You are a lucky man. Lovely area up there and around Bellingen. Do you like going into the big smoke much?
I am a mere Aussie and I knew! Where is my lollie? And just for your interest: George Montagu Dunk, 1716-1771
Wee wee mon ami!!
Geoff's search engine is fantastic. With a bit of juggling, I extracted 202 Aussies who had enlisted and died in the RAF. I had been trying for...
The only documentary series I can suggest is the "World at War" which I believe can be purchased as separate volumes which include Dunkirk & Tobruk.
If their forecast is good on the repairs.
The well known creek!
60kms from Melbourne and 30kms past Dandenong on the Princes Highway. ("Merde Ruisseau") Only joking!
Glad I could bring back some wonderful memories.
Do tell us a little more about yourself. Likes, Dislikes etc.
Lysterfield is a suburb of Melbourne about 35kms east of the GPO at the foot of the Dandenong ranges.
I posted that in Songs of War thread. Good to see two great minds think alike! It does bring a tear to the eye and I wasn't even there however I...
Welcome Mark, I am sure you will enjoy it here! Cheers Geoff
Good luck for the move Andy. At least we will now be 3,400 kilometres closer!
I was only nineteen is an Australian song by the group Redgum, relevant to the Vietnam war however it is appropriate to any war. YouTube - I was...
This is my favourite song written for the Anzacs at Gallipoli in WW1. YouTube - Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda Another version...
Should have had this up for St Georges Day! "There'll Always be an England" from Vera Lynn. YouTube - There'll Always Be An England
And what could be better than Dame Vera Lynn and the "White Cliffs of Dover and the magical sound of the Spitfire. Talk about...
This is both the Frank Sinatra Radio & Studio versions. YouTube - Frank Sinatra - Begin The Beguine (Studio and Radio version)
Ella Fitzgerald sings this at 3:50 live in London. YouTube - Ella Fitzgerald, live in London (1965) #5
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