MP was a true veteran
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
LESLIE James Cochrane lived an extraordinary life in many ways.
Born in Bentleigh in 1894, Leslie was the son of David...
It’s charity on wheels
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
MEMBERS and supporters of Casey Rotary Club will raise a glass for the benefit of children in need later this...
Averting wild weather dangers
By DANNY BUTTLER
WITH wild weather lashing the district lately, it’s a good time for drivers to remind themselves of how to act...
Car burnt at station
A CAR was found burnt out at the Pakenham railway station over the weekend. Police believe the fire started in the front passenger seat...
From the Mother country, to a mother
THE letter received from Southampton by Mrs Roberts of Berwick, which was published in the Shire News on 26 April 1916.
FROM ENGLAND
Dear Mrs Roberts,
We...
Mobile-driven crashes
NEW Transport Accident Commission research shows illegal mobile phone use while driving is falling but more than half of Victorian drivers still admit to...
Men were ‘nine-pins in a hurricane’
By GARRY HOWE
JULY 19, 1916, was a day that never left Sergeant Clair Whiteside.
The Reverend’s son from Officer spent a large part of that...
’With God’s help, I got out of it’
Dear Mother,
On the morning of the 19th plans were given out to the NCOs, who in turn had to get their sections and grenade...
Finn was first to fight
ATOLF Akeksanter Aalto had a thirst for adventure.
The enterprising teenager left his family home in Nystad, Finland, and travelled alone to Australia to try...
Battalion belonged to a boy from Berwick
By GARRY HOWE
AS THE Great War entered its final year the 39th Battalion, made up predominantly of Victorians from the Western District, had at...
Captains lived and died together
By GARRY HOWE
THEY were best mates who enlisted together, fought side by side and died on the same day as captains leading their men...
A land of sand and sin
POPULAR Berwick footballer William Watson hated Gallipoli, yet he was one of the last to leave his trench when Anzac Cove was evacuated towards...
2025 In Review – Bullants march to District glory
A year removed from agonising heartbreak, Officer’s cravings were satisfied, marching on to bring the CCCA District flag to Rob Porter Reserve.
In a competitive...
