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Anzac Day: 102

Anzac ‘spirit burns brighter, year by year’ – Trevor Evans MP THE Hon. Tim Nicholls MP, Member for Clayfield; Cr David McLachlan, Councillor for Hamilton Ward; Cr Andrew Wines, Councillor for Enoggera Ward; Distinguished guests, Returned veterans, Service Men and Women, Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, May I acknowledge the

Congrats Ross!

OUR GRIFFITH AUSTRALIADAY AWARD WINNER AT a well attended public ceremony staged this afternoon at Souths Leagues Club, West End, Canon Garland Memorial Society Incorporated Vice-President, Ross Hielscher, was presented with a Griffith Australia Day Award by the Federal Member for Griffith, Ms Terri Butler MP. Here is what the

Congrats Constantine!

The Australia Day Achievement Awardcitation for Constantine (Con) Drozdovskii Born to a Russian father and Greek mother, Con moved to Brisbane as a child and has now become a spokesperson for the Ethnic Russian Community. Proud of his Russian Orthodox Christian faith, over the past 50 years Con has become

Anzac Day 2017 at Windsor

Every year since Brisbane’s Windsor War Memorial was officially unveiled on Anzac Day 1925, a kaleidoscope of State Governors, community and civic leaders, military representatives, Ministers of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Members of the House of Representatives, Senators and Ministers of the Commonwealth Government have taken their turn at

Remembrance Day Family Concert

A remembrance and a celebration – towards a review By CON DROZDOVSKII of Canon Garland Memorial Society Incorporated IF you missed last night’s outdoor concert at Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park – preferring instead to sit in front of the idiot box – then you missed something truly beautiful and unique. Imagine, if

Senator Moore on Garland

SENATE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE: Senator for Queensland, Senator Claire Moore. 21:14h, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 Senator MOORE (Queensland) (21:14): This Friday, at Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park in Brisbane, there will be a ceremony to honour the work of Canon David John Garland, an energetic Dublin-born Orangeman who became known

Canon Garland Place unveiled

ATTENTION NEWSROOMS: Council continues to honour ANZAC heroes Lord Mayor Graham Quirk will today unveil two major commemorative projects that honour Australia’s fallen war heroes ahead of Remembrance Day. A new lawn at Toowong Cemetery will be opened and officially named after the ‘architect of ANZAC Day’, Canon David

Canon Garland Place unveiled

Council continues to honour ANZAC heroes ahead of Remembrance Day BRISBANE City Council will continue to commemorate the fallen heroes of World War I ahead of Remembrance Day with two major commemorative projects unveiled today. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has today opened a new lawn at Toowong Cemetery to honour

ANZAC Day meaning

‘We remember – Member for Griffith on the meaning of ANZAC Day Ms TERRI BUTLER (Griffith) (18:55): “It is a pleasure to follow that excellent speech from the Treasurer in responding to this issue. On ANZAC Day we stop to remember sacrifice. “It is a day on which we mark,

We Remember Concert 2015

MEDIA RELEASE: 26 MAY 2015 ABOVE: The way ANZAC Day was represented to the readers of Brisbane newspaper, “National Leader”. This art filled the 20 April 1917 edition's front page. The inscription reads: ‘Oh, sweet and seemly so to die, indeed, In the high flush of youth and