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Episodes
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Welcome 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
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Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Welcome 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.
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Welcome 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.
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Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Welcome 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.
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Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Saturday Nov 16, 2019
For 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.
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Saturday Nov 02, 2019
Saturday Nov 02, 2019
The 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.
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Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Welcome 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.
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Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Saturday Sep 21, 2019
Major 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 Darryl Kelly OAM is a semi-retired professional soldier with over 42 years service in the Australian Army.
An artilleryman by trade he rose through the ranks to become one of the senior Regimental Sergeant Majors in Army before being selected for commissioning. He has seen operational service in Malaya, Sinai, Iraq, and the Middle East.
Darryl is a keen student of military history, specialising in Australia's involvement in the First World War.
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Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
In 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.
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Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
In 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".
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
In this podcast we talk to Dr Peter Dowling about Canberra's World War II history.
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The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
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Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
In 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/
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The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Robyn 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
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The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
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Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
The 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.
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The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
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Friday Feb 08, 2019
Friday Feb 08, 2019
For 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
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The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
#placesofpride #tfys #awm
Friday Jan 25, 2019
Friday Jan 25, 2019
For 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 our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice
The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
#RAN #navy #tfys
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
This 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 2011 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia 'for services to literature as an author”. In 2004, he published a book titled Monash- the Outsider who won a war. He joins us from Melbourne.
Roland’s website is www.rolandperry.com.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 our website or email us. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice
The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
#ww1 #anzacs #tfys
Saturday Oct 13, 2018
Saturday Oct 13, 2018
In 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.
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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 Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
#ww1 #anzacs #tfys
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
In 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 link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice
The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
Apologies for the distortion in the call with Helen.
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
In 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. You can also support us via Patreon. The link is www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice
The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. You can find links to her music on our website and Facebook page.
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
In 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 leave a comment on our Facebook page. And if your are 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 https://www.patreon.com/thanksforyourservice
The version of the Last Post is courtesy of Rachel Bostock. Rachel's website is at https://www.thebostocksband.com/
Sunday Jun 24, 2018
Sunday Jun 24, 2018
In 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/
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Sunday Apr 29, 2018
Sunday Apr 29, 2018
In 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.
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Friday Mar 09, 2018
Friday Mar 09, 2018
In 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.
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
In 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 can be found at http://www.tedegan.com.au/ Be sure to look at his music and book collection.
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.
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Friday Oct 20, 2017
Friday Oct 20, 2017
Welcome 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/
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Friday Sep 22, 2017
Friday Sep 22, 2017
Welcome 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.
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Saturday Aug 26, 2017
Saturday Aug 26, 2017
Welcome 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.
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Saturday Jul 22, 2017
Saturday Jul 22, 2017
Welcome 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
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Sunday Jun 25, 2017
Sunday Jun 25, 2017
Welcome 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 website for links to these stories at www.thanksforyourservice.net
Monday May 08, 2017
Monday May 08, 2017
Thanksforyourservice 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.