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Ninety-two combat engineers helped to clear minefields in the midst of an ongoing civil war, as part of a United Nations humanitarian mine clearance program in Pakistan and Afghanistan between1989 and 1993, blazing a path for future humanitarian demining efforts around the world. These are their words.

A chronicle of the convict Joseph Blundell and his consort Susan Osborne

With meticulous research, Carol Rosenhain examines and questions the validity of Charles Bean's assertion that the Leane family was the most famous family of soldiers in Australian history. She evaluates the contribution of its six fathers and five sons and compares their commitment with other families who also helped shape the ANZAC legend.The book explores the strength of familial bonds, loyalty, the impact of faith, and the realities of lives spent in service to the nation. It is a story of both heartbreak and celebration.

These are the memoirs of Ben Lans, who joined the Army as an officer cadet with little military background and a vague military ambition to work with soldiers and seek adventure. It is a story of action and adventure during postings at home, overseas and on operational deployments…of mateship developed through shared experiences and the bonds of comradeship found in the services. It is a story that shares personal moments and humour in an environment that promotes loyalty, lasting friendships and memorable events.Ben shares special moments of his career as he develops from a young and inexperienced officer sent to serve on operations in South Vietnam, into a leader and training developer. In addition to his Australian regimental postings, he served with, and as part of, the British Forces in Singapore in the days immediately after its independence. He shares his experiences gained during those post-colonial days of Singapore, in the early 1970s, the dawn of the new Asian age, and during training in the deep jungles of the Malay Peninsula, where elephants and tigers survived to threaten the unwary soldier. Later, as an artillery analyst in the mid-1980s, seconded and fully accredited to work for the UK Ministry of Defence in London as principal adviser on Soviet and Warsaw Pact artillery to the UK Ministry of Defence, he describes his role as part of the intriguing world that was the western intelligence community during the Cold War.These memoirs reflect the scale, danger, risks and satisfaction associated with the planning and execution of major expeditions, such as a survival exercise on the relatively untravelled Mitchell River from the Atherton Tablelands to the Gulf of Carpentaria and whitewater adventures on major east coast rivers such as a first descent of the Herbert River in North Queensland. Ben 's philosophy was to include as many of his soldiers as possible in an attempt to promote group dynamics and introduce an element of danger that was missing in the training methods of the day.The memoirs feature a detailed and riveting story of adventure and survival on Tasmania's Franklin River, in 1980, before the river became well known to adventurers and world famous for its environmental significance. A major part of the book is dedicated to the adventures and some of the near life and death experiences of the men who served in Ben's Battery, in their attempt to paddle the river in three separate groups in the days when not a great deal was known of the savagery and remoteness of Tassie's wild rivers, especially for a bunch of soldiers from Townsville in Far North Queensland. Such was the drawcard of Tasmania's wild rivers that the Army allocated a troop of helicopters to support the activity, and Australia's 'outdoors industry' provided generous sponsorship and equipment. The trip featured some spectacular rescues and most of the major newspapers on the east coast, including the Weekend Australian, featured detailed articles supported by photographic spreads.Ben thrived as a field officer and many of the memoirs are first-hand accounts of working with, and learning from, the soldiers under his command during the various regimental and instructional postings. These memoirs reflect the challenges and satisfaction of a life in the military, and adeptly unravel the perceptions that many associate with people in uniform, tackling and sometime making fun of the 'military-isms' that abound about the Army and demonstrating to readers that the Army was, and probably remains, an organisation with everyday people who have real and everyday feelings and emotions.

An inspirational book to help you make the most of the 1,440 minutes you have each day. Taking it one minute at a time you'll find ideas on how to thrive, connect, inspire, escape, create, appreciate, reflect, listen, support, shine and more. Let's go!

It has been said that a capital city is never finished. Canberra is still very young but is poised to be one of the great cities of the modern world. No longer 'a good sheep station spoiled', it is now a splendid city in a marvellous Australian landscape setting.Roger Pegrum is an architect and town planner who came to Canberra in 1948 when the city was only 21 years old. He has watched Canberra grow up as it has grasped the opportunities and taken on the responsibilities of a national capital city and seat of government. This is the story of the many ways in which his life and his work have been shaped by the city and its people.Roger Pegrum is well known as a writer on planning and design and has won many awards and prizes for his buildings. He has been Chief Architect for the Commonwealth of Australia and associate professor of architecture at the University of Sydney. His book The Bush Capital gave Canberra its nickname in 1983.

Safety Patrol is the story of Ibrahim and his friends who take part in a citywide competition about safety. The winner of the competition will be named student safety patrol assistant for the school. However, Ibrahim, the winner is nervous about the responsibility of helping pedestrians cross the dangerous intersection known Crash Alley. The story helps to teach kids to cross busy intersections safely.This story unfolds in Safety Patrol, the third book from 'Childhood Champions', a series of stories about a group of Muslim children in New York City and their daily adventures.

Dictators and Dangerous Ideas takes aim at a wide range of authoritarian governments andreligious bodies. After the apparent triumph of democratic capitalism with the collapse of theSoviet Union in 1991, democratic capitalism is now floundering world-wide. Several new kindsof threats to it have arisen, both internally and externally, and there looms ahead of us a freshstruggle for our laws and liberties and a liberal international order. Paul champions and exercisesfreedom of expression, without fear or favour.All the pieces in this book, with the exception of five speeches printed here for the first time, werepublished in various newspapers and magazines over the past three years, since the publication ofOpinions and Reflections. They are arranged in chronological rather than thematic order.

Ben Champion was raised in Wahroonga in New South Wales. When the news of the Anzac landing at Galipoli in 1915 came through to Sydney with the huge A.I.F. casualty list which soon followed, Ben Champion's Father reluctantly gave his permission for 18 year old Ben to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). He joined the 7th Reinforcements of the 1st Battalion AIF and embarked for Gallipoli.Ben began his letters and diaries as soon as he enlisted, writing of so many of his mates throughout the years 1915 - 1920 as he served at Gallipoli and in France, and rose through the ranks to become a Lieutenant. He had photos of many who did not return.He loved history and appreciated what he saw around him. Ben writes of the seasons, flowers, crops and trees. He writes of the songs they were singing and the books he was reading in the trenches. He wrote too of the changing perceptions he had of the enemy, how homesick he was, of his family and friends back home and how desperate he was for their letters. On 1 April 1918, in France, Ben was hit in the leg by an exploding shell and his leg was amputated. Ben returned to Australian in August 1918. Ben studied dentistry and eventually was one of the earliest members of the International College of Dentists. He wrote a History of Newcastle Hospital and many articles about the people and estates of Newcastle and environs for the Australian Society of Genealogists and the Newcastle Historical Society.Penny Ferguson, Ben Champion's granddaughter, has presented Ben's letters, diaries and photographs to create a comprehensive and moving account of a young man thrust into war. Penny includes over 250 photographs, some never before published, and records over 200 officers and soldiers in Ben's story.

In early 1919 the call went out across the 160,000 strong Australian Imperial Force (AIF) based in Europe - 'the war is over and it's time to get back into rugby'. The word went down the chain of command of five battle hardened divisions - 'We need your best. There's a different kind of battle to be fought before we go home.' Across France, Belgium and the United Kingdom rugby teams played for the honour to represent their units, then their brigades, then their divisions and finally to represent the AIF.This is the story of how the 1919 AIF Rugby Union Squad was formed, and how and where they played in France, the United Kingdom and in Australia. The teams were the first truly representative teams from across the Australian Army of the day.The 1919 AIF Rugby Union Squad played twenty-eight matches across the United Kingdom before returning to Australia and playing an additional eight matches. Across these games the squad members established a reputation for hard but disciplined rugby. They played not only for their country but for the many mates they had lost during the war. Any sense of survivor's guilt was expressed in playing rugby as hard and fast as you possibly could.The Australian Army Rugby Union (AARU) traces its origins to the 1919 AIF Rugby Union Squad. The AARU not only embodies the spirit of the 1919 AIF Teams, it continues to build on their tradition of wartime resilience, tenacity and team work.

Stolen Moments of our Young Lives, by Bernadette Flannery, is a poignant coming of age story - richly documented and full of small, heartfelt details. It is the story of Private Frank Flannery as he serves his country in the Great War.It weaves together details from newspaper clippings, personal letters, war and service records and diary entries, to bring to life the oftentimes brutal reality of life on the front lines in an easy to read narrative.Personal accounts of his day-to-day experiences capture the innocence of youth pre-war, the excitement of signing up to serve, the grit of training, the heartbreak of watching friends fall, of being wounded and missing family. The story not only follows Frank's journey 'to hell and back', his loss of innocence and the horrors he brought home but also shows the joy of mateship and pride in the people around him.More than that, the narrative continues after his return home and honours those who never had the privilege of making that return journey.It is the story of one of our ANZACs.