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Stories to reflect upon F

OR this Anzac Centenary souvenir edition of the Mail, our editorial team has compiled an invaluable array of feature stories and historical material.

We’ve sourced local stories, local experiences, local photographic images and many heartwrenching local facts.

Overall, our aim for this edition is to embolden the Anzac spirit, to ensure the many stories of courage and sacrifice live on in the Yarra Ranges.

The Mail wants future generations to be speaking about Diggers such as George Ingram, this region’s only Victoria Cross recipient.

We want our schoolchildren to know the first shot in World War I was ordered by Charles Morris, who later lived in Montrose.

Also, we want them to be knowledgeable about stories of sacrifice and courage, such as Fred Cullen from Cockatoo, who fought alongside his four brave brothers in World War I. Or Reginald Hubbard from Steels Creek, who served in World War I with five members of his family; with only three returning home.

Many of our readers may be already familiar with some of these stories, but it’s important they endure during this

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Anzac centenary.

In this edition, we’ve tried to cover the Anzac story in this region in as great a depth as possible.

We’ve also been diligent when sourcing our information and endeavoured to be accurate throughout.

However, there are volumes and volumes of information, and we would welcome any feedback in relation to our coverage.

Most of all, we hope you take time to read and reflect.

From the team at the Mail, we sincerely hope you enjoy what we have prepared for you on this Anzac Centenary.

The lives and stories of World War I soldiers are on display in a new exhibition in Healesville, with trinkets and equipment from the frontline.

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Healesville's Avenue of Honour was officially opened last week, just in time for this weekend’s Centenary of Anzac.

The Yarra Ranges’ only World War I Victoria Cross Recipient has been immortalised in a new book, launched earlier this year by a Mount Evelyn military historian.

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The story of Christmas Hills soldier, Private George Muir, whose letters have been published with the help of Yarra Glen’s Historical Society.

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Steels Creek resident, Anni Atkinson, tells the Mail about her father’s courage as a soldier in the Great War, enlisting at 19 years old alongside his brother.

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Also in the lead up to this centenary event, I had the honour of helping launch the book Great Courage and Initiative - The Heroic Life of George Ingram VC MM. A Seville local, Ingram was awarded the Victoria Cross, our highest decoration for gallantry, in recognition for his bravery on the Western Front in France. Anzac Day is a time to remember and reflect on the service and sacrifice of Yarra Valley locals and an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the memory of those who served our nation.

If you are able to, I encourage you to attend a dawn service in your local town or follow coverage through the day to remember all Australians who have served from World War I to those serving today.

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Our Diggers come to life T

HE lives of World War I soldiers are currently on display at Healesville Library, with personal stories from Diggers on the frontline coming to life through unique historical treasures.

An exhibition of military items from World War I currently fill the display cases at Healesville Library, featuring stories and items straight from the frontlines.

Military historian Rod Wilson organised the exhibition and supplied items he has collected over his life, and said the stories they contain give an insight into life on the frontlines.

Among the treasures in the exhibition is a pack carried by a soldier at the Battle of The Nek, where waves of Australian troops were cut down by Turkish machine-gun fire.

Trooper David McGarvie, a sniper with the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, managed to make it to near Turkish parapets and survive the battle after being shot in the foot and retreating in the night.

But, before this, he had to watch hundreds of his comrades get cut down in subsequent waves of attack and lay open to fire and the intense sunlight through the day.

“They were decimated - it was slaughter,” Mr Wilson said.

“He could see the men coming but could do nothing about it.”

McGarvie’s personal effects from the battle include his pith helmet, his dog tag and his pack full of equipment,

Historian Rod Wilson in front of the Healesville Library exhibition. 137729 including a Bible which his son took to World War II. The tales told through the military objects are not just stories of sadness from war, but include others of hope

and romance found as a result.

The exhibition features fragments from a zeppelin bombing in London, collected by the later-wife of a Digger, who was sent there for medical assis-

Picture: JESSE GRAHAM tance after being shot in the head.

The soldier met a woman at Brooke War Hospital in London and, after the war was over, they married and came back to Australia.

Another story was contained in the cabinet, in the form of a biscuit from a soldier’s rations.

The biscuit was sent home from a soldier to Broadmeadows in 1914 and has survived the last 101 years, which Mr Wilson said was due to their intense hardness.

“It’s signed by both soldiers and has 1914 on the back - that’s how hard they are,” Mr Wilson said.

“My grandfather sent one home to my grandmother - he drew a picture of a pyramid and the Sphinx, put my grandmother’s address on the front, put a stamp on and sent it.

“Unfortunately, it didn’t survive.”

Many other stories fill the cabinet, including that of the first Australian nurse casualty in the war, New Zealand and Turkish soldiers’ items and a curious metallic “ANZAC” nameplate.

Mr Wilson said the plate was from a property named after the Diggers, which he said was common practice, even in the Yarra Valley - referencing a Lone Pine property in Warburton, named after a large battle in the campaign.

He said he hoped residents would come to visit the exhibition, to get more of an insight into the lives of soldiers and the campaigns they fought in.

The Anzac exhibition will run for the entire month of April at the Healesville Library, which is based at the Healesville Community Link building behind the Memo Hall on 110 River Street.

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Honour is well flagged

Opening the Avenue of Honour, from left, Cr Jim Child, Harrison Green, RSL president Rob Worlley and MP Tony Smith. 137926_03

By KATH GANNAWAY STUDENTS from schools throughout Upper Yarra placed flags on the 34 trees that make up the Yarra Junction Anzac Avenue of Honour at the official opening on Sunday, 12 April.

The project hosted by Upper Yarra RSL as a tribute to the 34 men from the district who gave their lives in WWI has been several years in the making.

The trees, protected by timber tree guards of the era, have been planted on the Warburton Rail Trail and identify the individual men, their age and where they died.

Upper Yarra RSL member Jeff Smith said in his introduction to the event it was very much a community contribution to the Centenary of WWI. “The whole concept of this was to try to get people to re-

connect with our past and in particular our Anzacs,’ he said.

He said the Avenue of Honour and the finalisation of the cenotaph with the planting of two palm trees, paid tribute to the men who died.

“They, more than anything else defined what Australians are, what we represent and what we offer the world,” he said.

Mr Smith paid particular tribute to Rhonda Simmonds from the Upper Yarra Museum who he said had driven the project and whose exhaustive research had given the project form and authenticity.

Casey MP, Tony Smith, and Yarra Ranges O’Shannessy Ward representative, Cr Jim Child, spoke of the sacrifice of war and in particular of the price paid by local people.

Mr Smith said the men represented along the avenue

would be said to know that their war was not the ‘war to end all wars’.

“They would be amazed at the Australia of today, and humbled that they are being remembered in this way,” he said.

“I think they would be especially touched, not just that there are so many local residents here, but that the future of Australia, the many schoolchildren here today, because that’s the what they were fighting for,” he said.

The project includes the Junction to Gallipoli project which honours the local servicemen those killed at Gallipoli.

The Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour is the first stage of a project that will see avenues planted in other Upper Yarra townships.

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Remember this day of days

By KATH GANNAWAY

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Trak Buller’s family has a strong legacy to commemorate on this special anniversary.

Four of his great-great-grandfather’s cousins died in WWI - brothers John Alexander Buller, Arthur Archibald Buller and Edwin Charles Buller, and their cousin Archibald Edward Buller.

Trak, pictured with, from left, Upper Yarra RSL President, Rob Worlley, his father Trent and grandfather Gordon, will remember them on Anzac Day when the RSL commemoration will Picture: ROB CAREW include a larrikin game of two-up. 137742 tion at 6am, followed by a community breakfast at the Upper Yarra RSL in Settlement Road.

A gold coin donation would be appreciated.

Assembly for the march is at 10am in the main street for a 10.30am march to the cenotaph.

Head back to the RSL for lunch

and a friendly game of two-up.

There will also be bands until 10.30pm, kids’ activities, footy and raffles. Contact: Upper Yarra RSL 5967 1771.

Healesville A DAWN service will be held at Healesville RSL at 5.45am, followed by the traditional gunfire

breakfast. Gold coin donation welcome.

March participants to assemble at 9.30am at Church Street for a 10am march to the Memorial Hall Cenotaph, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony and service. Light refreshments will follow at the RSL. Contact:

Healesville RSL 5962 5017.

Wandin Yallock THE Rotary Club of Wandin is hosting the Anzac Day Service at the war memorial on the corner of Hunter and Beenak roads in Wandin Yallock with a public wreath-laying ceremony at 8.30am in memory of the servicemen and women of the Seville and Wandin districts, followed by a community morning tea. Frank Nicholls will be honoured with the laying of a wreath at 11am on Sunday, 26 April at this memorial on the 100th anniversary of his death.

Contact: 5964 4422.

Yarra Glen THE Anzac Day march will start at 10.15am at the Yarra Glen Police Station on King Street and proceed to the Memorial Hall for a 10.30am commemorative service, laying of wreaths school presentations, followed by light refreshments along with a sausage sizzle.

Contact: Yarra Glen RSL 9730 1913.

Millgrove THE Millgrove Residents Action Group with River Valley Church and Warburton RSL will hold a dawn service at the Millgrove Park Memorial at 5.45am, followed by a gunfire breakfast at the CFA station.

The march will be at Warburton at 10.25am. Contact 5966 5806.

Warburton THE Anzac Day march will leave from the RSL clubrooms at 10.25am and proceed to the cenotaph for a wreath laying ceremony. Lunch will be available at Warburton RSL following the ceremony.

A dawn service will be held at Millgrove. Contact: Warburton RSL 5966 9874.

Marysville THE Anzac Day march will assemble at 10.45am for a 11am start down Murchison Street to the cenotaph. The march will be followed by a service at the cenotaph, then refreshments at the Men’s Shed. Contact Marysville RSL. Lilydale A DAWN service will be held at 5.45am (assembly from 5.30am) at the cenotaph in the main street. Concludes at 6.45am followed by a march back to the RSL Sub-branch where refreshments will be served and a friendly game of two-up from 9am to 11am.

Contact Lilydale RSL 0418 588 360.

Leonard Lawlor who died on 25 April, 1915, will be honoured during the service with the laying of a wreath.

He will be honoured again at Coldstream Yering War Memorial with a 11am wreath laying.

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HIS year marks the centenary of Gallipoli, a landmark campaign of WWI, and a defining event in the history of Australia.

By the end of the Gallipoli campaign, 8709 Australians and 2701 New Zealanders had died.

Countless others subsequently died of their wounds or had premature deaths as a result of the physical and emotional trauma.

Across the nation, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, cousins, friends, and children who never got to know their fathers, lived on with broken hearts.

On Anzac Day, Saturday, 25 April, services across the Yarra Valley will recognise the sacrifice made by generations of Australians on Gallipoli, throughout WWI and in subsequent wars.

For many, the day will start with the dawn services followed by a gunfire breakfast. Anzac marches, reunions, and the odd game of two-up continue a growing tradition of commemoration.

Residents and visitors of all ages are invited to join RSL members at any of the services listed below.

Yarra Junction A DAWN Service will be held at the Cenotaph in Yarra Junc-

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Avenue of Honour reinvigorated

By PETER DOUGLAS

R

IGHT in time for the Anzac Centenary, the Healesville Avenue of Honour received a boost on Friday with the unveiling of new signage.

In an effort to reinvigorate the commemorative Avenue, the main plaque near Le Pine Funerals, along the Maroondah Highway, features the names of soldiers from the Healesville RSL’s Honour Roll.

Casey MP Tony Smith and Healesville-based Captain Glenn Mitchell unclipped the curtain to reveal the plaque, in front of an appreciative audience.

At the opening, Casey MP Tony Smith spoke about the significance of the plaque and the

centenary to the Yarra Ranges.

Mr Smith implored the community to reflect on the sacrifices of those honoured through the plaque.

“These were people who were volunteers, who jumped up to help because they believed in our values,” he said.

“They believed in the values of our allies and were prepared to do something about it.

“We’ve had 100 years to reflect; now it’s time to reflect like never before, as a nation and as a community.”

Mr Smith said the sign funding came out of a local Anzac Centenary Committee, which assesses potential projects to fund in the lead-up to the centenary.

Leading the proceedings was

Pictured from left are Captain Glenn Mitchell, student vicepresident Kiera Heatherich, school captain Maddison Wilson, Casey MP Tony Smith and Yarra Ranges Councillor Fiona McAllister.

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Healesville RSL Commemorations Officer, Bob Gannaway, who said the Avenue was an important part of our community.

Also helping on the afternoon were Healesville Secondary College leaders Maddison Wilson and Kiera Heatherich.

Captain Glenn Mitchell, who is an Afghanistan veteran, spoke of the importance of such events.

“I’m here today to support this wonderful event,” Captain Mitchell said.

“Initiatives such as this are important, so we can keep our soldiers' memories close to our thoughts.”

An Avenue of Honour is an avenue of trees that commemorates those who have served in armed conflicts.

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Fitting tribute for VC recipient THE Yarra Valley’s sole Victoria Cross recipient, Captain George Ingram, will soon be honoured further with a memorial established at his hometown of Seville.

The planned memorial is to be constructed at the town’s popular water park area, with a proposed design, featuring an individual cenotaph, an eternal light and numerous glass panelling.

Although initially conceived by the Seville Township Group, the driving force of this project has grown to include many local business leaders.

This includes the Mount Evelyn and Lilydale RSLs, as well as the local Bendigo Bank branches and the Seville IGA. Seville landscape designer Wayne De Klijn has been commissioned to design the memorial, an appointment that he described as a great honour.

“We’re aiming for the memorial to provide the canvass for specialist imagery of George Ingram and his story,” he said.

“It will also include the Seville roll call for all those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

“The memorial will hopefully have an eternal light, which will be illuminated for visitors to view.”

Mr De Klijn said stage two of the project would be the ‘Gardens of Relaxation’.

“The memorial and gardens will be utilised for services, community gathering spaces and events,” he said.

“It will also link the water play park, which will continue to build on the tourist attraction.”

Captain Ingram attended the primary school at Seville.

After fighting in World War I, he returned to the town not long after he received his Victoria Cross at a special ceremony in Buckingham Palace.

The VC is the Commonwealth’s highest award for valour on the battlefield.

Mr De Klijn said organisers were still seeking contributions from businesses and the public.

“Contributions can be made by the public to the war memorial trust fund,” he said.

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Wall to remember fallen as the poppies ‘grow’ WARBURTON RSL will unveil the Warburton Gallipoli Centenary Memorial Wall today (Tuesday, 21 April).

The project is spectacular, and in connecting the community with those it serves to honour, it is already a success.

It has truly been a community project, involving people of all ages from local school children to the elders of the Wesley Melba Club - and many in between.

RSL member Carol Reynolds has co-ordinated the project and worked with local mosaic artist Sioux Dollman on the design and implementation.

The design features a red Flanders poppy representing each of the local men who died in WWI, the words ‘Lest We Forget’ and has a garden planted with Gallipoli Rosemary.

Ms Reynolds said 151

men from Warburton, Millgrove and Wesburn communities enlisted.

“Our research has shown that 47 of these men were killed in action, died of wounds or illness and never returned to the place they called home.

“The 47 poppies are as individual as the men they represent, all in uniform, but each having different characteristics in size, shape and shade.”

RSL president Jamie Thomas said they had been overwhelmed with the community support.

“Every time we had a workshop, we would get people coming down to be part of it,” he said.

“Some people have been just driving past, stopped to ask about it and stayed on to contribute to the mosaic,” he said.

RSL State vice-president, George Logan, will officially launch the memorial, located at the RSL hall, at 11am.

Pictured from left are RSL members Max Reynolds, Coral Reynolds, mosaic artist Sioux Dollman, chairman of Anzac Centenary committee Ted Baillieu and RSL president Jamie Thomas.

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Anzac Day is the day we remember all Australians who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Defined by the human qualities of courage, mateship and resilience, this year we remember every Australian, male and female who has given so much to preserve our freedom and values.

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A true leader of men

By KATH GANNAWAY

I

T MAY seem cliched, but Captain George Ingram proved himself to be a leader of men.

There are plenty of stories of leaders leading from behind on the battlefields of WWI, but history records that Yarra Ranges’ only WWI Victoria Cross recipient, never asked his men to do anything he wasn’t prepared to do himself.

He was six when the family moved to Seville, where his father was a mail contractor and orchardist.

An older brother, Ronald, and younger brother, Alex, would be killed in the war. He also lost a sister when she was just six.

A troubled teenager, he left school at 14 and after a scrape with the law, was sent to live in Prahran where he got an apprenticeship as a carpenter.

At the same time, he joined the militia.

Those formative years underpinned a life which by today’s standards, or perhaps the standards of any era, would rate as heroic.

That’s reflected in Mount Evelyn military historian, Anthony McAleer’s book ‘Great Courage and Initiative’ - The Heroic Life of George Ingram VC, MM. The biography, launched in March, was sparked by a desire, and need, to tell the story.

“Australians, although we’re a very egalitarian society, always hold our VC recipients on a pedestal,” Mr McAleer said.

“I wanted to do the book to create the interest, but the real story is what those fellows had to go through on the Western Front and how they suffered because of their service after the war,” he said.

He was awarded the Military Medal for his role during the first action on the front line at Bapaume.

Over the next two years, Mr McAleer says, he experienced all the horror and heroism of the

Captain George Ingram, VC, MM.

Alex Ingram with a portrait of his father Captain George Ingram and his medals. 137767 Picture: ROB CAREW Western Front.

He survived the killing grounds of Bullecourt, Ypres, Flanders, Passchendaele, Villers Bretonneux and Mont St Quentin.

It was his actions on 5 October, 1918, at Montbrehain, the AIF’s last battle of the war, that led to him earning the highest award for gallantry in battle.

A detailed description of the battle is covered in Wikipedia ‘George Ingram’, and it is compelling reading.

When the battalion came under heavy fire, Ingram rushed an enemy post and captured nine machine-guns, killing 42 of the enemy in the process.

Several more times throughout the day he displayed great courage, capturing posts and many

more prisoners.

He was decorated with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 25 February, 1919, before returning to Australia where he was discharged in June.

Mr McAleer covers the after story, as much as in the heroic action on the battlefield.

“For the rest of his life, Ingram never spoke about how he won the VC,” he said.

“It was traumatic; he was responsible for the death of more than 40 men on that day, hand to hand combat, and that’s going to haunt anyone.

“A lot of his good friends were killed on that day, and in the lead-up to that his two brothers had been killed.”

Mr McAleer says George Ingram returned to a hero’s welcome at Seville, but suffered both

mentally and physically right up to his death as a result of the injury and trauma of war.

He said it took him a long time to come to terms with the medal that represented all that.

“It (the VC) is very much about the individual, and they don’t want it to be about them,” he said.

“In time there can be an acceptance that it’s representative of more than the individual, but of all those who were there, and what they did.

“After that they can then go out and feel that they are representing the people who didn’t come back.”

In 1934 he became one of the original Shrine Guards, then went on to serve in WWII. In 1956 he attended the Victoria Cross Centenary and while in Europe placed soil from Seville on the graves of his brothers.

George Ingram, VC, MM, died in 1961.

Commemorative gates at Seville Primary School mark his contribution to WWI as a ‘Seville boy’.

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By KATH GANNAWAY

Nurse’s role of honour

J

ESSIE McHardy White’s name takes pride of place on the Dixons Creek Primary School Honour Board.

Born in 1870, her distinguished career as a military nurse during WWI, including at one stage as principal matron of the AIF in England, along with her contribution as a civilian nurse after the war, marks her as a great woman of the district.

The hospital ships carrying the carrying the wounded and dying from Gallipoli to Lemnos Island, and the field hospitals of Salonica where she was principal matron in charge of 364 nurses later in the war, could not have been further from her thoughts as a young girl attending the tiny school with her siblings and cousins.

She is recorded as being born at Yarra Flats and was the fifth surviving child of Scottishborn couple John Williamson and his wife Mary (McHardy).

After becoming a widow in 1896, Mrs White took up nursing and was running a private hospital in Melbourne before joining the Australian Army Nursing Service Reserve.

Sister White embarked with the first contingent of the Australian Imperial Force, arriving in Egypt on 4 December. Attached to a British military hospital, she also served in a hospital ship and was briefly matron of the 1st Australian General Hospital.

She served for a time in 1916 as principal matron of the AIF in England and was awarded the Royal Red Cross (1st Class) for her services.

In 1917 when it was decided to send Australian nurses to staff four British general hospitals at Salonica, Matron White resumed active service as principal matron in charge of a contingent of 364 nurses.

Jessie White was appointed MBE, mentioned in dispatches, and awarded the Greek Medal for Military Merit and the Serbian Order of St Sava in recognition of her work at Salonica.

She died on 26 October 1957.

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Just a line or two to let you know how things are going with me ...

A photograph of unidentified soldiers at Yarra Glen railway station. 137744

Private George Muir’s letters from the front are an enduring legacy for his family and community. 137744 A home-coming reception for Lance-Corporal George Muir and his wife, Irene. 137744 “Many of them were still unburied when we left. I fancy I have still got the smell of dead men in my nose.”

At times it was the silence which was more remarkable.

“I suppose you think as I did before I went to the trenches that it is one continuous roar of fire but this is not so, for there are lulls when there is hardly a shot fired for days and other times the firing is continuous on both sides.

Sometimes it is hard to imagine there is a war going on at all.”

He writes of the hardship in the trenches, surviving on half rations, the snow, long hours without sleep, the steep terrain, impossible at places to get a foothold, of going a month without a wash.

“It’s a hard life taking it at its best,” he wrote with understatement that was characteristic of many of the letters soldiers sent home, and acknowledgement that, so far, he was lucky to be alive.

“I am learning to know my father more as I read the letters and realise what he went through,” Mrs Hercus said of the insights the letters had given.

In 2011, with assistance from Yarra Glen Historical Society’s Helen Mann, she published ‘Too close to be pleasant: the First World War letters of George Benjamin Muir”.

He will be remembered, on Saturday at the Centenary of Anzac Service at Yarra Glen.

Go online to mountainviews.starcommunity. com.au for a link to a selection of George Muir’s letters to his mother, Maria, sisters Mary and Jean, and brothers Harry and Eddie.

Mentioned in his letters are other local soldiers, including Arthur Sydney Ashmore (died 1978) and James Edward Betts (died 1987) from Christmas Hills and William Charles Holding and George Stephen Mills, both killed in action in 1917 - friends who grew up together in Yarra Glen.

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RIVATE George Muir’s letter to his mother, Maria, written from Hogsback in the Sinai Desert is dated 2 March, 1916 - two and a half months after the Gallipoli evacuation.

Written in pencil, the ‘line or two’ actually stretched to 12 pages.

There was a lot to tell.

He reflects with a mix of disarmingly matterof-fact detail and moving personal insights on his three and a half months of hell.

For a number of years, George’s letters have been read at the Anzac Day service at Yarra Glen.

He was 21 and living with his family in Christmas Hills when he enlisted to serve in D Company, 22nd Battalion, AIF. The Gallipoli letter is one of a parcel of letters found in the old family home and handed on to his daughter Kathleen Hercus.

For Mrs Hercus and her three sisters the letters have provided a window into a time in their father’s life which, in some ways, shaped all their lives.

Wounded three times, and gassed, he ended up with tuberculosis and died at just 56.

He arrived home, with his English wife, Irene, on the Windhuk on 19 June, 1919.

With the Depression and a legacy of ill-health which left him an invalid by the end of WWII, life for the Muir family was tough.

“I can’t actually ever remember him being a well man,” Mrs Hercus said.

Like many who experienced the horror of The Great War, he never spoke of it.

She remembers as a little girl asking him if he ever shot and killed anyone.

He didn’t answer then, but there are answers now - in the letters.

“I had only been there about one hour when I got my first shot and so settled my first Turk,” he wrote.

The letters give a personal account of his experiences at Gallipoli, the Somme and Ypres.

He starts from the day they left camp at Heliopolis in Egypt on Sunday, 29 August, to board a troopship at Alexandria.

“I cannot explain what I felt like that night, nor will I ever forget it,” he wrote of his first night on Gallipoli - rifle fire and bombardment from the battleships continuing right through the night.

He first came under fire on Sunday afternoon, 5 September before going into the trenches where he was put on to sniping on the frontline.

He wrote it was impossible to describe what a battlefield was like.

“I have seen some never to be forgotten sights and I don’t like writing of them.

“It was a daily occurrence to see men blown to pieces, but the most marvellous thing of all I think was how one sometimes got missed,” he wrote.

He told of his “closest shave” when a bullet passed his right ear, parting his hair and just breaking the skin on top of his ear.

Lone Pine he said was a terrible sight.

“There were hundreds of dead lying unburied between ours and the Turks’ trenches.

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NTHONY McAleer’s interest in military history started as a kid watching The Sulli-

vans.

He got involved with the RSL when he helped put memorabilia together for Lilydale Sub-Branch some years ago, and is the ‘go to’ man at Mount Evelyn RSL for military information and stories.

He has written several local military history books and his research has given him not only knowledge but insight into war and what Anzac has come to mean to the thousands upon thousands who now attend services each year.

Anzac Day, as it is now known, is a very recent sort of event, he said.

“When we were growing up it was not a community event; it was a reunion for old soldiers, and lots of families hated it,” he said.

“Dad would go off, meet up with old mates, get depressed, go on the drink and it was, for many, a horrible time for the family.

That observation ties in with the fact that many returned soldiers suffered greatly from their war-time experiences – alcoholism, depression, post-traumaticstress syndrome were not only not treated, but not recognised.

“It’s only in recent times

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Dad would go off, meet up with old mates, get depressed, go on the drink and it was, for many, a horrible time for the family...

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that it’s taken on a community aspect where we get together, pay tribute, give acknowledgement and talk about the unique aspects of what Anzac Day is all about,” he said.

So, did Gallipoli shape the nation?

Mr McAleer said that in hindsight, he’s not sure.

“Certainly they believed they were putting Australia on the map and achieving something in the eyes of the world," he said.

“That sort of attitude was very much part of the attitude of Australia at the time.

“It was the first time on the world stage and the first time they had a chance to show what they were made of.”

Mr McAleer said it wasn’t about victory... and it still isn’t.

“It was more to do with the

attitude of the fellows on Gallipoli being against the odds, to endure, to show initiative, to hang on, to not let their mates down.

“These were the attitudes of the pioneers and they were all in recent memory.

“They were the attitudes they held dear, with the sense of humour and larrikinism.

“Those characteristics are still held dear, whether we lost or won,” he said citing the great battles – Gallipoli, the Western Front, Kokoda, Tobruk, Kapyong, Long Tan. “Some we won, some we didn’t... in all those instances, we were against the odds, we endured, we held on and didn’t let our mates down.

“America looks to victory, England looks to sacrifice, for us it’s about those characteristics.”

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John Valentine McDonald - WWI portrait.

Left: Val Christie and Judith Thomas with a photo of their dad, John Valentine McDonald. 137753.

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Survived being ‘killed in action’

By KATH GANNAWAY Valentine McDonald Jon 15OHN was 25 when he joined up June 1915.

He went into the 24th Battalion AIF, number 1929 and photos show he was a strapping six-foot, two-inches tall.

A member of the Launching Place Rifle Club, it’s a fair bet, also, that he was also a bit handy with a rifle.

As things panned out, he was resilient, both during the war and after... even lucky!

Listed at one point as killed in action, he actually survived Gallipoli and other battle fronts to return to the Yarra Valley to work, raise a family and get on with life.

His daughters, Val Christie from Healesville and Judith Thomas from Seville, will reflect even a little more on that part of their dad’s life this year.

Their memories of him are post war – a returned soldier who settled on 401 acres in Badger Creek, built the family home and was the first caretaker at Coranderrk Weir, now Badger Weir.

But they have photos, postcards and stories shared as they and their siblings, Jack, Kathleen and Frank were growing up that tell his war-time story.

Val said his WWI experiences, written up by his niece Kelly McDonald more than a decade ago, is a reminder of the sacrifice made by so many.

“He was injured three times and every Anzac Day I read his

story and can’t help but cry,” Val said.

“It reminds me of what he went through and even after all this time, you still miss him.”

The photos show a young, single man from Launching Place, well known and well liked.

He was the son of one of the district’s pioneer families, Valentine McDonald and his wife Annie Catherine.

His sweetheart and later wife Alice Martin was the daughter of another pioneering family John and Alice Susan Martin from Yarra Junction.

Post-cards between the two, often just one or two lines, declare their love, but there is nothing of the brutality, pain and horror of John’s war experience.

Kelly saw the dichotomy of his experiences which she said “were ordinary for the time and yet extraordinary for any man to have to endure”.

They include the story of the Arab hairdresser Acki-Bjelke who was put before the firing squad in Egypt and of ‘Darky Sneezby’ who was everyone’s envy after receiving a ‘blighty’ (minor wound) which sent him from Lone Pine back to recover in Britain.

His death from blood poisoning from the ‘blighty’ was a shattering experience and another example of the horrors of war.

He survived the role of a grenadier – a bomber who

hurled grenades at the enemy – at Poziers, and the day-to-day exposure to death in the trenches and on the front line.

But he didn’t escape unscathed.

His first injury was at Gallipoli on 21 December 1915 and he was wounded again at Poziers on 17 October 1916.

A shot to the head at the Second Battle of Bullecourt on 16 June 1917 put an end to his active service.

It was an horrific wound, shot behind the right ear with the bullet exiting through his mouth.

The stretcher bearer who found him listed him as ‘killed in action’.

It was early dawn and it was only later in the day that he was seen to move and was taken for medical attention.

Returning to Launching Place, John joined the 24th Battalion Association and looked forward to Anzac Day each year when he met up with friends, including from surrounding towns including Marysville, Narbethong, Alexandra and Healesville.

John was 69 when he died in 1959.

Judith and Val said he was one of the lucky ones.

He returned to marry his sweetheart and make a good life, not entirely without the legacy of war, but loving, productive and unlike countless thousands of his generation, long.

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Daughter amazed at his courage

By PETER DOUGLAS

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VEN today, Anni Atkinson still finds it difficult to grasp the hardships her Steels Creek-born father endured during World War I. As she reflected on her family’s history in wartime Australia, and their many courageous acts of bravery, Ms Atkinson said it must have taken a great deal of courage to survive such ideals.

And she is enormously proud of her family.

Ms Atkinson is the daughter of Reginald Albert Hubbard, who was born on 8 July, 1895 in Steels Creek, and was one of 15 children.

Of the Hubbard family of Steels Creek, five members served in World War I, with only three returning home.

“Dad was 19 when he and his brother, Ben, enlisted at Meeniyan in Gipplsand on 4 January, 1915,” Ms Atkinson said.

“They rode their horses from Gippsland up to Broadmeadows, where they did their initial training.

“It would have been interesting to hear what these two young men from the bush talked about.”

Reginald and Ben Hubbard, who were born and bred in the Steels Creek area.

The brothers headed off with the 13th Light Horse Brigade for training in Cairo on 28 May, 1915.

“They trained in 130-degree heat and freezing cold at night, living on a diet of Bully beef and biscuits,” she said.

“There were water shortages, harsh terrain and the constant sand which would often refill their trenches.”

Reginald later found himself with the 1st Signals Squadron, Anzac Mounted Division, still located in the Middle East.

His role in the signal corps was to be placed between the Austra-

lian and enemy lines, signalling enemy troop movements.

“At Jaffa, both he and a fellow soldier were wounded,” she said.

“My dad managed to get himself and his mate back to Australian lines.

“For this, he was awarded the Military Medal.”

According to Ms Atkinson, Reginald never mentioned this feat, but it later came to light.

“My eldest brother, Rex, and he visited to the Australian War Memorial, where dad recognised Jaffa in a diorama, telling Rex

that’s where I was awarded my MM,” she said.

Among his later exploits, Reginald flew a BE 2e biplane in the desert, also instructing pilots how to navigate desert conditions.

Reginald returned to Australia on 12 July, 1919.

However, the family connection to wartime persisted, with family members serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

Ms Atkinson said that as a member of the Hubbard family from the Steels Creek and Yarra Glen region, she feels a great debt of gratitude.

“Dad rarely spoke of the war and growing up,” she said.

“I was not aware of his service, apart from his fondness for horses and the sorrow he felt at leaving them behind in the Middle East.”

Ms Atkinson said it was important such stories lived on for the next generation.

“Let us make sure we never forget to thank all the young men and women who laid their lives on the line,” she said.

“That we are a free and diverse nation, able to celebrate another Anzac Day.”

Private Halford Leonard Platt Private Halford Leonard Platt, of Millgrove, enlisted on 30 June, 1915. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 10 September, 1915. He returned to Australia on 20 December, 1917, as a member of the 5th Divisional Signals Company.

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In a place of peace

By KATH GANNAWAY

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ALLIPOLI Park: For decades the Anzac Day march in Marysville has finished at the park which bears the name of a place revered over numerous lifetimes and thousands of miles away.

Up until 2009, it was a little known, local tribute to a light-horseman named Alexander Henry White.

The story of how Gallipoli Park became a place or last resort ... a lifesaving haven for around 70 people in the hell fire of Black Saturday was told around the world.

The name Gallipoli had a renewed reverence on a different level.

For Marysville historian, Mary Kenealy, Gallipoli Park in the post war, post fire era, is a place of peace.

No doubt that’s how Alex’s brother, Joe would have wanted it.

He and Alex followed their father into the malting business at Wandouree Malt House, supplying hops and malt to Carlton United Breweries.

Joe had a holiday house at Marysville and owned a large tract of land on both sides of the Steavenson River.

Alex became a citizen-soldier in 1904 with the Victorian Mounted Rifles in Ballarat. By 1914 he was Brigade Major in the 5th Light Horse and rose through the ranks to command the 8th Light Horse Regiment.

He was promoted to LieutenantColonel and embarked for Egypt in command of the 3rd Light Horse.

At 4.30am on 7 August 1915, the Light Horse mounted a bayonet charge at the Nek, Gallipoli.

“When they got to Gallipoli, they weren’t able to use their horses,” Mary explained.

“They were sent in on foot at the Battle of the Nek.” Lt Col White was killed close to his trench.

In the early 1920s, Joe donated his land to the Marysville community as a reserve and named it Gallipoli Park in memory of his brother.

The Park has another special connection.

For many years, the Turkish Association in Melbourne has had its annual picnic at Gallipoli Park.

“It’s a place of peace, and that’s important,” Mary said.

“In remembering a name that is so identified with war, we are actually celebrating peace.”

Marysville will especially honour its WWI servicemen on Anzac Day this year.

Four brothers went off to war

By KATH GANNAWAY

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Gallipoli Park is a place of peace. 137909 Right: Lt Col Alexander Henry White’s memory endures through Gallipoli Park in Marysville. 137909 Picture: Australian War Memorial Among them will be Leonard Joseph Lawlor who died on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli. He was 21.

His brother Robert will also be remembered, killed in Belgium on 4 October 1917, and also 21.

Reginald Woods was head teacher

at Marysville State School during 1914 and up until he enlisted on 12 April 1915. He died in Gallipoli on 28 November 1915, aged 21 years old.

Another school teacher, Charles Gordon Campbell taught from 1911 to 1915 at Buxton State School. He was

25 when he was killed in Belgium on 11 March 1918.

Creighton Elliott was born in Marysville and enlisted on 15 March 1915. He was 23 when he was killed in France on 2 July 1915 - less than six months after wearing the uniform.

T’S hard to imagine what it is like for a parent to wave a son, or a daughter, off to war.

Mary Starr who lived at Comley Bank, a guesthouse on Myers Creek Road in Healesville during the WWI years, did it four times.

She was listed as next of kin by her sons John Robert, Patrick James, Michael Francis and Phillip Henry.

Having been to Comley Bank, you can’t but help imagine what her thoughts would have been each day as she looked out towards Mount St Leonard.

She was Roman Catholic, as were her boys, so almost certainly there would have been prayers for their safe return.

And, prayers, and tears with the news that two would not be coming back.

John, 31 and single, was first to enlist on 22 November, 1914. He survived Gallipoli.

Patrick, the baby of the family at 20 was a clerk. He enlisted on 2 August, 1915 and was killed at Passchendaele in Belgium on 4 October, 1917.

Michael was 26 when he enlisted a day later and died on the same day on the same killing fields. He was also a clerk.

Phillip, a farmer, joined his brothers in 1916, enlisting on 18 September and serving on the Western Front.

Patrick and Michael were among more than 2800 sets of Australian brothers who died between 1915 and 1918 at Gallipoli, Palestine and on the Western Front.

Leonard Joseph Lawlor and his brother Robert Byron who grew up in Yering and Buxton were both 21 when they died Leonard on ‘Anzac Day’ 25 April, 1915, at Gallipoli, and Robert in Belgium in 1917.

The Buller Brothers from Upper Yarra - Charles, John and Arthur, never returned.

Neither did their cousin Archibald.

In rural communities families were close and connected. Honour boards across the Yarra Valley reflect the make-up of those communities with names such as Furmston, Surman, Leith, Brown and Bell, Alsop, Harrison and Christie, Ozanne and Potts, Sargeant and Smith, Hubbard, Partington, Platt, Syme, Sloss and Cliff ... among many more listed in alphabetical order.

Brothers, fathers, cousins ... all with mothers, sisters and wives at home, like Mrs Starr.

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Lost in a Flanders field A

LMOST 100 years ago, a 21-year-old Warburton man lay gravely wounded and fighting for his life on the other side of the world in a West Flanders field at Kemmel Hill.

There were others too. Bodies blasted and strewn like human detritus in the trenches and across the bomb-scarred landscape on 18 April, 1918. Signaller C.A. Sullivan witnessed Archibald Edward Buller hit by fragments from a German shell at 2 o’clock that afternoon and reported later that he was taken, still conscious, to a dressing station.

Sapper J.J. Lindsay, from the AIF’s B Squadron 22nd Corps, Mounted Regiment, helped carry him out to the first aid post.

His report of the events confirmed that Trooper Buller was “badly wounded by a shell in the shoulder and back.

I helped carry him away to (the) first aid post and then he was taken to D/S (dressing station). He was alive when I left him. I knew him well. He was from Gippsland.”

Trooper Buller was evacuated with other men, some whole, some not, to the 62nd Casualty Clearing Station called Bandaghem at Haringhe in Belgium, where the young soldier took his final breath as he succumbed to the ghastly wounds to his back, abdomen and buttock.

Kemmelberg, or Kemmel Hill, was at this time an important objective taken by the Germans in their Lys Offensive just 10 days after Trooper Buller died. He had been fighting in one phase of the Allied defence called the First Battle of Kemmel Ridge which lasted just two days from 17 to 19 April, 1918.

The young Archie, apparently called “Ted” among his D Troop, B Squadron mates, had returned to the front just three weeks earlier from a stint in hospital in England before he copped the shell fragment in the back.

Perhaps, in those last moments at the casualty station, if he was able and lucid enough, he may have willed his broken body across the thousands of nautical miles south east from where he lay, to recall a last vision in his mind’s eye of the verdant rolling hills of his family’s farming land in West Warburton, Victoria.

There, on his father’s farm and in the company of his younger brother Albert, he grew up on the backs of horses and learnt the rider’s skills that saw him assigned to the 4th Light Horse Regiment when he enlisted in July, 1915.

He embarked for Egypt from Melbourne on HMAT Hororata in Sep-

Private Charles Buller, one of the four Buller boys from Warburton.

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Two years later he was dead. They buried him, with a Christian service, in a small military cemetery just across the French border in a flat Flanders field that stretched out into the distance over an area defined during the war as the Ypres Salient. He was only one of two Australians buried there among the other 770 Allied soldiers’ graves.

His final resting place was a far cry from where he had spent 18 years growing up surrounded by the peaceful high country on the upper reaches of the Yarra River, bounded by lush, tall forests of mountain ash.

Not far from his grave, a cousin,

Private Charles Buller, of the 57th Australian Infantry Battalion was killed six months earlier from shell wounds to the head and buried, along with eventually nearly 11,000 others, at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.

Charles’ only other two brothers, Sergeant Arthur Buller and Private John Buller also were killed.

Arthur died from head wounds in May 1917 and was buried in France at Grevillers British Cemetery while John, according to a comrade dug out alive, was buried in a trench after a high explosive shell hit them in August 1916, killing four others as well.

His body was never recovered and his name is included at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France.

The four Buller boys were all from West Warburton, and early white set-

tler stock. Their grandfather arrived in Melbourne from London in 1858 and moved to the district in 1863. He built the first school and ran a local hotel and general store that was also a Cobb and Co coach station.

When he died at 67 years of age, he was the president of the Upper Yarra Shire Council and the local newspaper recorded that “Mr Buller was a man of the stamp that builds nations and countries and districts and such a man Warburton can ill afford to lose...”

When Archibald died just six months prior to war’s end, his brother, Albert, was 19. “Bert” moved to Western Australia where he took his new bride to what was then the outskirts of wheat and sheep country to establish a farm at Bruce Rock that today is still run by his grandson.

He exchanged valley life for a large acreage of sun-bleached land dotted with mallee and scrubby, granite outcrops. He apparently rarely spoke of his dead brother or cousins, and perhaps that is why he left Victoria to start a new life in the West far from his boyhood memories.

When his first child, a boy, was born in 1925, he named him Archibald in remembrance.

His brother and his three cousins were among the more than 60,000 Australians killed from the 416,809 who enlisted, including more than 1000 Indigenous Australians, and they were, like their grandfather, men “of the stamp that builds nations and countries and districts”.

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Yellingbo fatality

Safety lights for CFA YARRA GLEN CFA received a generous community donation from a local restaurant, which will go towards safety lights to protect children.

The brigade received $1000 from the Yarra Valley Grand Hotel raised through a meat raffle, which will go towards flashing safety lights to warn pedestrians of incoming trucks.

Captain Bill Boyd said the lights, worth $2500, will keep kids in the nearby McKenzie Reserve safe when fire trucks are entering and leaving the station.

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ANOTHER crash on the Healesville-Kooweerup Road at Yellingbo has taken a young life.

An 18-year old Cockatoo woman was killed when her car ran off the road and hit a tree at around 6.15am on Sunday morning.

The young woman, the sole occupant of the car, died at the scene.

In a parallel incident police have charged a man who drove through the safety barriers on Sunday and hit a CFA volunteer controlling traffic.

Officer in Charge of Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol, Sergeant John Morgan, said the woman was driving towards Woori Yallock.

He said crash happened after she lost control of the car after coming out of a right hand bend.

“The vehicle has skidded sideways and the driver side has gone into a tree,” he said.

Police were then called on to deal with the car driver who, Sgt Morgan said, had disobeyed police instructions to stop at the crash scene.

“The person failed to stop at the outer cordon when directed by police,” he said.

“He was then directed to stop by a tow truck driver as he approached the inner cordon, but again failed to stop.”

A member of the Cockatoo CFA, First Lieutenant Chris White was then hit as the man continued to drive through.

First Lieutenant White was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and released.

Police investigations into the fatal crash are continuing.

Sgt Morgan said the male driver responsible for hitting the CFA volunteer was remanded in custody with charges pending.

It is the third serious crash at the same location where in March a woman suffered serious head injuries when a car driven by her teenage daughter left the road and hit the same tree.

Caravan park sale concealed

By KATH GANNAWAY YARRA Ranges Council is being accused of using ‘weasel words’ and keeping the community in the dark over the sale of the Warburton Caravan Park.

Submissions on the proposed sale to a multipark operator close on 7 May. Concern is building about the lack of information on the sale price, how the benefits of keeping the park in local, community ownership were factored into the decision, and where the money will be spent when the sale goes through.

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Among a raft of activities are food and pet supply stalls, live entertainment, animal rescue groups, face painting and a jumping castle, lure coursing and agility demonstrations, a raffle and pet photographers.

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Stories spill over to website DUE to our special Anzac Day coverage in this week’s Mail, some community news items did not appear in the paper.

Some of these stories will be rolled out on our website, at mail.starcommunity.com.au over the week, and will be covered in coming editions of the Mail.

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Be mesmerized with this quaint log cabin nestled in a quiet area on approx half an acre yet only a short drive to Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction township, transport & schools. Ofering 2 good size bedrooms, spacious bathroom and kitchen, timber loors, cozy stone open ireplace, the old front verandah, a carport & plenty of space to move. If you are after something a quaint & unique then this is the one for you. Ideal weekend getaway or irst home for a lucky buyer!

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DON VALLEY CLASSIC HOME, FANTASTIC LAND

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Situated in picturesque private surroundings this character home ofers 2 extra large bedrooms, large open living/lounge room, spacious country kitchen, ducted gas heating & wood heating, polished loorboards, high ceilings & classic features throughout. A fantastic parcel of land of approx. ½ acre, lat with a superb veggie patch with plenty of fruit trees as well to enjoy the self sustainable lifestyle, and conveniently located just minutes drive to local shops & schools. A great property with plenty of space to enjoy.

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BIG FAMILY HOME, GRANNY FLAT & AN ACRE PLUS Family friendly, stunning views & superb land, this lovely package has the lot! The main house: consisting of 4 bedrooms, master with ensuite & WIR, L-shaped formal lounge & dining with wood ire, modern kitchen, stainless steel double ovens, granite benchtops overlooking the family/meals zone & the outdoor entertaining, further 3 bedrooms with built in robes,stunning, modern & very new bathroom. Natural gas ducted heating, ducted refrigerated air conditioning.

Outdoors: Huge undercover, paved outdoor living area, in ground swimming pool, man cave with 3 phase power & concrete loor, orchard, chook pen, water tanks & glorious mountain views.

A double garage & single garage completes the package. The Granny Flat: This Parks Homes granny lat is the perfect location for your dependent relative with its own driveway, outdoor deck, 2 bedrooms, master with bay window and triple robes, split system & gas heater, bedroom two with double robes & a single carport. This one well & truly has the whole kit & caboodle!

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Sitting on over 2 Acres this delightful 1930s home with original charm & features is this property steeped in local history. Ofering bright kitchen/meals area overlooking amazing views, 3 bedrooms plus a study & sun room.

Outdoors ofers 2 studios/ bungalows, workspace, 4 car carport & rambling old English gardens with feature retaining walls. Situated with the Yarra River across the road & bordered by the Warburton Trail, an ideal family home, weekender for the lucky few or a great B&B opportunity (STCA).

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Just move in & enjoy this home boasting improvements at every turn. A new kitchen with timber benches & plenty of cupboards is the standout of the recent renovation; the bathroom has also enjoyed an update. A spacious lounge & meals area enjoys elevated views to Mt Little Joe. The single lock up garage has “man cave” features such as bar, wood heater & rustic tin walls. Keep warm with gas ducted heating plus a reverse cycle air conditioner. A safe & secure backyard & on a made road just tops of this great property.

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The house consists of 3 bedrooms, a large lounge and dining room, kitchen/meals, natural gas ducted heating, split system heating and cooling and outdoors for extra accommodation or home oice is a brick carpeted bungalow that is built in the same style as the house. The exterior is a dream with a bitumen driveway leading to the rear of the property, has a double lock up garage, a double carport and an extra high caravan carport, veggie garden, stunning gardens, glass fenced spa on the rear deck with an outdoor kitchenette and many more features to enjoy. This one will not last.

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This beautiful character home ofers spacious living spaces, plus 4 or 5 bedrooms depending on your families need. The kitchen boasts a slow combustion wood stove & roomy meals area. Outside there’s a 12.5 x 6.5 machinery shed & the land is in 4 paddocks mostly cleared & enjoys beautiful views. Lots of work has been put into the home over recent years, a new roof, re-stumping, new baseboards & repainted but there’s still the opportunity to make your own stamp by completing the last couple of rooms in the home.

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GREAT FIRST HOME This is a great place to start as a first home; come and put your mark on it. Featuring 3 bedrooms, floorboards, open plan living and split system reverse cycle air conditioning. Set on an easy to maintain 838m2 (approx.) block with double lock-up garage and separate workshop. Close to transport and the Badger Creek Primary School. Currently leased until 3/6/15 @ $300 per week ($1304 pcm).

CHARACTER WITH A MODERN TOUCH Older character weatherboard home on a proper 1/4 acre block. Comprising polished Victorian Ash floors throughout, renovated bathroom, large kitchen with quality appliances, ducted heating, air con, separate bungalow/home office or 4th bedroom.Also featuring solar power & instant gas HWS with solar back up.

Outside there is a fabulous entertaining area with separate shower & toilet & an excellent fully fenced backyard play area for the children & pets. Far too much to mention so come & see for yourself.

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67-69 Ryans Road, HEALESVILLE

OVERLOOKING THE WATTS RIVER Fabulous Homestead Style Retreat set on approx. 1.3 acres hidden away from the world but still within walking distance to town. Features verandah to 4 sides, huge open living area, master with full ensuite & walk in robe, large kitchen with fantastic walk in pantry, ducted heating, solid fuel heater, air conditioning, polished hardwood loors, plus extra workshop or rumpus room down stairs.

ClaSSiC ClinKeR bRiCK Features open plan living, gas heating, air conditioning, and a solid fuel heater. Set on an approximate 1100m2 allotment with large carport and shed in the rear yard.This property would suit the first home buyer or investor. Property currently being leased at $330 per week ($1434pcm) till July 2015. .

65 The Crest,YARRA GLEN

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Inspect by Appointment or Scheduled OFI ONLY 8 YEARS YOUNG Fabulous 4 bedroom family home set on approx.1000m2 flat usable block of land within an easy walk to the main street and high school.Featuring large main bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe, formal and informal living areas, outdoor entertaining/alfresco area, gas ducted heating, air conditioning, solar boosted hot water system, ducted vacuum system, double remote garage offering internal access to the house and with good access to the rear yard for the boat or caravan.

3/83-87 Maroondah Hwy, HEALESVILLE

Inspect by Appointment or Scheduled OFI THE GREAT ESCAPE If you’re looking for a lifestyle property with amazing views & only minutes to the township of Yarra Glen this property is for you. Set on approx. 10 acres giving one privacy & seclusion with a large garage/w’shop plus carport.The brick home is extremely comfortable featuring 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus 2 separate living areas, modern kitchen & a large rear entertaining deck plus 3rd loor area for extra living, rumpus, storage, home ofice or artists studio. There is plenty of storage for water with capacity of 40,000 gallons.

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D WANTE R E H T O AN inspect by appointment or Scheduled oFi IT’S ALL BEEN DONE! Fabulous low maintenance, easy living lifestyle, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Townhouse within walking distance to the township of Healesville. Featuring master bedroom with ensuite, GDH, air conditioning, polished loor boards, ducted vacuum system, private courtyard & with quality ittings throughout. For those that require storage space, this property has the added bonus of a fabulously large LU garage offering an abundance of storage.

232 Maroondah Highway, Healesville

a tRue getaway Known as “The Ranch”, the property was built in 1939 & set on approx. 88 acres. Originally set up to be a Tulip farm & boasts a selection of various ornamental,Walnut & Chestnut trees.The residence comprises 2 bedroom & 2 bathrooms (one up & one down) with the upstairs bedroom being very large & featuring a French potbelly stove & verandahs looking out over the garden & into the trees.The property also features a large separate solid timber studio with power & water, a wine cellar dug into the hill, single lock up garage & workshop.

5962 3030

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REAT service and quality food are the reasons locals keep coming back to the Upper Yarra RSL. The venue is set on five acres of picturesque land, with beautiful views of Mount Donna Buang and surrounding ranges.

New head chef Tanya has designed a vibrant new menu featuring all of the RSL favourites together with fresh new dishes for locals to try.

Specials rotate throughout the week, including parma night

on Monday and steak night on Wednesday.

Kids under 12 eat free on a Friday night (with each main meal ordered).

Seniors two-course deals are available for lunch, while seniors prices are available for both lunch and dinner.

Anzac Day will be huge, with Commemorative Services taking place at dawn and 10.30am.

Gunfire breakfast after the Dawn Service at the SubBranch (gold coin donation),

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Don’t forget Mother’s Day coming up.

Bookings are essential and will fill up fast.

Large functions can be catered for both inside and outside. Bookings are essential.

The Upper Yarra RSL is located at 119 Settlement Road, Yarra Junction.

For inquiries, please contact the helpful staff on 5967 1771.

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A regional partnership with the TAC and the Victorian Government.

New memorials policy on roads

By JESSE GRAHAM VICROADS is inviting community members from the Yarra Ranges and beyond to have their say on roadside memorials, for a new policy to be released later this year.

The government body has opened an online forum for residents to give feedback on current policies regarding roadside memorials for fatality victims, which will close after Sunday 26 April.

The purpose of the forum, according to VicRoads Director of Policy and Standards, Andrew Wall, is to ensure VicRoads’ policies about roadside memorials are in line with the community’s wants.

“We’ve received feedback from a range of people who have provided a variety of differing views on the topic of roadside memorials,” he said.

“The review was prompted by feedback from members of the community and seeks to better support and respect the needs of all those affected by deaths on our roads.”

Discussion topics on the website include “should there be a consistent appearance for roadside memorials or should they be unique?” and “Is there an appropriate timeframe for roadside memorials?”

Conversation on the forums, while heated at times, allows residents to bring up their opinions on different types of memorials, and what, if anything, needs to be changed.

There are a number of roadside memorials located around the Yarra Ranges, dedicated to residents who have died in road fatalities.

Currently, roadside memorials can include wooden crosses, coloured posts, flowers or types of constructions with or without plaques or inscriptions.

Memorials must, however, be located in a position where they will not distract drivers, interfere with traffic control items (such as signs or traffic lights), not be hazardous to passing traffic and should minimise risk to visitors.

VicRoads’ website recommends that residents liaise with VicRoads in erecting a memorial, to ensure it complies with safety considerations and to register

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Anzac traffic plan FOR public safety and effective crowd flow, traffic management will be in place for Yarra Ranges Council’s Anzac Day Commemorative Service on Saturday 25 April.

Maroondah Highway will be closed from the corner of Hutchinson Street to the corner of Anderson Street in Lilydale from 3.30am to 7.30am.

Local police, traffic operations and SES will be managing the

road closure and traffic flow.

People who hold a disabled parking permit or who have special needs and are attending the service can park in Clarke Street and enter via Hardy Street.

Parking will be available at the council offices - enter via Hardy Street or Anderson Street, Lilydale Bowling Club, Lilydale Skate Park, Market Place Shopping Centre and Olive Tree Shopping Centre.

Road manners can be ingrained early

By JESSE GRAHAM

Roadside memorials come in all shapes and sizes - VicRoads is asking residents to have their say about what needs to change. 137863 Picture: KATH GANNAWAY the owner’s details.

Over 1000 people have visited the feedback site since it was launched earlier this month, 150 comments have been posted and 1500 votes cast.

Summaries of the feedback provided

on the website will be available by midJune, and a new policy is expected to be in place by the second half of the year.

To visit the consultation site and to see VicRoads’ current policies about roadside memorials, visit consult.vicroads.vic.gov.au/roadside-memorial.

PARENTS are being asked to be on their best behaviour when driving around children, as part of a TAC campaign to stop young drivers taking on bad habits.

Earlier this month, the Traffic Accident Commission (TAC) launched its new Parent Role Modelling campaign, which puts the onus on parents of primary schoolaged children to be better teachers for their kids.

According to TAC Road Safety Project co-ordinator Samantha Buckis, the campaign centres on research that shows children pick up parents' bad driving behaviours from a young age.

“It’s important that parents are considering what they’re doing behind the wheel, and making sure that every drive is a good example,” Ms Buckis said.

“We would like to encourage parents to stick to the road laws - it’s as simple as that.

“It’s not using your phone while driving, it’s sticking to the speed limit, obviously not drinking and driving - we know these are the behaviours that kids easily pick up and you may not even realise that they’re taking notice of what you’re doing and learning those behaviours for later on.”

The campaign features a new television advertisement, where a child in a car seat mimics driving actions, before picking up a phone while pretending to drive.

The child, whose arms are linked to their father’s in front by puppetlike strings, then makes road-rage gestures and checks their phone again, in unison with their parent driving.

The simple question at the root of the campaign is then asked - what sort of driver are you raising?

Ms Buckis said young drivers made up 12-14 per cent of all licensed drivers, but roughly 25 per cent of deaths and injuries on the road.

“Even though the numbers are coming down, there’s more that we can do, and parents play a key role in that,” she said.

“Research clearly shows that kids are watching what you do and they are learning what you do - it’s so important that parents remember this in many aspects of their lives, but including when they’re behind the wheel.”

The provisional road toll as of Monday 20 April, is 85 - three more deaths than the same time last year.

In the last two weeks, two young drivers have died on Yarra Ranges roads - a 21-year-old Upper Yarra man in a Launching Place rollover and an 18-year-old Cockatoo woman in a single-car crash in Yellingbo.

What do you think of the new TAC campaign? Do you think that parents are setting bad examples for their children? Write a letter to the editor at editor@mailnewsgroup.com.au or to PO Box 470, Healesville, Victoria, 3777.

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The team at Eddy's Spreading Service uses first-class equipment. jobs and supply issues.

Kate also utilises the advice and agronomy service provided by Graeme McIntyre, who has more than 25 years’ experience in his chosen field.

Farmers are lucky when they get to talk to Graeme directly, who is in a position to visit and perform on-site soil testing, a necessary feature of modernday farming.

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Servicing a large physical area ranging from Croydon and Montrose through to Alexandra and Buxton, and the Glenburn and Yea regions - owneroperator Darren Eddy provides his extensive expertise, knowledge and first-class computerised spreading equipment.

Specially made Scorpion spreader bins are fully equipped with electronic scales, further enhancing the spreading service that the Eddy’s offer.

The addition of a brand-new Euro-5 rated Mercedes-Benz four-wheel-drive truck provides excellent capabilities for covering varying terrains, as well as being environmentally friendly.

Darren said economy was a focus for the business.

“Farmers today are very aware of the economics of both product and application costs for all general products; fertiliser, lime and gypsum,” he said.

“The bottom line is that most farmers expect good quality product and great service from both the source supplier and the spreader driver.”

Eddy’s Spreading Services has been providing a good level of service for more than seven years, building a solid reputation for reliability and service.

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Kids - try your colouring skills on this THREE lucky kids with an eye for colour will receive a framed copy of their winning entry in the Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival colouring competition by Alex, along with some other great prizes.

Age groups are 5-7, 8-10 wand 11-12.

To enter, colour in the fantastic poster created, post it to Festival Competition, Gladysdale Primary School, Little Yarra Road, Gladysdale, 3797, or deliver it to the school.

Entries close 5pm, Monday 28 April.

Be sure to include your name, age and a contact phone number with your entry.

New season of flavours TASTE the local produce.

All the new varieties of the new-season apples, as well as the juice of the local vineyards.

Have a great day out and maybe pick up a bargain at the Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival.

Now a regular feature of the festival is the enjoyment of wine tastings from the local wineries.

Also, the local orchardists display many varieties of apples grown in the ‘Valley’, which includes numerous new varieties.

Apple tastings are available and people can purchase bags of apples fresh from the trees.

This is the 31st Annual Apple and Wine Festival and will

feature many attractions for all ages.

It is a country-style family day, which celebrates the Apple and Grape Harvest in the Little Yarra Valley.

There is free live entertainment, demonstrations and displays, games to play and market stalls.

Culinary cheese delights can be had on the grass with your wine or Devonshire tea.

The festival is held in the grounds of the Gladysdale Primary School, just five-kilometres from Yarra Junction along Little Yarra Road on the way to Powelltown.

A full-day affair, starting at 10am.

A grand raffle is run in conjunction with the festival.

First-prize is a 50-inch Smart LED LCD TV donated

by Powelltown Sawmills (value $1000).

Second prize is a Samsung Galaxy Tablet donated by Peppercorn Homes and Dalcorp Accounting Services (value $300).

There are many other great prizes, too.

Tickets are $2 and the raffle will be drawn on the day at 3pm.

So come along and join in the fun at the Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival on Sunday 3 May. Admission is free.

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Sport

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By JAMIE STRUDLEY IT WAS a fantastic turnout of eager athletes for this week’s round of Yarra Ranges Athletics cross-country.

Great to see so many new faces, young and old(er), having a run around the picturesque courses.

Some fantastic performances from our athletes, as a result of the numbers and quality of athletes.

If smiles and laughter are anything to go by, the level of fun was very high as well.

Our senior athletes competed in the opening round of the Athletics Victoria XCR15, the cross country relays at Jells Park.

Thirty athletes, and equally as many supporters, enjoyed near perfect conditions to achieve some very good results.

The highlight of the day was the team win by our Under 14 Girls team of Georgia Laven, Zoe Sibley and Ruby Dixon.

This result continues the dominance of our Under 14 Girls from last year.

Our Men’s team competed in Division 4 after promotion from Division 5 in 2014.

Some exceptional performances saw the team finish second overall, a great performance with so many athletes unavailable.

Special mentions to Jayden Clarke and Emilya Toney for running with late notice to enable teams to field a full team.

Warburton golf results WEDNESDAY 15 April: Irish Foursomes. In a novelty event that pits teams of four against other teams of four, the group of John-Pote, John Van Keeken, Bill-Dunn and Lorenzo-Erle won by the slimmest of margins to record victory with a combined 87 points. The runners-up, on 86, were R. Neilson, D. Murch, M. Dobson and K. Conway. NTPs were Lynda-Dickson,( 3rd), SteuartHawke, (15th) and Eric-Slater (17th second shot). Saturday 18 April: Stableford: winner - S. Campbell (37 points). Balls went down to 34.

NTPs were 3rd - G. Lord, 5th - A. Hubbard, 9th and 15th D. Murch, 12th - K. Barratt.

Healesville tennis starts Pictured is the Under 14 Girls relay team at Victorian Cross Country Relay Championships: Brooke Mullins, Georgia Laven and Ruby Dixon.

Team results were Men Div 4 2nd, Men Div 6 10th, Men U16 7th, Men U14 5th, Women Div 4 4th, Women Div 5th 2nd, Women U18 14th, Women U16 7th and Women U14 1st.

Results and more information regarding the XCR15 season is available at www.yarrarangesathletics.org.au.

Next Saturday morning cross country is at Margaret Lewis Reserve, Coldstream.

Be there from 8.45am to register.

A full season calendar will be on our website shortly.

New members of all ages and abilities will always be welcomed at our club.

This week’s crossword proudly sponsored by

The Heritage Family

A PRETTY low-key start to the Winter ERT season. Only one junior team played at home, finishing in the rain. Healesville’s junior singles/ doubles section 4 team had a replay of last season’s grand final and again defeated Montrose.

This time the score was: Healesville 8 sets, 50 games to Montrose 0 sets, 20 games, with Connor Dennis getting the best scores. The two senior matches were washed out in the afternoon.

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Healesville junior football

Battling for Anzac glor y FOOTY teams from across the valley will face off in an annual Anzac showdown this weekend, with Healesville and Warburton-Millgrove battling it out for a place on the plaque.

The two teams will have their annual Anzac Day Challenge this Saturday 25 April, at the Healesville Football Oval at the Don Road Sporting Complex.

The match will be an important one to Healesville’s Division 1 Seniors, who lost last year’s game by 22 points, with 11.9 (75) to Warburton-Millgrove’s 14.13 (97).

Last year’s match saw Healesville 20 points in the lead in the third quarter, only to have victory swept away by Warburton-Millgrove, which scored 42 in the last to earn a comfortable 22-point lead.

The match will kick off at 2.10pm. For the results, see next week’s Mail.

U16s

HEALESVILLE 24.17(161) D SEVILLE 2.3(15)

HEALESVILLE played a strong game right from when the first siren sounded.

All players pulled together and came home with a convincing win over the undermanned Seville side.

Goals: D. Senior 6, S. Gommers, B. Elkadi 3, J. Rosser, J. George, R. Ashby 2, C. Fulford, C. McInnes, J. Emsley, E. Muke, C. Keenan, M. Morton Awards: L. Mills, C. Fulford, J. Rosser, D. Senior

U14s

HEALESVILLE 19-9-123 D SEVILLE 2-4-16 Goals: M. Donegan 9, J. Largue, D. Sissins 2, L. Blair, T. Cooney, M. Jones, C. OudeMeilink, N. Pye, J. Willems

The team burst out of the gates in the first quarter, though, and put five goals on the board with some quick, flowing football and tough tackling.

Terms 3 and 4 were a bit more of an arm wrestle as the weather set in and Seville increased its effort.

However, the Bloods dominated the last quarter, with plenty of run and opportunities to score, and completed a solid win.

There’s plenty of improvement to come from this group, but their effort to date has been first-rate.

Goals: F. Lever 3, J. Garvey, J. Howie, S. Gebert, H. O’Brien 2, A. Daykin Awards: K. Creek, S. Gebert, L. Goodwin

U12s

HEALESVILLE 12.3.75 D SEVILLE 0.2.2

THE U12s had their first taste of wintry football, with cold and wet conditions greeting them at Seville.

U11s MOUNT EVELYN 8.8(56) D HEALESVILLE 1.0(6)

A tough opponent for the first game of the season.

The final scoreline didn’t reflect the effort that the boys put in; they fought out the game to the end.

It was pleasing to see the effort put in by all players in the one-percenters during the game in trying conditions.

Goals: J. Drummond Awards: J. Drummond, A. Briggs, M. Skeene, P. Houlihan, L. Hyde

U9s GREAT first game in wet conditions.

The Under 9s played the team plan well, with long straight kicks towards goal.

The game demonstrated great teamwork and we also shared some players with the other team who were short on numbers.

Goals: C. Smith-Cooney 2, R. Brendish, F. O’Brien, K. Land, B. Rutley Awards: R. Brendish, F. O’Brien, C. SmithCooney

Wesburn junior football U10s Wesburn vs Yarra Glen Goals: Dylan Walker Most effective players: Rex Partel, Jevan Munro, Dylan Walker

GREAT team effort with everyone working hard in very tough conditions. Some great marks and long kicks, with everyone getting a touch.

U12s Wesburn 7.12 vs Yarra Glen 4.4 Goals: Ben Bourke 1, Bailey Humphrey 2, Josh Sharp 1, Lochie Hewitt 2, James Morgan 1.

Most effective players: Wilson Perrin, Lochie Hewitt, Ben Bourke, Aspen O’Neil, Bailey Humphrey

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GAME report: A hard-fought game on a wet day, the boys and girls played attacking football and a very sturdy defence that kept Yarra Glen to a low score. Great win for Wesburn Under 12s.

U14s Wesburn 9.8 vs Yarra Glen 4.9 Goal: Angus Nelson 5, Jack Ball 3, Calab Sinniah 1 Most effective players: Rory Niko, Angus Nelson, Jack Ball, Ethan Cochrane, Dane Cerveri

GAME Report: Great team effort, keep up the hard work, with more

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U16s Wesburn 6.11 to Yarra Glen 6.7 Goals: Holden Kneebone 2, Tyler Green, Aiden McNiff, Todd Robinson, Alex BoydSquires Most effective players: Alex Boyd-Squires, Max Knight, Christian Mackieson, Marcus Cochrane, Mitchell Newell.

GAME report: Great win and never gave up. The pressure around the ball could have been harder, but all players have bad weeks, well done.

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Powerhouses flex muscles YVMDFNL DIVISION 1 SENIORS Belgrave 22.24 (156) d Yarra Glen 12.7 (79) BELGRAVE won comfortably but it looked nothing like that at quarter time as Yarra Glen led by 21 points. Belgrave started to win more of the ball in the second term and arguably should have had the lead at half time, but was wasteful as they scored 4.8 to 3.1 and trailed by eight points at the main break. The second half was all Belgrave as Yarra Glen seemed to stop to a walk; Belgrave added another 17 goals to four to turn this game on its head as it finished the day with 12 separate goal kickers and a big 77-point victory. Belgrave best players: T. Stubley, D. Collins, M. Johnson (1 goal), M. Collins (6 goals). Yarra Glen best players: L. Telford, B. Ashton (1 goal), D. Hurley (2 goals).

Monbulk 17.10 (112) d Warburton Millgrove 12.12 (84) THIS was a solid four-quarter performance from Monbulk which bounced back from a first-round loss to account for Warburton by a comfortable 76 points. Monbulk set its win up in the first half, leading by 43 points at the main break. The third quarter was a bit of a shoot-out as both sides slotted six majors, but no matter what Warburton did, they just couldn’t reduce the margin. The last quarter saw Monbulk really kick into gear as they slammed on seven last-quarter goals to two to finish in great fashion. Monbulk’s M. Favrin was superb with a best-on-ground performance, booting 10 goals and helping his team to a great win.

Monbuk best players: M. Favrin (10 goals), D. Want, B. Emmett. Warburton Millgrove best players: J. Briston (2 goals), S. Muir (4 goals), I. Andueza.

Woori Yallock 7.15 (57) d Mount Evelyn 5.6 (36) THIS certainly wasn’t a pretty game and despite Woori winning by just 21 points, the final margin did flatter Mount Evelyn in the end. There was only three goals scored in the first half and it was Woori that held a slight nine-point advantage at the long break. The third quarter did open up a little with both sides scoring three goals, but Woori should have had a bigger lead at the last break as they booted 3.9 to 3.2 for the term. Even though the margin was just 16 points going into the last, Woori did look in control and that’s the way it turned out. Woori booted two goals to one in the last and even though it wasn’t a pretty victory, they’ll still be happy with a 2-0 start to the year, while Mount Evelyn will have to wait at least another week to try and get their first win.

Woori Yallock best players: T. Gibson (1 goal), S. Kennedy, J. Adams. Mount Evelyn best players: D. Kift, G. Fraser, C. Haworth.

Upwey Tecoma 18.8. (116) d Olinda Ferny Creek 11.16 (82) OLINDA came back down to Earth this week after its 133-point win over Yarra Glen the previous week as Upwey played a direct style of play they just couldn’t counter. For the first three quarters, this was a really good contest with Upwey just holding sway and leading by 20 points at the last change. Upwey’s last quarter was really good as they made every post a winner; they booted 7.3 for the term while Olinda had plenty of chances but just didn’t make it count as they slotted 4.7.

Upwey’s D. Waters was dominant all day and finished with seven goals in a best-on-ground performance. At the end of the day, a really good win to Upwey after their somewhat of a shock loss to Warburton in round 1. Upwey Tecoma best players: D. Waters (7 goals), K. Grenda (3 goals), S. Mitchell (3 goals). Olinda Ferny Creek best players: B. Shaw, L. Meadows (1 goal), S. Horner (2 goals).

Wandin 11.14 (80) d Healesville 4.10 (34) THIS wasn’t the prettiest game, but Wandin did what they had to do claim victory. The first half was a tough slog and Wandin did lead, but it was only by 16 points and Healesville was right in this contest. Wandin’s defence went up a notch in the third as they held Healesville to one goal, while they added four majors. Wandin’s lead was out to 37 points at the final change and they looked in control. The last quarter was nothing special as there was only one goal scored and that went the way of Wandin as they finished with a workman-like 46-point victory. Wandin best players: M. Fowkes (3 goals), J. Bayliss, J. Coombes (3 goals). Healesville best players: A. Davies, T. Costigan, P. Fermanis DIVISION 2 SENIORS Kinglake 15.11 (101) d Gembrook Cockatoo 6.9 (45) Kinglake is making a statement early as it won

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Junction's Jamie Craig comes away with the goods after an all-in ball up. 137850 Yarra Junction's Allan Chandler handballs clear under pressure from Emerald in the Division Two clash on Junction's home territory on Saturday.

The Bombers kept the pressure on all day delivering a convincing defeat to the Eagles. 137850 Pictures: KATH GANNAWAY its second in a row, with a good performance over Gembrook. Although it wasn’t a high scoring first half, Kinglake led by 32 points at half-time as it held Gembrook to just two goals while it slotted through seven. The second half was competitive enough, but Kinglake just had more avenues to goal as it added eight second-half goals to four, which sees it get its season off to a great start.

Kinglake best players: B. Wilkinson, D. McMahon (2 goals), T. Thone-Kain (1 goals). Gembrook Cockatoo best players: R. Causer (2 goals), C. Vernal, S. Martin.

Seville 14.19 (103) d Thornton Eildon 10.7 (67) SEVILLE bounced back after its first-round loss to Kinglake. This was a ripper contest for the first three quarters, with neither side being able to breakaway. Seville had a few more chances but only led by one point at the final change. Seville saved its best for last, as its run and carry was first class; Thornton looked to tire and Seville made them pay, booting seven goals to two to run away with a good victory.

Seville best players: R. Davis, N. O’Keefe (6 goals), S. Wilson (1 goal). Thornton Eildon best players: R. Chapman, B. Haden (4 goals), C. Lubransky.

Emerald 27.15 (177) d Yarra Junction 7.3 (45) EMERALD was superb from start to finish as they gave Yarra Junction a football lesson, thumping them by 132 points. This game was over at half-time as Emerald had raced to a 63-point lead on the back of a 15 goals to four first half. The second half was more of the same as Emerald went on its merry way, booting seven goals to two in the third and finished the day off booting five goals to one in the last. Emerald finished the day with 11 separate goal-scorers and had five of those boot two goals or more in what was a complete team performance. Emerald best players: D. Ferry (3 goals), D. Volta (1 goal), R. Simpson (1 goal). Yarra Junction best players: T. Hall, J. Welch, E. Wadsworth (1 goal).

Powelltown 13.9 (87) d Yea 13.7 (85) POWELLTOWN has pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind victory after Yea looked the likely winner for most of the day. Yea shot out of

the blocks and raced to a 27-point lead at quarter time after an eight goal-to-three opening term.

Powelltown played a more accountable style in the second and pulled that margin back to 19 by the half. The third term was another tight battle, but it was Powelltown that kept narrowing the margin; they booted three goals to one and Yea’s lead was cut to just eight points at the last change.

The last quarter was a beauty. Powelltown finished the stronger and the only question was would there be enough time. Luckily, they held a two-point lead when the final siren sounded, as they celebrated a brilliant come-from-behind victory. Powelltown best players: G. Newing (6 goals), M. McLaughlin, J. Walker. Yea best players: J. Marasco (2 goals), S. Martin (1 goal), E. Neilson.

Alexandra: Bye UNDER 18S Emerald 10.6 (66) D Upwey Tecoma 5.7 (37) Emerald best players: H. Lang (2 goals), T. Thomsen, J. Thomas (1 goal). Upwey Tecoma best players: S. Jordan, D. Comber, A. Aardon.

Belgrave 8.7 (55) d Yarra Glen 6.6 (42) Belgrave best players: L. Murphy (2 goals), N. Schill (2 goals), J. Keighran (1 goal). Yarra Glen best players: S. Mutsaers (2 goals), J. Murray (2 goals), L. Bourke.

Monbulk 16.8 (104) d Warburton Millgrove 1.0 (6) Monbulk best players: J. Rak (1 goal), D. Chapman, B. Redfern (2 goals). Warburton Millgrove best players: D. Bedggood, J. Neale, A. Maguire.

Mount Evelyn 11.9 (75) d Woori Yallock 10.11 (71) Mount Evelyn best players: J. Fraser (3 goals), C. Argentino, L. Edmondson. Woori Yallock best players: D. Benson, B. Arnold (4 goals), C. Syme (2 goals).

Yea 19.19 (133) d Powelltown 1.0 (6) YEA best players: K. Kilpatrick, C. Stimson (3 goals), C. Jenkins. Powelltown best players: D. Morrison, B. Nightingale, J. Mock.

Healesville 12.7 (79) d Wandin 8.6 (54) Healesville best players: T. Sund (8 goals),

T. Tweedie, R. Hunter. Wandin best players: P. Hodgett (2 goals), B. Ford, L. Smith DIVISION 1 A GRADE NETBALL Yarra Glen 46 d Belgrave 32 YARRA Glen best players: Georgia Taylor (34 goals), Peta Fay, Chelsea Birchall.

Belgrave best players: Kara Salmon (21 goals), Danika Campbell.

Wandin 55 d Healesville 17 WANDIN best players: Ella Priestley, Carly Baker (8 goals), Tayissa Coppinger.

Healesville best players: Caitlyn Jeffress, Chelsea Connell, Bianca Grimshaw.

Mount Evelyn 65 d Woori Yallock 15 MOUNT Evelyn best players: Jessica Walker, Rachael Hickey (34 goals), Bridgette Barry-Murphy. Woori Yallock best players: Claire Williams, Ashley Shanks, Emily Milner.

Warburton Millgrove 36 d Monbulk Hawks 29 WARBURTON Millgrove best players: Mary McIntosh, Jaime Lord, Karly Wappett.

Monbulk Hawks best players: Tahlia Northey (15 goals), Kaitlyn Seamer, Katrina Wragg.

Olinda Ferny Creek: Bye Seville 72 d Thornton-Eildon 15 SEVILLE best players: Morgan Wyatt, Stacey Abbruzzese, Zoe Abbruzzese (42 goals). Thornton Eildon best players: Alesha Davison, Melinda Sier, Jessica Oakley (8 goals).

Emerald 54 d Yarra Junction 46 Emerald best players: Megan Whiteroad (38 goals), Lauren Moses, Meagan Baguley (16 goals).

Yarra Junction best players: Cara Moore (18 goals), Rachel Young, Amanda Finn (28 goals).

Yea 71 d Powelltown 32 Yea best players: Lauren Hearn, Amy Taylor, Sarah Hogan (31 goals).

Powelltown best players: Nicole Hajder (19 goals), Erin Williams, Demi Barber.

Kinglake: Bye Alexandra: Bye

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1 3 7 8 2 5 9 6 4

2 8 4 6 7 9 1 5 3

5 1 6 2 9 8 3 4 7

8 7 2 3 1 4 6 9 5

3 4 9 5 6 7 2 1 8

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12, Percolate. 16, Maharajah. 20, Slur. 22, Eager. 23, Alto.

24, Beef. 25, Exasperate.

Down - 1, Salute. 2, Licence. 3, Pistol. 4, Target. 5, Pearl.

7, Jemmy. 13, Ash. 14, Macabre. 15, Sleep. 17, Afghan.

18, Abrupt. 19, Astute. 21, Refer.

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7367 - SOLUTIONS Across - 6,Intim-i’d-ate. 8, Rung. 9, Ring. 10, Pian-o. 11, Norm (anag.) 12, Con-strain. 16, Disac-cord. 20, Ale-c.

22, Ho-p i-t. 23, Ante. 24, Ma-ma. 25, Full import.

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