanMunger.com:
By Robert Horvat The success Australian wine has received over the years is amazing. It, of course, is cyclic depending on things like droughts, floods and pests. In its infancy there were serious doubts about…
Sergeant S.K.J. “Len” Lenoy, who was killed in action at Kapyong while commanding a machine-gun section with A Company. Image is in public domain. Source AWM The 25th April (Anzac Day) is commemorated as a national day of remembrance in… Read More ›
