Category: Army
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Manly to North Head Walk
Manly to North Head Walk The walk from Manly to North Head takes you past some beautiful beaches with views over the coast, through coastal scrub and passes old fortifications. Finally ending at the entrance to Sydney Harbour, it has spectacular views of the city. Getting There The easiest way to get to Manly is… Read more
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Australian War Memorial 1945 to Today
Australian War Memorial 1945 to Today During our previous trip to Canberra, the gallery “Conflicts 1945” to Today in the Australian War Memorial was closed because of the renovations. This time however, it was open, so we took the opportunity to look around. This gallery commemorates all the conflicts involving Australians from 1945 to today.… Read more
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Bare Island
Bare Island In the 1860s Britain removed its garrison troops from its Australian colonies, which resulted in a rapid examination of the colonies’ defenses. Britain’s war with Russia escalated fears of an invasion (not sure how Russia was going to send an invasion force all the way to Australia). As a result two Imperial Engineers… Read more