Do History and Heritage Still Matter? Penrith is fortunate to have the Nepean River. Captain Watkin Tench was the first European to find and name the river, in 1798. Today, the river is the centre of many social and leisure activities which will greatly increase once the Nepean River Pedestrian Bridge is completed in 2018, althoughContinue reading “Penrith, NSW. Signs of the Times”
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War Records: Searching for WW1 Images and Stories
Graeme Lang Wilson (1890-1915) Lance Corporal G.L. Wilson. 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF. From the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Name: Graeme Lang Wilson Service Number: 230 Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment Service: Australian Army Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of death: 19 May 1915 Place of death: Gallipoli, Ottoman EmpireContinue reading “War Records: Searching for WW1 Images and Stories”
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