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Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 86- Michael Veitch's latest book- Borneo The Last CampaignWelcome to our 86th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Michael Veitch is back again with perhaps his last book with an Australian military history focus. Christmas is only weeks away so what a great gift this book would make. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review...

2025-12-0618 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 85- Kingston Avenue of Honour - Remembrance Day 2025Welcome to our 85th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Scattered throughout many towns of Australia are Avenues of Honour- a memorial avenue of trees, with each tree symbolising a person who has served in war. Just before Remembrance Day 2025, I visited the town of Kingston in Victoria. Julie Baulch and Leah A...

2025-11-1021 min

RVE - La ordinea zilei Bunicuța arestată - La ordinea zilei - 8 Octombrie 2025Interviu cu pastorul Daniel Miheț, din Scoțiahttps://youtube.com/live/tfYs_tIzmcs============================Mai puteti asculta: BIBLIA AUDIOhttps://anchor.fm/biblia-audio============================

2025-10-0827 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 84- The forgotten war- Australia's involvement in the WWII Burma campaignWelcome to our 84th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Referred to as the forgotten war, thousands of Australians- from service men and women, news correspondents, war artists, Qantas crew, volunteers such as Red Cross nurses served in the Burma campaign during WWII. Andrew Kilsby and Daryl Moran co-edited a book on asp...

2025-09-2525 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 83- The World War II role of Cressy Aerodrome in VictoriaWelcome to our 83 rd podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Another podcast about the home front. We are staying in rural Victoria in Australia to learn about the role of the Cressy Aerodrome during World War II. The website for Cressy Aerodrome is www.cressyaerodrome.com.au We ar...

2025-08-1010 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 82 - WW2 PoW and Internee camps in the Goulburn Valley, VictoriaWelcome to our 82nd podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Who would have known that during WW2 the Goulburn Valley in Victoria housed nearly 10,000 Prisoners of War and internees in 7 purpose built camps. John Gribben joins us to give an incredible insight into these camps. After I recorded this podca...

2025-07-1928 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 81 - WW2 Menace at Home- German and Japanese submarines in Australian watersWelcome to our 81st podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net I recently attended a military conference in Melbourne hosted by Military History & Heritage Victoria. One of the reasons I enjoy attending these conferences is that you never stop learning about aspects of military history. In today’s podcast, we learn about German U...

2025-05-3132 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 80 - The Gallipoli Campaign- Imbros- the forgotten islandWelcome to our 80th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Anzac Day 2025 marks the 110th anniversary of the commemoration of the landing at Gallipoli. When thinking of places linked to the Gallipoli campaign, you may have heard of places such as Egypt and Lemnos, however you may not have heard of Imbro...

2025-04-2435 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 79 - WWII - Books, books and more booksWelcome to our 79th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The theme so far this year with our podcasts has been books. That theme continues with this podcast and our chat with author, Ian W Shaw. Ian has written a number of books related to Australian military history on a wide range...

2025-03-3143 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 78 - WWII PoW camp in suburban Melbourneelcome to our 78th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Who would have known that Rowville, a suburb of Melbourne, hosted a Prisoner of War Camp during WWII. Author Darren Arnott tells us about the history including his book about a darker chapter of the camp. You can find Darre...

2025-02-2714 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 77 - Australian women doing their part in Ceylon in WWIIWelcome to our 77th podcast for Thanks for your Service and the first for 2025. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Ceylon, modern day Sri Lanka, was a strategic point for the allies in WW2 including hosting thousands of Australians. Meg Adams has recently contributed to a book titled In the fight- Australians and that war in Bu...

2025-01-2620 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 76 - Professor Peter Stanley- One of Australia’s leading military historiansWelcome to our 76th podcast for Thanks for your Service and the last for 2024 Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting one of Australia’s leading military historians at a conference hosted by Military History & Heritage Victoria. Professor Peter Stanley joins us from Canberra and tells us about his career and his boo...

2024-12-0127 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 75- The Cycling battalions of the 1st AIFWelcome to our 75th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Who would have thought the 1st AIF had cycling battalions. Ally Roche from the Australian War Memorial, herself a cycling enthusiast joins us to tell us about these units. You can find out more information on the cycling battalions on ou...

2024-09-2521 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 74- Anzac- The Greek Chapter- documentaryWelcome to podcast number 74 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The Shrine in Melbourne recently hosted an advance screening of a new documentary titled ‘Anzac-The Greek Chapter’. It tells the story of the Anzacs in Greece during the 1941 campaign, as told by the veterans themselves. Jim Claven, Secretary of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee joins us to...

2024-08-1913 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 73- Cowra Breakout 80th anniversaryWelcome to podcast number 73 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net On the 5th of August 1944 there was a mass prisoner of war escape from a POW camp in Cowra, New South Wales. Cowra is preparing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of what is called the Cowra Breakout. Let's find out more. You...

2024-06-2823 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 72- B24 Liberator bomber in MelbourneWelcome to podcast number 72 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net One of the special things about doing these podcasts is coming across what I call hidden treasures of Australian military history located in our own backyard. Who knew for example of a WW2 secret maintenance base for Flying boats in rural Victoria which...

2024-05-3130 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 71- The Great Escape 80th anniversary and the Australian connectionsWelcome to podcast number 71 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net This month, March 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of the Great Escape. Many people have heard about the mass escape of allied POWs from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 which was immortalised in book and film. You may not know a lot about the Au...

2024-03-2246 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 70- National Archives of Australia- WWII digitisation projectWelcome to podcast number 70 for Thanks for your Service and out first podcast for 2024. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net In 2023, the National Archives of Australia reached a significant milestone, having digitised more than one million World War II records. These records include names, photos, enlistments, movements, transfers, promotions and fates, which are now being made available onli...

2024-02-0724 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 69- The Australian Army Unrecovered War Casualties unitWelcome to podcast number 69 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Our next guest gives as remarkable insight into the Australian army’s vital yet probably least known units- Unrecovered War Casualties - Army. Major Cameron Clarke joins us to tell us more. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving...

2023-12-0526 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 68- The Kriegies- RAAF POW’s in WWIIWelcome to podcast number 68 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Christmas time is nearly upon us and if you are looking for idea for a present, keep listening. My exposure to WW2 prisoners of war were shaped by movies such as the Great Escape and The Wooden Horse. Kristen Alexander joins us to ta...

2023-11-0723 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 67- RAAF Training in Ballarat- 1WAGSWelcome to podcast number 67 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net One of the great experiences of doing these podcasts is coming across remnants of Australian military history that not a lot of people know about. Who knew that Ballarat in Victoria played a major role in training RAAF personnel during World War 2. Peter...

2023-10-2332 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 66- Guns of VictoriaWelcome to podcast number 66 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net If you have ventured into a local park in Australia you may have come across a remnant of the colonial era of our military past…an old canon or gun. John Rogers has spent considerable time and effort in researching Victoria’s guns....

2023-09-2029 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 65- Vietnam Veterans Day - a veterans special journeyWelcome to podcast number 65 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The 18th of August is Vietnam Veterans day and for 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. One Vietnam veteran is commemorating in a special way. Rick MCarthy joins us from Brisbane to tell...

2023-08-1715 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 64-108 years later update- the diary of a WWI diggerWelcome to podcast number 64 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Back in February this year we chatted to Karen and Tom, the folks behind the podcast and web page for 108 Years Later. It follows the day by day diary entries from a WWI digger. We catch up with Karen to see what has hap...

2023-07-3015 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 63- Sandy the War HorseWelcome to podcast number 63 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Something special is happening on Saturday 23 May 2023 involving a war horse called Sandy. Ross Smith from Tallangatta in Victoria joins us to tell us about the the unveiling of a statue of Sandy the War Horse. You can find links to Sa...

2023-05-1537 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 62- Following the Twenty Second- The 22nd Battalion 1st AIFWelcome to podcast number 62 for Thanks for your Service for Anzac Day, 25 April 2023. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net I recently came across a comprehensive research project on the 22nd Battalion of the First AIF whilst doing some research on my grandfathers service in WW1. The projects author, Greg Stephens tells us about the project and his grand...

2023-04-2541 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 61- An Australian living on GallipoliWelcome to podcast number 61 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Bill Sellars is an Australian journalist who has been living on the Gallipoli peninsula since 2002. He talks to us about life on the peninsula, its history and the WW1 battlefields. Bill’s Twitter Id is @BillSellars2 and you can direct message h...

2023-03-1323 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 60- 108 Years Later- diary of an ANZACWelcome to podcast number 60 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net 108 years ago, a WW1 Anzac digger kept a diary and recorded his departure in late 1914 from Australia to the shores of Gallipoli. In 2022, his diary was found. Let’s find out what happened some 108 years later… The website is www.108yearslater.c...

2023-02-1313 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 59- HMAS Castlemaine- Part TwoWelcome to podcast number 59 for Thanks for your Service. Our first podcast for 2023. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net During the January school holidays, I took the family down to Williamstown in Melbourne to visit a unique historical floating museum. This is part two of a two part podcast. The website for the HMAS Castlemaine is www.hmascastle...

2023-01-2825 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 58- HMAS Castlemaine- Part OneWelcome to podcast number 58 for Thanks for your Service. Our first podcast for 2023. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net During the January school holidays, I took the family down to Williamstown in Melbourne to visit a unique historical floating museum. This is part one of a two part podcast. The website for the HMAS Castlemaine is www.hmasc...

2023-01-2128 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 57- Australia’s Secret Army Part 2Welcome to podcast number 57 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Christmas is just around the corner and if you need a last minute gift then don’t look past Michael Veitch’s latest book. In Part 2 of this podcast, Michael talks about his new book 'Australia's Secret Army- The story of the Coast...

2022-12-1523 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 56- Australia’s Secret Army Part 1Welcome to podcast number 56 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Christmas is just around the corner and if you need a last minute gift then don’t look past Michael Veitch’s latest book. In Part 1 of this podcast, Michael talks about his new book 'Australia's Secret Army- The story of the Coa...

2022-12-0824 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 55- The secret base at Park Orchards, VictoriaWelcome to podcast number 55 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The Park Orchards Chalet lies empty in the north east Melbourne suburb of Park Orchards. Originally built as a country club house in 1928, during WW2 the Australian army soon requisitioned the chalet and surrounds. In 1942 the Chalet became the administrative headquarters of the Land Headquarters Heavy Wireles...

2022-10-2211 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 54- The search for HMAS Sydney IIWelcome to podcast number 54 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net The Royal Australian Navy has had 5 ships named HMAS Sydney. The second HMAS Sydney was lost with all hands during WWII and it was only after a remarkable search the wreckage was found some sixty years after she sunk.. Let’s learn more about the fate of HMAS...

2022-09-0325 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 53- Ballarat’s Arch of Victory and Avenue of HonourWelcome to podcast number 53 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Ballarat is home to 2 significant monuments that commemorative the service of those who fought in war. Phil Roberts joins us to tell us more. We are keen to hear your feedback and if you're listening to us via ITunes or other...

2022-07-3122 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 52- Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bandsWelcome to podcast number 52 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Australian defence force bands only formally welcomed women into their ranks after the introduction of the Sex Discrimination act in 1984. Dr Anthea Skinner joins us to talk about Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Austra...

2022-06-1912 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice -Podcast 51- Beyond the Great Escape- RAAF airmen of Stalag Luft IIIWelcome to podcast number 51 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . Stalag Luft III is probably best known for the movie the Great Escape which dramatises a real life camp breakout during World war II. Kristen Alexander joins us to chat about an Australian angle involving Stalag Luft III. Kristen's website is http://www.kristenalexander.com.au/ We are keen to hear your...

2022-05-2916 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 50- The First Ashore- Gallipoli 1915Welcome to podcast number 50 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Anzac Day 2022 is a week away. About 4.30am Sunday 25 April 1915, the first Australian boats approached Anzac Cove. Who were the first ashore. Peter Burgess has written a book on the subject. Peter's book can be purchased at https://www.thefirstashore.com/

2022-04-1933 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 49- Riding for Veterans CharityWelcome to podcast number 49 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net On 13 April 2022 Chris Doyle is riding the Australian Remembrance Trail though Belgium and France to raise money for a veterans charity. The link to Mates for Mates to donate is here. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leav...

2022-04-0913 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 48- Ballarat ANZACS ExhibitionWelcome to podcast number 48 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net An exhibition titled the Ballarat Anzacs is being held now until the end of April at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute in Ballarat Victoria. More information can be found at www.ballaratmi.org.au/event/ballarat-anzacs-display-talks-research/ We are keen to hear...

2022-04-0808 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 47- Women of the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF)Welcome to podcast number 47 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . The Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) operated between 1951 and 1977. Jessica Ferrari from Memento Media received a grant from the federal government and produced a eight part documentary series chronicling the experience of service women from Point Cook in Victoria. The links to the documentary can be found at www.mementomedia.com.au

2022-03-2614 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 46- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea-Part 2Welcome to podcast number 46 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . Author Michael Veitch describes it as the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific. His latest book is titled The Battle of the Bismarck Sea- the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific and he joins us for the second part of our two part podcast. We are keen to hear your feedba...

2022-03-0618 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 45- The Battle of the Bismarck SeaWelcome to podcast number 45 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . Author Michael Veitch describes it as the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific. His latest book is titled The Battle of the Bismarck Sea- the forgotten battle that saved the Pacific and he joins us for this two part podcast series and tells us about it. Michael continues with more on hi...

2022-02-2734 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 44-The Shrine, Surrey Gardens, Melbourne, Australia.Welcome to podcast number 44 for Thanks for your Service. In many towns in many parks across Australia, you will almost certainly find a war memorial in dedication to those who served and died in wars from the Boer War to Afghanistan. I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and one particular memorial that I visited recently has a unique design. The Shrine at Surrey Gardens in Surrey Hills, features a carved timber Honour Roll. The Shrine was dedicated in 1918 before the armistice. Sandra Dexter with a background in journalism and editing joins us to talk about the h...

2022-01-2617 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 43 The Sir John Monash CentreWelcome to podcast number 43 for Thanks for your Service and the last podcast for 2021. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . For today's podcast we head to France where we speak to Rebecca Doyle, the Director of the Sir John Monash Centre. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes or other podca...

2021-12-0718 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 42- WWII The Australians fighting the Vichy FrenchWelcome to podcast number 42 for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . We had the pleasure of having David Sutton, Senior War Historian at the Australian War Memorial, join us in Podcast 26 to talk about the Australian involvement in the Russian Civil War. For todays podcast, David joins us again as we learn about Australia’s involvement in battles with the forces of Vichy France...

2021-11-1327 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 41-The J7 submarineWelcome to podcast number 41 for Thanks for your Service. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanks For Your Service. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net At the end of WW1, Britain gave Australia six J class submarines. One of those subs, the J7, exists today at the Sandringham Yacht Club in Port Philip Bay in Melbourne. Graeme Disney, historian at the club joins us. You can read more about the J7 via this link https://syc.com.au/about/governance/j7-subm...

2021-10-2318 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 40- Special Missions in Persia and RussiaWelcome to podcast number 40 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Colonel Earnest Latchford MBE, MC wrote every Sunday to his fiance during World War 1 and his service saw him deployed to special missions in Persia and Russia. Over 100 years later those letters formed a book written by his grand...

2021-09-0431 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 39- Secret Intelligence AustraliaWelcome to podcast number 39 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Kate Reid-Smith is a former military intelligence officer, now Canberra-based intelligence historian, specialising in World War Two Southeast Asia in general, and Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo in particular. Working across several regional languages including Mandarin Chinese. Her current research focus is on Secre...

2021-08-1021 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 38 The Coastwatchers Part 2Welcome to podcast number 38 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net In our last podcast, number 37, we had the honour of talking to a WW2 veteran and one of the last Coastwatchers, Jim Burrowes. Jim takes us through his experience as a Coastwatcher in the Pacific Campaign as we learn more about the Coast Watc...

2021-07-0429 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 37 The CoastwatchersWelcome to podcast number 37 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net A very special podcast today as we have the honour of talking to a WW2 veteran and one of the last Coastwatchers, Jim Burrowes. Jim takes us through his experience as a Coastwatcher in the Pacific Campaign as we learn more about the Coa...

2021-06-0624 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 36 Z Special UnitWelcome to podcast number 36 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter Just search for Thanksforyourservice. Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net . You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Will Davies is an author and historian and has written a number of books on Australian military history topics. His latest book is about a secretive unit which was the precursor to the Australian SAS. Will can be...

2021-04-2719 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 35 Mustard Gas MenWelcome to podcast number 35 for Thanks for your Service. In contravention of a Geneva Protocol, the allies shipped and had stored in Australia mustard gas during World War II. Janine Roberts tells us about the Mustard Gas Men. One of the ways to promote this podcast is through your feedback. If you're listening to us via ITunes or other podcasting apps please leave a review. You can also support us via Patreon. Your gracious support helps us with costs such as hosting and production of the podcast. Even as little as one dollar can help. The link is www.patreon...

2021-03-1218 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 34 HMVS CerberusWelcome to podcast number 34 for Thanks for your Service. If you were to travel to Half Moon Bay in Port Phillip Bay in Victoria and gaze offshore....you are still able to see a piece of colonial history of Australia. Sitting in just 3 meters of water and some 200 metres from the shore is the wreck of Her Majesty's Victorian Ship (HMVS) Cerberus. One of the ways to promote this podcast is through your feedback. If you're listening to us via ITunes or other podcasting apps please leave a review. You can also support us via Patreon. Your grac...

2020-11-0320 min

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2020-10-0600 min

Tarot Visions #167: Tarot for Your Self Chapter 5Rose Red and Jaymi discuss Chapter 5 of Mary K Greer’s Tarot for Your Self. They discuss the notion of Court Cards, share their favorites, and take you through the exercises. Jaymi created two worksheets from this chapter which you can find links to on our Facebook page and in the show notes.Links:Court Card handout from Tarot from Your Self by Mary K. Greer: https://www.innercompasstarot.com/downloads/TV/TfYS-courtcards.pdfThree Modes of Tarot handout from Tarot from Your Self by Mary K. Greer: https://www.innercompasstarot.com/downloads/TV/Tf...

2020-10-0247 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 33 WW2 Australian Service MedalWelcome to podcast number 33 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. Jack Byrne was a Goulburn boy who joined the 2nd AIF and served in New Guinea, He suffered injuries and illness which also led him going AWOL on occasions which ultimately led to a dishonourable discharge. 21 years after his death, his daughter, Jenny Merrell, applied for his service medals only to find out he was not entitled to his third medal, the Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 due to his di...

2020-09-0526 min

Tarot Visions #166: Tarot for Your Self Chapter 4Rose Red and Jaymi discuss Chapter 4 of Mary K Greer’s Tarot for Your Self. They chat about their past Celtic Cross uses and their personal favorite variants. Listen as they also break down their full readings for this chapter. As a special bonus for you all, Jaymi created a three page Celtic Cross Reading handout from Mary’s material.Links:Irish Pagan School: https://irishpaganschool.com/Modified Celtic Cross Spread, from Episode 50 Celtic Cross Redux episode where Rose Red and Charles discuss the Modified Celtic Cross: https://www.spreaker.com/user/tarotvisions/tarot-visions-celtic-cross-redux

2020-09-0454 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 32 RAAF Flying Officer Hector 'Hec' HarrisonWelcome to podcast number 32 for Thanks for your Service. Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. For Anzac day 2020, Australia Post released a commemorative stamp issue. This stamp issue features oil on canvas paintings that were inspired by the events of the two World Wars on the home front and in combat overseas. Stella Bowen was employed as an Australian official war artist during World War II. Bomber crew is a moving tribute to six Australians and one Englishman comprising a Lancaster bomber crew of No...

2020-07-1120 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 31 The Secret Code-Breakers of Central BureauWelcome to podcast 31 for Thanksforyourservice. Many of you would be familiar with Bletchley Park in the UK and it’s involvement in the allied victory in WW2. Canberra author David Dufty joins us to tell us about Australia’s own version of Bletchley Park and the role it played towards victory in the Pacific War. David's book, The Secret Code-Breakers of Central Bureau can be found at this link: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-secret-code-breakers-of-central-bureau-david-dufty/book/9781925322187.html His new book, Radio Girl, is available at https://www.booktopia.com.au/radio-girl-david-dufty/book/9781760876654.html We are kee...

2020-06-1331 min

Tarot Visions #162: Tarot For Your Self Chapter 2Rose Red and Jaymi read Chapter 2 of Mary K Greer’s Tarot for Your Self. They’ve (mostly) done all the exercises in this chapter and share their thoughts on tarot journals, doing daily draws, and how powerful tarot visualizations can be. Check out the Facebook Chapter 2 thread for more images and share your thoughts and insights.Free download for Mary's 3-Card Reading Technique: http://www.innercompasstarot.com/downloads/TV/TfYS-3cardreading.pdfAs always, we enjoy hearing your feedback and comments so send emails to tarotvisionsshow@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter at http://twit...

2020-06-0531 min

Tarot Visions #161: Tarot for Your Self Kickoff and Chapter 1Rose Red and Jaymi dig into their first-ever Book Club read along with Mary K Greer’s Tarot for Your Self. The 35th Anniversary edition released this year, so they’re both reading that edition. Listen in as they talk about how it went, what their thoughts were, and how going through it now compared to the last time they read through it. Free download for Mary's Tarot Profile worksheet: http://www.innercompasstarot.com/downloads/TV/TfYS-tarot-profile.pdfRose also recommends you find and buy Courtney Weber’s Tarot for One, another excellent guide to reading tarot...

2020-05-0139 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 30 Melbourne's historic sites from WW1 & WW2Welcome to Podcast number 30. We speak to Barbara Ainsworth, Curator of the Monash Museum of Computing History at Monash University, about Melbourne's links to codebreaking and some of the historic sites from WWI and WWII. You can find the relevant links to this podcast on our facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast...

2020-04-1318 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 29 1 Armoured Regiment in VietnamWelcome to Podcast number 29. We are back for 2020 after a long break over Christmas and the new year. I had the opportunity to meet up with Brian Tateson who is the Vice President and memorabilia officer at the Box Hill RSL in Melbourne Victoria. Brian served with C Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment in Vietnam. He joins us for a chat. You can find the relevant links to this podcast on our facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a...

2020-03-0322 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 28 Victorian military historyWelcome to Podcast number 28. In our last podcast we learnt about the most senior Australian killed in the Boer War- Lt Colonel Charles Edward Ernest Umphelby. In this podcast, we are joined by Jason Macgregor who chats to us about Victorian military history. You can find the relevant links to this podcast on our facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Finally, if you...

2019-12-2236 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 27 Lt Colonel Charles Edward Ernest UmphelbyFor this podcast, we are heading to South Africa to learn about the most senior Australian killed in the Boer War- Lt Colonel Charles Edward Ernest Umphelby and chat with Dr Garth Benneyworth, Head of Department of Heritage Studies at Sol Plaatje University. You can find the relevant links to this podcast on our Facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head...

2019-11-1619 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 26 Australian involvement in the Russian Civil WarThe Russian Civil War affected Russia between 1918 and 1921. The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations. Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds. David Sutton, a military historian at the Australian War Memorial joins us from Canberra to give us an insight into the little known Australian involvement in the conflict. Relevant links about this podcast can be found on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Thanksforyourservice/. W...

2019-11-0214 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 25 The lone Pine at Wattle Park MelbourneWelcome to podcast number 25. We head to Brisbane to speak with Dr Lindsay McDowell who tells us the story behind the pine tree at Wattle Park in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Relevant links about this podcast can be found on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Thanksforyourservice/. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can...

2019-10-1410 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 24 Major Darryl Kelly OAMMajor Darryl Kelly OAM recently joined my father and I on a call to discuss the service of my grandfather, Charles Harold Hatt in WW1. Charles was a Gunner with the 4th Battery, 2 Field Artillery Brigade 1st AIF and landed on Gallipoli on 26th April 1915 and survived for two days before being shot and wounded. He was medically repatriated to the UK and back to Australia before being medically discharged from the 1st AIF in April 1916. We have a photo taken of him in August 1916 with Sergeant stripes and Darryl has some thoughts on that photo. Major Da...

2019-09-2134 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 23 Lt. Col. Kenneth Mackay, founder of the first Australian HorseIn this podcast we talk to Lorraine Brown, Secretary of the Harden Murrumburrah Historical Society about the unveiling on 31 August 2019 of a life size sculpture of Lt. Col. Kenneth Mackay, founder of the first Australian Horse and Boer War veteran. Relevant links about this podcast can be found on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Thanksforyourservice/. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this p...

2019-08-2414 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 22 And the band played Waltzing MatildaIn this podcast we talk to Eric Bogle, legendary songwriter about two of his military related songs- "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" and "Green fields of France". Relevant links about this podcast can be found on our Facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is...

2019-07-1432 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 21 Canberra's World War II historyIn this podcast we talk to Dr Peter Dowling about Canberra's World War II history. Relevant links about this podcast can be found on our Facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice The version of the La...

2019-07-0332 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 20 Fromelles Association of AustraliaIn this podcast we learn about the Fromelles Association of Australia and the Battle of Fromelles fought in World War I. Geoffrey Benn, Secretary of the Fromelles Association of Australia and Marg O’Leary Vice President of Research joins us. The Facebook page of the Association is https://www.facebook.com/Fromelles-Association-of-Australia-400714926696817/ We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or em...

2019-05-3131 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 19 Shoalhaven women heroines of WW1Robyn Florance recently wrote about the Shoalhaven women heroines of WW1. Alan Clark, a local historian helped Robyn edit the book. The website of the Shoalhaven Historical Society is http://www.shoalhavenhistory.org.au/home We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www...

2019-03-2613 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 18 Ingleburn Military CampThe Ingleburn Military Camp was established at the outbreak of World War 2, and is commonly known today as Bardia Barracks. Its well known to thousands of Australian army personnel who from World War 2, Korea, National Service, Vietnam and in its final primary role, home to the army reserves 2 Training Group. Bob Gosling from The Ingleburn Military precinct association tells us more. We are keen to hear your feedback. Leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support o...

2019-03-0111 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 17 Places of Pride - Australian War MemorialFor this podcast, we are joined by Terri-Anne Simmonds, who is the Project Manager for Places of Pride with the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The Places of Pride website is https://placesofpride.awm.gov.au We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via P...

2019-02-0821 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 16 Naval Association of AustraliaFor this podcast, we are joined by Terry Making, the National President of the Naval Association of Australia. He joins us from Melbourne to tell us more about the association. The association's website is https://navalassoc.org.au/ .You can find the link on our Facebook page. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to...

2019-01-2518 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 15 Monash- the Outsider who won a warThis is our 15th podcast and being published on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. At the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, one hundred years ago, the guns fell silent. From an an Australian perspective, in the four years of the war, some 330,000 Australians had served overseas. Some 60,000 never made it home. The social effects in Australia lasted for years. For this podcast, we are joined by Roland Perry. Roland is the author of over 30 books, and six on WW1 and WW2 history. In 2...

2018-11-0942 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 14 Diggers and Doughboys: The art of allies 100 years onIn July 1918, the Australians and the Americans fought side by side together for the first time in the Battle of Hamel. The National WW1 Museum and Memorial in Kansas City Missouri is hosting an exhibition titled the 'Diggers and Doughboys: The art of allies 100 years on'. The website for the museum is https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/diggers-and-doughboys and you can search for them on Facebook. If you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or em...

2018-10-1309 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 13 Map of AustraliaIn this podcast we head to Wiltshire in the UK to learn about the Map of Australia. The website for the trust is https://map-of-australia.com/ and you can search for them on Facebook. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The li...

2018-09-2112 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 12 Australian Great War AssociationIn this podcast we head to Melbourne to learn about the Australian Great War Association. The President of the Association Michael Crump joins us. The website for the association is www.agwa.org.au and you can search for them on Facebook. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if you're listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. ...

2018-08-1708 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 11 Mephisto: Technology, War and RemembranceIn this podcast we head to Brisbane and hear from Jeff Hopkins-Weise & Greg Czechura, who have just released a book titled Mephisto: Technology, War and Remembrance. The Mephisto is a WW1 German tank and the only surviving model of its type in the world. It was recovered by Australian troops and is housed at the Queensland Museum. The link to Jeff and Greg's book can be found at http://www.shop.qm.qld.gov.au/default/qm-books/mephisto-technology-war-and-remembrance-paperback-edition.html. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or...

2018-08-0414 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 10 Cowra breakout WW2In this podcast, we head to Cowra to speak to Lawrance Ryan who is going to tell us about the largest prison escape of World War 2 and is known as the Cowra breakout. Lawrance is the media officer for the Cowra Breakout Association. You can find their Facebok page at www.facebook.com/CowraBreakoutAssociation/ We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if your are listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are int...

2018-06-2313 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 9 Gunner 911- Charles Harold HallIn this podcast, for this past week that we commemorated ANZAC day 2018, we are going to hear a personal story, about my grandfather, Charles Harold Hall, who landed at Gallipoli in April 1915. In February of 2016, I had the pleasure of taking my father, Geoff Hall to Gallipoli to see where his father had landed, 103 years ago. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if your are listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Finally, if you are inte...

2018-04-2813 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 8 Smalls Arm Factory MuseumIn this podcast,we head to Lithgow in NSW to hear about the Smalls Arm Factory Museum and then to Victoria to learn about Military History and Heritage Victoria. The website of the Small Arms Factory Museum can be found at https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/ The MHHV Inc wesbite is at http://www.mhhv.org.au/ We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if your are listening to us via ITunes, please leave a review. Fina...

2018-03-0921 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 7 5000 poppies and Ted Egan AOIn this podcast, Lynn Berry and Margaret Knight set out to crochet a humble 120 poppies to “plant” at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne for Remembrance Day in honour of their fathers who served in World War II. What started as small gesture of remembrance has grown into a community tribute of respect and remembrance known as 5000 poppies. We then head to Alice Springs to talk to Ted Egan AO about his music and books about World War 1 and his families connection with the war. The 5000 poppies website is https://5000poppies.wordpress.com/ Ted Egan's website ca...

2017-11-2821 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 6 Avenue of Honor and Arch of VictoryWelcome to our sixth podcast for Thanks for your Service. In this podcast, we learn about the War Heritage Roadshow which is currently touring Victoria, and we stay in Victoria and head to Ballarat to find out about the Avenue of Honor and Arch of Victory. The link to the War Heritage Roadshow 2017 is http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/grimwadecentre/engagement/war-heritage-roadshow-2017 The link to information on the Avenue of Honour and Arch of Victory is http://honouringouranzacs.com.au/ We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is inf...

2017-10-2035 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 5 secret World War II airbaseWelcome to our fifth podcast for Thanksforyourservice. In this podcast, we learn about the Office of Australian War Graves, and find about a secret World War II airbase at Lake Boga in Victoria. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice

2017-09-2221 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 4 National Anzac CentreWelcome to our fourth podcast for Thanks for your Service. In this podcast, we find out about the National Anzac Centre in Albany, Western Australia and learn about Everymans Welfare Service. We are keen to hear your feedback. That email again is info@thanksforyourservice.net or leave a comment on our Facebook page. Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice

2017-08-2618 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice- Podcast 3 Australia at WarWelcome to out third podcast. In this podcast, we talk to Peter Dunn who has been running a website called Australia at War for over 20 years, and we finish our tour of the Macarthur Museum in Brisbane where John Dunne takes us on a guided tour. Peter's website is www.ozatwar.com The Macarthur Museum website is www.mmb.org.au Finally, if you are interested in sponsorship/support of this podcast, head to our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.co...

2017-07-2225 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 2 Macarthur MuseumWelcome to our second podcast. In this podcast, we continue our tour of the Macarthur Museum in Brisbane where John Dunne takes us on a guided tour. We visit Horn Island in the Torres Strait and speak to Vanessa Seekee who is the Curator of the Torres Strait Heritage Museum. Vanessa gives us an insight into the Islands World War 2 military history. We learn about Lost Medals Australia, a service run by Glyn Larnwane, a serving Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Army. Glyn reunites lost service medals with their original recipients and families. Head to our w...

2017-06-2433 min

Club Session Radio Show Martin Garrix - There For You (Evan Virgan & Sebz Remix)Hi Guys! We did some edit from Martin Garrix new song"THERE FOR YOU" Hope you Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/martingarrix #ThereForYou w/ Troye Sivan OUT NOW: Spotify: stmpd.co/TFYs iTunes: stmpd.co/TFYi

2017-06-1303 min

Thanks For Your Service Podcasts Thanksforyourservice Podcast 1 Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative CommitteeThanksforyourservice Podcast 1. Welcome to our very first podcast. In this episode, we talk to Anthony Hill. Anthony is an award-winning Canberra author of 18 books of historical and literary non-fiction for adults, teenagers and younger readers. His latest book is the new and updated second edition of "Animal Heroes". We visit the Macarthur Museum in Brisbane where John Dunne takes us on a guided tour in a two part series. We also meet Jim Claven who is the Secretary of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee.

2017-05-0738 min