Sculpture of 'The man with the donkey'

John Simpson Kirkpatrick enlisted in the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance on 25th August 1914. He took part in the landing on Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and became famous - with the help of a donkey he continually carried water up Shrapnel Gully and brought wounded men down to the beach at Anzac Cove. He was fatally wounded on 19th May 1915.

When Possums Met Kangaroos

October 26th 2011
Wednesday 26th October started very cloudy but at least it wasn’t raining. We had an evening engagement with Caroline and Andy of Kangaroojack fame to look forward to but the rest of the day was so far un-scheduled. We strolled into Yass dressed in our anoraks – not because it looked like rain but because it was so cold! Yass is a nice town so it was a pleasant stroll and it gave me the cha ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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