NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AT CURRUMBIN RSL An acclaimed national photographic exhibition, Behind the Wire, which documents the life stories of Australian Vietnam veterans, including four Gold Coast veterans, is on display at Currumbin RSL during November 2014. The historical exhibition was completed over a three year period by renowned Melbourne photographer, Susan Gordon-Brown. The exhibition […]
Currumbin RSL encourages fostering a strong sense of national pride. It understands the value of life and how evanescent freedom can be and it knows the sacrifices made by our Veterans helped create the life of freedom we enjoy in Australia today. Through the implementation our ‘Australia Remembers’ project we hope that the community further […]
The delivery of the ashes of Reginald and Betty Manthey to sea by surfboat crew as part of the ANZACDay Ceremony held at Currumbin Beach 25/04/2014. Reg was the last survivor from the crew of the HMAS YARRA sunk by the Japanese south of Java on March 4 1942. A heroic effort by her crew […]
Do you know the true meaning for the minute of silence we practice at 11am on November 11 each year? It’s a simple question but surprisingly many Australians don’t know the answer. November 11 marks the ceasefire ending World War I. It is the official anniversary of the signing of the Armistice signifying the end […]
This is a tribute to the fallen 2013 War Veterans and Members of Currumbin RSL, Gold Coast. This presentation was shown at ANZAC Day 2013, Elephant Rock. Lest We Forget. ANZAC DAY 2012 ROLL OF HONOUR: PATRICK HILL ARMY HAROLD ROIGARD RNZAF FRANK O’RYAN RAN JAMES McINTYRE RAN JOHN DE LA RUE RN ROBERT WHITTLE […]
The following video is a story shared by Veteran Doug Martin and his recollection of the sinking of HMASCanberra. The story told by the Australian War Memorial is “In the darkness of the early hours of the morning of 9 August 1942 the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra was severely damaged off Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) […]
My husband went to Nam in 1964. I was just a teenager, 19. We had one child Steve, who was about 13 months old. The Defence Force in those days didn’t worry about the families left behind. Not even a Padre would call to see how you were coping let alone anyone else. When the […]
ANIMAL HEROES MEMORIAL STATUE UNVEILED AT PALM BEACH PARKLANDS Messengers, Sentinels, Sniffers, Casualty, Guards, Couriers, Ratters, Trackers, Cigarettes, Mascots but above all: Companions. These are but some of the names and significant contributions that animals have given to their human counterparts during war times when soldiers are in dangerous zones and away from loved ones. […]
Below we are sharing a letter of thanks from our public. Letters and remarks like these that make us proud to be able to bring this service to the public nationally via Channel 7. Good Morning, It is with the tears in my eyes that i write to you this morning. I have just finished […]
Below is a heart touching letter from Prisoner of War Corporal James (Jim) Fittock to his wife and family. He was registered with No 3. Branch Thai War Prisoners Camp. Nike, Thailand. The letter was required to be passed through ‘censorship’ prior to being posted. Over 22,000 Australians became prisoners of war of the Japanese […]
