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ANZAC Day: True unsung heroes
Wyn Fountain served as a Welfare Officer in the Middle East and Europe and was away for over four years. Later he ran a very successful business in NZ and, with wife Shirley, grew a great family. At 90 years old (in this clip) he brought history alive.
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ANZAC Day: Gallipoli
In 2015 Dad and I were at the dawn ceremony at ANZAC Cove and then the service at Chunuk Bair. I carried the medals of my great-grandfather Harry Crozier with me. It was 100 years since ANZAC troops set foot on the Gallipoli peninsula in that ill-fated campaign. Going to
ANZAC Day: Lest we forget
This is my ANZAC Day tribute posting. ANZAC Day means a great deal for me and my family. I suppose it is because we have a connection to the original ANZACs in 1915 and Gallipoli, and to a veteran of a war much fresher in our minds Firstly, I pay
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… profusion (noun) - 1: lavish expenditure : extravagance 2: the quality or state of being profuse 3: great quantity : lavish display or supply Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : A profusion is literally a "pouring forth", so a profusion of gifts is a wealth or abundance of
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.