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Valuable recent BOOK - August 2005

VICTORIA and AUSTRALIA'S FIRST WAR

tells the story of the first Australian unit

officially sent to a foreign war. The War

Steamer Victoria was dispatched to the

First Taranaki War in 1860-1861. A naval

brigade was landed for service ashore.

Find out more by clicking here (to go to another

page in this website).

Expressions of interest are sought for taking over this website as a going concern. It has been online since
1997, and now deserves a make-over, modernisation and
a greater degree of attention than the present webmaster
can currently devote.

2008: Best month for this site was last April with 14,617 visitors and 20,730 page views... Since 1997, nearly two
million visitors have visited this site.

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What Visitors have said about this website

Your colorful site is a great departure from the bland corporate

horrors infesting the world wide web. It inspired us in creating

our Paardeberg Page at www.goldiproductions.com. which we

hope to expand into a Canadian view of the Boer War.

I have just been reading the DEFENDING VICTORIA website,

which has restored my faith in the utility of the Internet - thank

you very much!

[A Turkish visitor wrote]: I call you as dear friends because of

your sensational web page [about Gallipoli] that makes me feel

your friend really. I work in a factory as Plant & Maint. Manager

in Istanbul. My grandfather and my wife's grandfather had fought

at WW1.

[A French Visitor wrote]: Nice site. Amicalement, Clément. North

of France (SOUCHEZ).

Photo by Michael Cannon

Melbourne's magnificent Shrine of Remembrance

honours fallen WW1 diggers.

Cerberus April 2002

Allan Trinca took this photo in late April 2002. He has helped

chronicle the famous ship's decline on this site for over four years.

He laments today: "She's a sad sight - just gradually slipping away

from us". For more than thirty five years, concerned Australians

like Prime Minister Bob Menzies and others (like Prince Phillip)

have strived to save the historic vessel. Unable to capture pop-

ular imagination, thousands of hours of lobbying and effort have

produced almost no results. The unthinkable--the collapse of the

ship--is imminent. This wonderful symbol--in the 1870's the most

powerful deterrent to invaders and raiders in the Southern Hemis-

phere--and flagship of the Victorian Navy--is now rusting scrap.

Allan Trinca's photo of Cerberus in 2006

Click here to visit the Cerberus webpage.

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. . .that this website has been on the internet since 1997,

and that it has 74 web-pages. Have you also noticed this

site has almost no advertising . . .

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entertaining, you might be glad to make a small donation

of, say, $1 - $5 towards continuing research, updating,
upkeep and maintenance.

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WHAT'S NEW PAGE * Brought to you by the Department of Veterans' Affairs Their Service: Our Heritage outreach program.
READING ROOM RESEARCH CENTRE Virtual Bookshop BOOK REVIEWS
Nile steamers being restored Rare 2nd hand books added to Bookshop Photos of 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance Photo of 5VMR hat badge (Boer War) Photos of Boxer Rebellion souvenirs Rare medal not 'lost'! Portrait of Rangers' Commandant W. B. Smith Exciting new photos of HMAT Boorara An Undeserved VC - or was it? Media in 2006 neglects *Save Cerberus* Day. Photo of S. Egan, KIA at Pozieres Photo of Charles Hedley, 5 VMR BOOK REVIEW - The Victorian Naval Brigades NEW BOOK - Australia's first war, 1860** Photo of CSS Shenandoah at Williamstown Photo of C. Williamson, 8 ALHR Loco similar to those that served in France (Photo) Colour photos of 1900 Naval Brigade uniforms Boxer Rebellion book review The Premier and Cerberus's fate Photo of Tpr. Sam Oliver, KIA 1900 Aboriginal trackers in the 1840s Info/photo of Pte. Hugh Bottle KIA France 1916 Read the Cerberus media coverage *Roger Marsh's Cerberus* nears completion** Dutch Salvage Co.'s plan for Cerberus Book review 'We Were the 46th' New DVA News releases Richmond Rifle Club (early 1900s) -- Photo List of gun crew -- first shot WW1 Volunteer Geelong Artilleryman c.1870--Photo 13 ALHR Lighthorseman -- Photo *Restored Chilean monitor Huascar--Photos* AFC page updated with WW1 Xmas Card Another 5 VMR memorial featured here Gallipoli and Pozieres pages updated Aboriginal War Memorial to be rededicated 99th Regt Col.Sgt T. Farr's prayer book Cerberus--International concern grows Victorian Simpson Prize winner heads for Gallipoli HMCSS Victoria webpage updated New Boer War book published Photos of the amazing 5VMR monument NEW photo: Laurie Marshall, 4th Contingent VMR DVA media release re: ANZAC This site wins important website of the Month award (check frontpage and find out more). Gallipoli page updated Victorian Navy Monument
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