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To celebrate Senior’s Week the Garfield Bowling Club welcomed Seniors from the local community to have a try at playing lawn bowls. About 13 locals enjoyed a fun

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The weather was lovely and sunny which added to a great a ernoon of entertain‐ment. A erwards everyone had a chat while having tea and coffee and ea ng date scones and slices.

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It's great to get out on a bicycle and explore the back roads and tracks that we have access to from our town.

South of the railway line there are quiet country roads that crisscross the beau ful farmland. These roads are all flat and easy to ride and if you pick the right me of day ,they have li le traffic. North of the highway is where the hills start but where the natural beauty can be found.

We are lucky to have the Bunyip State Forest nearby with its towering eucalypts and lush fern gullies. There is bird life everywhere and it's a photographers delight.

With access roads that have very few cars and trails and tracks that have no cars at all, one can take a leisurely ride through our forest. And yes there are plenty of hills here but with a bit of planning and a slow steady pace you can enjoy the healthy fresh air and beau ful scen‐ery...

...see you on your bike somewhere John

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An October evening with "Roy, Don and Phil". It was a mighty fine evening in more ways than one, and people came from near (mostly) and far to our Garfield Theatre to see and hear song tributes to Roy Orbison and the Everly Bros.

Thanks to Susan and Fred for organising the event, the theatre looked a treat and soon a er the 200 people were seated, we were into the swing of the evening.

Lots of singing along, clapping and some dancing to the well known songs. At Inter‐

val, the boxed supper was enjoyed outside in the lovely gardens of the Theatre. Capably compared by Issi Dye, he accompanied "Roy" (Glenn Douglass) in the 1st half and sang and played with Glenn in the second half as part of the Everly Brothers. At the end of the night and later many favourable com‐ments were heard, including "fantas c, awe‐some, great supper, nostalgic evening, suc‐cessful, entertaining, and so good to have it local".

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A grove 'to honour the men who had gone from the district to the Great War' was planted at the Tynong State School to celebrate Arbor Day on July 6, 1917. There was a report on this event in the Dandenong Adver ser of July 12, 1917 which I have transcribed it , below.

The Arbor Day proceedings at the school were marked by the plan ng of a grove in honor of the men who have gone from the district to the Great War. Mr W. S. Keast, M.L.A. a ended, and was welcomed on behalf of the residents by Mr T. W. Cunningham, chair-man of the School Commi ee and President of the Progress Associa on. Mr Keast, in the course of his remarks, said that he was pleased and proud to be present on the occasion. Nothing was too good for the men who had gone to fight the Empire's ba les, and it would be the duty of the Federal and State Govern-ment to do the best possible for them. He had been pleased to learn how well the pupils of the school had been working for the War Relief Funds, and to show his apprecia on of their efforts he would be pleased to forward a cheque for a pound, and another for a simi-lar amount when the school fund reached 100 pounds. He recognised also the splendid work being done by the ladies of the Red Cross Socie es. It was the first me he had been present on an occasion such as this, and he was pleased to pronounce the first acre of the grove well and truly planted. Mr T. Gleeson, in proposing a vote, of thanks to Mr Keast, men oned his ever willingness to assist in all ma ers for the welfare of the district, and the apprecia on of those present for his assistance on that day. Subsequently trees were planted to: Pte. E. Bullock, Pte.R. Brown, Pte. Bourke, Trooper Coombs, Pte. L. Doherty, Pte. F. Doherty, Corporal L. Gordon, Gunner Harris (killed in ac on), Pte. J. Hargraves, Pte. V. Jones, Pte. C. Lamb, Pte. Leeson, Trooper Madden, Ptes. P. and L. Orrocks (killed in ac on), Pte. L. Orde, Pte.W. Rowe, Pte. J. McQual-ter, Pte G.Rowley, Pte. J. Robinson, Pte. F. Snow, Cor-poral R. Thompson, Ptes. F. and A. Weatherhead, Pte. H. Wright, Pte. T. White, and Pte. T. Whiston. The fencing of the grove was nearly completed, whilst the School Commi ee and helpers also further improved the school ground by plan ng many trees and shrubs around its border, by fencing a por on for the chil-dren's ponies and a start was made at the pipe drain-ing of the ground. During the day's program, a talk on local mbers was given by Mr H. Weatherhead, and Mr J.H. Lord of Bunyip gave a demonstra on on tree-

plan ng. A er a ernoon tea, which had though ully been provided by the ladies, had been served, Mr D. Danson expressed the thanks of the commi ee to those who had a ended and made the day's proceed-ings such a success.

The Tynong State School, No. 2854, was closed on April 14, 1951 as it became part of Pakenham Consoli‐dated School. The school was where St Thomas Aqui‐nas School is now located.

I have tried to iden fy (with mixed success) all the soldiers who were honoured with a tree. I have listed their Service Numbers (SN) so you can look up their full record on the Na onal Archives of Austral‐ia www.naa.gov.au

Bourke Listed as Private Bourke, I don't know who this might be, but I presume he was connected to the Pakenham Bourkes ‐ Michael and Ki y Bourke who took up the 12,800 acre Mintons Run property in 1843 and in 1849 built the La Trobe Inn (also known as Bourke's Hotel for obvious reasons) on Toomuc Creek.

Brown, R I am not sure who this is, I cannot find a R. Brown with a local connec on. There is a Richard Vincent Brown listed in the Electoral Roll at Tynong from 1916 to 1919 ‐ his occupa on is pensioner, so our soldier may be connected to him.

Bullock, Ernest (SN 6291) Ernest was nearly 21 and a farmer when he enlisted on July 7, 1916. He was born in Murrumbena and his next of kin was his mother, Mrs Mary Bullock, of Oakleigh. I assume that Ernest was living with his brother Thomas, who was a labour‐er from Garfield, who enlisted on the same day as Ernest. Ernest was Killed in Ac on in France on Octo‐ber 4, 1918. Ernest and Thomas are also listed on the Garfield Honour Roll as well as the Clyde North State School Roll, where they a ended school.

Coombs, Henry Ernest (SN 4080) Henry enlisted on August 9, 1915 aged 18. His next of kin was his father, also called Henry, of Tynong and his mother was Inez (nee Ffrost). Henry Returned to Australian March 4, 1919.

Doherty, Edward Francis (SN 1218) Frank enlisted on March 9, 1915 at the age of 26. Frank was Killed in Ac on on August 4, 1916.

Tynong Memorial Grove

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Doherty, Louis Michael (SN 12392). Louis enlisted at the age of 21 on July 17, 1915. Louis returned to Aus‐tralia in May 30, 1919. Frank and Louis were the sons of John Doherty, Veterinary Surgeon of Nine Mile Road, Tynong. Both of the men had their occupa on listed as farmer. The brothers are also listed on the Cora Lynn War Memorial.

Gordon, L Corporal You would think Corporal L. Gor‐don would be easy to iden fy, but I can't. I have checked every Corporal Gordon in the Nominal Rolls and none have an obvious local connec on. The only Gordon I could find in the area in the Electoral Rolls was a Duncan Gordon of Bunyip in the 1909 roll.

Hargraves, J Private Hargraves is another mystery. I cannot find a Hargraves with a local connec on. There was an Edward and Mary Hargraves at Bunyip from 1903 to 1909 in the Electoral Rolls, but that's the closest Hargraves I could find to Tynong.

Harris, Leo (SN 3132) Leo enlisted on July 20, 1915 at the age of 20 and he was a farm labourer. His next of kin was his mother, Josephine Harris of Nar Nar Goon. Leo was Killed in Ac on, in France, on August 9, 1916 and his name also appears on the Nar Nar Goon Hon‐our Roll.

Jones, Victor Herbert (SN 3150) Victor was 27 when he enlisted on July 26, 1915. His occupa on was 'engine cleaning', a Railways job. His father and next of kin was William Jones of Moe who was a railway

ganger, so working for the Victorian Railways was a family affair. Victor was Killed in Ac on in Belgium on September 25, 1917. His will le his estate par ally to his father and partly to Miss Ger e Brent of Tynong.

Lamb, C I don't who this is. We know there was a Joseph Lamb at Tynong from around 1889 to 1896 ‐ he wrote various le ers to the Shire of Berwick com‐plaining about his property being flooded and this is presumably the same Joseph Lamb, farmer, listed in the Electoral Roll at Tynong in 1903. From 1909 to at least 1919 there was a Joseph Lamb in the Electoral Roll at Nar Nar Goon, his occupa on was bootmaker. Is this the same Joseph Lamb who was the farmer? Also, in 1919, a Lawrence Joseph Lamb was listed as a State School teacher at Cora Lynn. It is possible that C. Lamb is connected with one of these men, but I can't work out who he is.

Leeson Private Leeson could be either Robert Leeson or William Leeson, the sons of Phillip and Amelia (nee Ransom) Leeson of Garfield. Robert and William’s grandmother, Kathleen Leeson, was the licensee of the Pig & Whistle Hotel on Cannibal Creek.

Leeson, Robert Victor (SN 2589) Robert enlisted in Melbourne, at 20 years of age, on June 30, 1916. Robert Returned to Australia on December 18, 1918.

Leeson, William Herbert Charles (SN 1178) William enlisted at Tynong on September 26, 1914, aged 24. William was Killed in Ac on on on May 2, 1915 at Gallipoli. William is listed on the Bunyip War Memori‐al and he and Robert are on the Garfield State School Honour Roll.

Madden, Trooper Trooper Madden could be either Frank or Thomas Madden. They are the sons of Thom‐as and Grace (nee Cook) Madden of Nar Nar Goon, although they are later listed at 9 Caroline Street, Cli on Hill. There is also a Thomas Madden in the 1914 Electoral Roll listed at Tynong on 1914 so clearly they lived somewhere between the two towns. Frank and Thomas were both wool sorters by occupa on.

Madden, Frank (SN 1798) Frank enlisted on January 13, 1915 at the age of 19. Frank was awarded the Military Medal. He Returned to Australia on April 8, 1919.

Madden, Thomas William (SN 2232) Thomas' address on the Embarka on Roll is Nar Nar Goon, and he was 25 years old when he enlisted on April 1, 1916. He Died of Wounds on October 17, 1917 in Belgium.

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McQualter, John Hughes (SN 3199) John enlisted on December 18, 1916 aged 23. His wife, Ellen was listed as his next of kin. They lived at Tynong. John Re‐turned to Australia on July 8, 1919. John was granted a Soldier Se lement farm (111 acres on Seven Mile Road) a er the War. You can read his soldier se ler file on the Ba le to Farm website h p://soldierse lement.prov.vic.gov.au/

Orrock, Harold Augustus Alexander (SN 552)

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Percy and Alex were the sons of David and Emma Orrock of Tynong and were killed within three months of each other.

Alex was 20 when he enlisted on March 3, 1916, he was a farm labourer and was Killed in Ac on on April 22, 1917. Percy was a 28 year old Grocers Assistant when he enlisted on July 16, 1915. Corporal Orrock was Killed in Ac on on February 8, 1917.

Orde, L I believe this is most likely Albert Leslie Ord (SN 3889) who enlisted on August 7, 1915 aged 22. His next of kin was his father, Frederick Ord of Nar Nar Goon. There is a Frederick Thomas Ord and a Margaret Ord listed in the Electoral Roll in 1914 at Tynong, so either they had moved or else more likely lived on the border of the two towns. Albert Died of Wounds on September 25, 1916 ‐ he was accidentally shot in the hip by another soldier who was cleaning his gun.

Robinson, John Richard (SN 2304) John enlisted at the age of 22 on July 7, 1915. His occupa on was listed as 'Agent' whatever that was. His next of kin was his guardian, Mrs Hollingsworth of Tynong. John married Elizabeth Maskell on November 29, 1918 when he was in England and the Returned to Australia April 27, 1919. Mrs Hollingsworth was, I believe, Julia Hollingsworth, listed in the Electoral Roll as a store‐keeper.

Rowe, W Private W. Rowe is on the list but I can't work out who is is ‐ there are number of W. Rowes with a Gippsland connec on but no‐one with a spe‐cific Tynong connec on. There is a William Rowe in the Shire of Berwick Rate Books listed at Tynong, occupa on farmer, around 1914; a F.H Rowe of Tynong wrote a le er to the Berwick Shire in Sep‐tember 1916 complaining about drainage ‐ so Private Rowe may well be connected to either of these men.

Rowley, George Albert (SN 1989) George was a 23 year old labourer and he enlisted on March 11, 1916. His next of kin was his father, Joseph, of Tynong. George Returned to Australia April 19, 1919

and was granted a Soldier Se lement farm at Calder‐meade.

Snow, F I can't find a Snow with a local connec on.

Thompson, Robert Henry (SN 664) Robert enlisted on December 16, 1916 at the age of 27, he was a fireman on the Victorian Railways. His next of kin was his fa‐ther, Samuel, of Tynong. Corporal Thompson Re‐turned to Australia January 30 1918 and was dis‐charged on medical grounds (rheuma sm) in May 1918.

Weatherhead, Alfred (SN 1005)

Weatherhead, Fank (SN 6960)

Alf and Frank were the sons of Hora o and Eleanor (nee Hunt) Weatherhead. In 1908 Hora o took up the lease, for saw milling purposes, of 2,000 acres at Tynong North and in December 1909 he built a mill at Wild Dog Creek, the east branch of Cannibal Creek. Frank enlisted on July 8 1915 at the age of 22 and Returned to Australia on January 14, 1919. Alf enlist‐ed at the age of 19 on February 13, 1915 and Re‐turned to Australia March 17, 1919.

Whiston, Julian Thomas (SN 3526) I assume that T. Whiston is Julian Thomas Whiston, presumably called Thomas, so that's what we will call him. Thomas en‐listed on August 7 1915 aged 18. He was a farmer. Thomas Died of Wounds March 21, 1918. Thomas had two brothers who also enlisted Frederick (SN 3524) and John (SN 3525) ‐ they were the sons of Fred Whis‐ton of Cora Lynn. Thomas and Fred are also listed on the Bunyip War Memorial.

White, T I am unsure who this is. There was a Robert Anthony White listed in the Electoral Roll at Tynong in 1914 so this man may possibly have a connec on to Private White, but I don't know.

Wright, H This is possibly Harold Sidney Wright (SN 6407) I say this because he enlisted at Warragul on October 24, 1916 as a 22 year old and his occupa on was an orchardist ‐ and there were orchards close by at Garfield, however his address was listed as Mooroolbark on his enlistment papers. His next of kin was his father who lived in England. Harold Returned to Australia June 4, 1919. If it isn't Harold, then H. Wright may have some connec on to William Wright, Railway Employee, who was listed in the 1915 Elec‐toral Roll as living at Bunyip, there was also an Eliza‐beth Wright listed as well.

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Miscellaneous ‐ Home‐made bread, home‐made scones, home‐made fruit cake, home‐made plain cake, best dressed white shirt and collar, pair hand‐kni ed socks, collec on of flowers, coloured map of Australia by local state school children.

Special prize for largest collector (23 entries) to S.P. Nicholson.

Do not forget the date of Sunday the 25th March 2018 the next great Bunyip Agricultural Show. Put the date in your diary.

Bunyip Agricultural Show

1. A glimpse of the showground 2. Group of officials 3. Sims Bros First prize Ayrshire cow Mamie of Glen Elgin (black and white one) 4. E Hargraves First prize dairy test cow (white one) 5. Geo. Keys Ayrshire Cow and First prize bull Raglan of Oakbank 6. Dairy Ca le.

THE BUNYIP SHOW (Vallane, photo, Longwarry)


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Local Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) Garfield Bowling Club Beswick Street Garfield Golf Club 180 Thirteen Mile Road

Garfield Post Office 77 Main Street Garfield Recreation Reserve Beswick Street

It has been some me since the Automated External Defibrillators have been installed in five loca ons around our area.

Sadly I have to report that we have been forced to take one of these lifesaving ma‐chines out of service. This is because several unknown persons decided that it would be funny to rip the one located outside the Community Bank in Bunyip off the wall.

The ma er is under police inves ga on and if anyone knows anything at all about this, please contact the local sta on or call Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

Unfortunately, the Rotary Club will have to diverted funds from other community pro‐

jects to pay for a replacement unit. This is a sad situa on when you consider that these machines were purchased by community funds and that they do save lives.

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Our Introduc on Night on Monday 2 October was well a ended.

We are delighted to have a lovely group of local people who are keen to learn and play. The Atmosphere was friendly and fun; aimed at making people welcome and comfortable.

Our group will con nue weekly on Monday nights at the Bunyip Hall from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, tea coffee and biscuits provided.

Series of lessons ‐ 8 for $70 or discount of $50 for upfront payment, or to play ‐ $5 per session. Please consider joining us.

Contact ‐ Anne ‐ mobile 0419870679 Email: [email protected]

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The warmth of spring is se ling in. We do s ll have odd, cold miserable days here and there (typical Garfield weather!), but you can defi‐nitely feel spring in the air and blossoming flow‐ers.

However, it is not just pre y flowers coming back. If you are an asthma or hay fever sufferer, keep your inhalers handy as thunderstorm asthma is making its way back too.

What is thunderstorm asthma?

Grass pollen season brings a seasonal increase in asthma and hay fever. It also brings the chance of thunderstorm asthma.

Thunderstorm asthma is thought to be trig‐gered by a unique combina on of high pollen levels and a certain type of thunderstorm, caus‐ing a large number of people to develop asth‐ma symptoms over a short period of me. In Melbourne, this phenomenon occurs when moisture‐charged winds immediately before a storm whip up rye grass pollen from the pas‐tures north and west of town, sweeping them into the city. Last year, 8500 people were hos‐pitalised and nine died from asthma a acks in what was described as the world's worst rec‐orded thunderstorm asthma.

Who is at risk?

Thunderstorm asthma can affect those with

asthma or hay fever – especially people who experience wheezing or coughing with their hay fever. That is why it's important for people with asthma or hay fever to know about thunder‐storm asthma and what they can do to help protect themselves during this grass pollen season. Even if you don't think you have asth‐ma or hay fever, don't ignore symptoms like wheezing or shortness of breath – check with your GP.

The symptoms include ;

♦ wheezing : a high‐pitched sound coming from the chest while breathing

♦ breathlessness

♦ a ght feeling in the chest

♦ a persistent coughing

What can you do to be prepared?

♦ Understand the epidemic thunderstorm asthma phenomenon

♦ If you've ever had asthma, talk to your GP about what you can do to help protect yourself from the risk of thunderstorm asth‐ma this pollen season. Remember taking an asthma preventer properly (ideally with spacer) and regularly is key to preven ng asthma, including thunderstorm asthma. Have an asthma ac on plan (where advised by your doctor) and/or have prac cal knowledge of the asthma first aid.

Thunderstorm Asthma


♦ If you have hay fever, see your pharmacist or GP for a hay fever treatment plan and check if you should have an asthma reliever puffer which is available from a pharmacy without a prescrip on.

♦ For those at risk ,where possible it is best to avoid being outside during thunderstorms during the grass pollen season – especially in the wind gusts that come from the storm. Go inside and close your doors and win‐dows and if you have your air condi oner on, turn it to recirculate.

What should you do if you are experiencing asthma symptoms?

In an emergency, always call Triple Zero (000). Follow your asthma plan or commence Asthma First Aid if you are experiencing:

♦ A severe or life‐threatening asthma a ack, call an ambulance ; dial Triple Zero (000) and then start asthma first aid.

♦ A mild to moderate asthma a ack, start asthma first aid.

No ma er where you are, a pharmacy or doc‐tor's surgery can assist you so don't hesitate to seek help. Blue/grey reliever puffers are availa‐ble over the counter from any pharmacy and they can assist with Asthma First Aid.

For more informa on about thunderstorm asthma, please come in (at our amazing new store!) and ask our pharmacist.

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November 2017 is 100 years since the end of the ba le named a er the small Belgium town of Passchendaele.

Paul Kelly, Editor‐At‐Large, wrote in the Australian 26 July this year “Australia’s most tragic year of war, death and turmoil came to an unsa sfactory end. The Australian story of 1917 was too much sacrifice for too li le gain. The AWM in Canberra offers a moving historical tribute to the tragic events of 1917, and many families remember.

The contemporary truth, however, is that for most Australians and for our public life the 1917 story is lost — either forgo en or never taught.

It is the product of a na on unaware of the scale or purpose of the greatest sacrifice in its history, liter‐ally unaware of itself — tes fying to an incomplete and inadequate na on.

No mature country could not be fully aware of its greatest tragedy. Cicero said: “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Sadly, that’s Australia today.”

This is our history. It’s about our heritage.

At the start of 1917 Australian troops at the West‐ern Front in Europe were only called on to conduct small‐scale opera ons.

Then on February 23 the Germans began a with‐drawal as far back as 50km from their frontline trenches along the Somme sector, an area which both sides had been figh ng over since late 1914. The Germans had constructed formable defensive posi ons from which they would be able to with‐hold any Allied advance. They named it the Sieg‐fried Line. The Allies called it the Hindenburg Line.

Bri sh and Australian troops followed the retrea ng Germans.

By mid‐March, the Australians had reached the town of Bapaume, a key objec ve of the Somme offensive. German resistance s ffened as the allies approached their main defences.

For the AIF, the first major ac on came on April 11 with an a ack on a well‐defended outpost at a town called Bullecourt.

The diggers succeeded in penetra ng the frontline but, lacking support from ar llery and new but unreliable tanks, the result was carnage.

Casual es exceeded 5,000 and more than 1,000 were taken prisoner – the largest haul of Aussie POWs of any ac on in WWI.

A second a empt in early May proved more suc‐cessful but a fortnight of figh ng produced another 7,000 casual es.

The war in France was going poorly, with French troops exhausted and close to mu ny. Allied high command adopted Bri sh commander‐in‐chief General Douglas Haig’s plan for a major offensive in Flanders, Belgium.

It was called the Third Ba le of Ypres, the third allied offensive in the region (There were five major ba les fought around this town during WW1). But it is be er known as Passchendaele a er the modest village that was the final objec ve. Third Ba le of Ypres actually consisted of a series of ba les.

The key objec ve was the slightly higher ground of the Gheluvelt Plateau, allowing the capture of ports from where German submarines were delivering devasta on on allied ships.

The main factors which were not adequately consid‐ered in planning this assault was the ground over which it was to be fought, the weather and the design and strength of the German defences.

The land was low lying and had been a reclaimed marsh with extensive drainage system. The shelling destroyed the drains, rains caused flooding and the shelling churned the boggy soil to deep cratered mud. The small creeks became insurmountable barriers to a empt to cross.

The area was noted for wet weather in late autumn. September may be dry but October was usually the we est month. The forecast for early August was for 8mm of rain but 76 mm fell in four days.

Passchendaele

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The Germans knew of the Allied plan and had delib‐erately withdrawn the back of the Passchendaele ridge leaving the low marsh land to their front. They had developed the Hindenburg line as a defence in depth in three lines, the third being out of range of Allied ar llery. They were well for fied with trench‐es, concrete pillboxes, machine gun nests and stra‐tegically placed barbed wire entanglements. Ger‐man ar llery had a longer range than that of the Allies, was more accurate and had be er shells. And they had and used ar llery mustard gas shells. And they used a gas that caused sneezing so that sol‐diers could not use their gas masks.

Step one was an a ack on Messines Ridge on June 7, opening with the detona on of 19 huge mines in tunnels beneath German lines.

The movie, ‘Beneath Hill 60’, tells of Australia’s role which produced huge explosions that caught the Germans by complete surprise.

The main Third Ba le of Ypres commenced on 31 July 1917. More than a quarter of a million Bri sh, French and Commonwealth soldiers a acked along a 13km front with encouraging gains, as massed ar llery obliterated German defences and annihilat‐ed inevitable German counter‐a acks.

Ini ally advances were successful but wet weather and con nuous ar llery shelling turned the ground into a morass. The terrible condi ons and s ff Ger‐man resistance bogged down the advance.

By September the ground had begun to dry. The Australians who had enjoyed a break from the front a er Bullecourt had been able to rest, refit and retrain. They were then recalled to the front. Five Australian Infantry Divisions fought in the Third Ba le of Ypres.

A Division would have consisted of up to 12 Infantry Ba alions, a Pioneer Ba alion, and a Machine Gun Ba alion, Engineers, Ar llery, Field Ambulance Units and other suppor ng components. Divisional opera onal strength would have been between 8,000 and 30,000 men. A very few were from the small Regular Army of the me, the vast majority were volunteers. In war, units are never at full strength due to causali es and other causes. Aus‐tralia also had two Mounted Divisions in the Middle East with the notable successful charge of the light horsemen at Beersheba on October 31.

On 20th September the Australians were given the task of advancing along the Menin Road towards Gheulevelt. At dawn, following a five day prelimi‐nary bombardment two Australian Divisions and a Sco sh Division successfully a acked and achieved their objec ve. The cost to the Australians was 5000 casual es.

The 4th Australian Division was also successful in advancing on 26 September 1917 in the Ba le of Polygon Wood.

On 3 ‐ 4 October at the Ba le of Broodseinde a er much bombardment and a bayonet charge by the Australians the Germans were driven back to the top of Passchendaele ridge.

On the 5th of October it began to rain and by the 9th the wind and rain had developed into a gale force storm. The Australians were ordered to take the village of Passchendaele on the 9th of October. Due to the terrible condi ons, the German defences with their fresh troops, the fact that the Bri sh support on their right didn’t eventuate and their ar llery expending their ammuni on the a ack was a failure. Although 20 Australians managed to reach what was le of the Passchendaele church, then had to retreat back to their own lines.

On October 12 the Australians were again ordered to a ack. Men were struggling to move through or were sinking in the s nking mud, their weapons jammed with mud. A flat pock marked bare land‐scape, sha ered tree stumps, deep muddy shell craters half filled with water and heavily laden and exhausted soldiers. They were easy prey for the Germans from their for fied posi ons. The a ack was a failure. This a ack cost 7000 casual es. The Australian 3rd Division lost 3199 lives in 24 hours of this a ack.

The depleted and exhausted Australians were with‐drawn from the Third Ba le of Ypres theatre.

The Canadians were ordered to capture Passchen‐daele but refused to move un l the weather im‐proved and adequate supplies were available. They finally took what was le of the village on the 12th November 1917, a er five a acks, finally ending the Third Ba le of Ypres.

In 3 months Passchendaele cost the Germans about 250,000 lives and the Bri sh 300,000 of whom 36,500 were Australian. 90,000 Bri sh or Australian bodies were never iden fied because of the car‐


nage inflicted to them and 42,000 bodies were never recovered because they had gone under the mud or had been blown to bits.

Frank Hurley the photographer wrote in his diary “The duckboards over the mud and water became a path through this hell. Every 20 paces or less lay a body. Some frigh ully mu lated, without legs, arms and heads and covered in mud and slime …”

Many more Australians lost than at Gallipoli.

Passchendaele is synonymous with all that is loathsome in war; it represents the fu lity and stupidity of war. But is also displayed the extraor‐dinary bravery of many Australian soldiers, a emp ng what may seem impossible but s ll finding the strength and will to achieve success. The soldiers were figh ng for each other. It was truly about mateship and staying alive. Cobber looking a er cobber.

Bri sh commander Haig did not know of the con‐di ons under which the Australians fought. He said the Australians were disciplined “because when they were ordered to a ack, they always do so”. His tac cs were cri cized by many including Australia’s senior commander John Monash.

Eventually the five Australian Divisions would combine into a single corps commanded by Gen‐eral John Monash, and the diggers went on to achieve a succession of victories in 1918 which materially contributed to the ul mate Allied suc‐cess.

In 1917 Australia’s popula on was just under five million. Every family would have been impacted by the casual es, although they probably were not aware of the condi ons and the sheer scale of the losses at the me. The adverse effects would be felt for genera ons to come, the psychological suffering, the slowing of economic growth due to loss of manpower, the lowering of the natural birth rate.

It is too frightening to imagine if a similar situa on happened today. Could It? The loca on may be different; weaponry may be ‘modern’. How would Australia cope? How would Australians acquit themselves? Learn lessons from the past and move forward. But in Kipling’s words,

“Lest we forget”

By Bo Chamberlain

Garfield Recrea on Reserve Commi ee of Management

Annual General Mee ng Tuesday 14 November 2017, 7.30pm

Garfield Community Centre The Garfield Recrea on Reserve Commi ee of Management is a long‐standing Commi ee and is tasked by Cardinia Shire Council to manage and maintain the Garfield Recrea on Reserve in behalf of Council.

Consis ng of a small volunteer group of community representa ves who are commi ed to opportuni‐

es to ensure the Reserve facili es are maintained and renewed for the benefit of Garfield spor ng clubs (football, netball, tennis and bowling) and the local community.

The Commi ee of Management receives a modest annual budget from Council to primarily maintain the oval and the surrounding areas including the southern end of the reserve, walking, track, dam and Skate Park.

Over the past five years the current commi ee has secured addi onal funding suppor ng numerous projects such as:

• Construc on of a walking track • Erec on of a perimeter fence around the oval • Extension of the Football Club’s veranda • Erec on of a perimeter fence around the

netball courts • Resurfacing of the netball and tennis courts • Extension to the netball clubrooms including

new coaches boxes • Security bollards securing the second oval

from vandalism • Upgrade the Playground

The commi ee is now seeking new representa ves as some of the current commi ee are leaving to do other ac vi es. We invite all interested people living in Garfield to become part of the Commi ee of Management so the great work can con nue.

If you are interested please a end the Annual General Mee ng or call Marg Bogart,

President on 0419 895 123.


Stay tuned for more informa on in further publica ons

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE GARFIELD

Christmas festival When: Friday 15th December 2017 Time: 5pm to 8:30pm Where: Main Street Garfield

Would you like to help decorate the Main Street of Gar-field this year by adopting a Christmas Tree?

A certificate will be on your tree promoting your Busi-ness, community group or family.

The proceeds go to the Garfield Christmas festival

ADOPT A CHRISTMAS TREE 2017

How many trees: _____

Name to go on the tree: _____________________

_____________________

Contact No: ______________________

Payment $40 per tree ____________

Decorated $60 per tree ____________

Cash / direct debit to: BSB: 633 000 Acc No: 153519558

Do you need a receipt: Yes / No

If yes, address please: _______________

__________________________________

GARFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC Return form and money by 30th November 2017 to

Brewsters Cafe 81 Main St Garfield or email:[email protected]


Hello,

Hope everyone is well and spring is good for you.

We are often tasked at State, Regional and local level to duties other than the traditional uniform things you hear about. These duties are sometimes termed as ‘Operations’ and involve per‐forming dedicated duties or tasks in certain areas to assist events, or prevent & disrupt activities, trouble areas or crime.

The Operations are often identified by different names and some of the more public names we have been involved in this year have been called Visible, Sunbird, Haven, Prom, Re‐assurance & Regal.

Most recently we assisted with Operation Flintlock during which police – you guessed it ‐ conducted generally unan‐nounced firearms and associated storage inspections at some of the many regional and local licensed firearms holder’s loca‐tions over a three day period. Overall the result was mostly satisfying in that mostly all was as it was supposed to be.

It is comforting to know that Victorian firearm safety and secu‐rity requirements are now much more stringent than in the past. Unfortunately a minority still haven’t adjusted to 2017 standards and on occasion become the victim of missing fire‐arms. Breaches of firearms safety &/or security is considered serious and generally results in criminal charges.

While on firearms, we had eight firearms handed in locally during the recent National Firearms Amnesty and we thank those who contributed. We are always available for a chat if you have any questions regarding located or unregistered firearms you may have.

We’ve had good discussions with Pakenham Racing Club regard‐ing the Spring Carnival and it looks like they’re well planned for the events. Well done Hayley.

On an enforcement note – unfortunately the one percent of our communities that take up ninety percent of our time continue to keep us in a job. They were:

♦ A 24 yr old Bunyip man who was charged and remanded in custody after a search warrant was executed for another series of burglaries, stolen property & drug related activi‐ties.

♦ A Katatmatite man who was cautioned for a Garfield as‐sault.

♦ A 30 yr old Nyora man charged for theft of V‐Line property from Tynong.

♦ A 39 yr old Bunyip man being investigated for theft of firewood from Bunyip State Park.

♦ In separate incidents on separate days ‐ a 27 yr old Drouin woman, a 20 yr old Morwell woman, & a 19 yr old Drouin man were all charged for drug possession in Bunyip.

♦ Charging and suspending the drivers licence of a 70 yr old Bunyip man, who doesn’t get the message for drink‐driving.

♦ Seven other people are going to court for family violence or traffic related issues.

♦ Other local police activities include: ♦ Assisting at separate incidents requiring mental health

transfers of a Moe woman and an Iona man. ♦ Investigating a suspicious fire in Bunyip State Park near

Jolley Rd. ♦ Going to 12 Family Violence Incidents – five in Pakenham; &

one each in Nar Nar Goon, Cora Lynn, Maryknoll, Bunyip, Tynong, Kooweerup & Cockatoo.

♦ Issuing five Family Violence Intervention Orders. ♦ Referring 18 people to agencies for assistance. ♦ Field contacted two people for suspicious behaviour. ♦ Six multi car collisions where driver error by failing to give

way was the predominant cause; three in Tynong/Nth, & one each in Garfield Nth, Nar Nar Goon Nth & Pakenham.

♦ Issuing 25 Infringement Notices for traffic related offences. ♦ Performing 597 preliminary breath tests for drink drivers. ♦ Enquiries regarding graffiti in Maryknoll ♦ Ten rural or residential thefts or burglaries at properties

which were all unattended or unoccupied were reported: ♦ Two in Garfield involving wood heaters and a grinder. ♦ One in Tynong & another in Tynong Nth where both had Off

Road/ATV vehicles stolen. ♦ Theft of a mower in Maryknoll. ♦ Iona & Catani where farm equipment, gates and troughs

were stolen. ♦ Two thefts in Bunyip – one involving copper cabling on the

side of the road & the other being items from the rec re‐serve.

♦ Nar Nar Goon Nth where personal items and a car was stolen.

Look after your own hard earned properties by being mindful of your surroundings and other people. It makes a difference to make things look like you’re around, as well as being vigilant as to who knows who, or who you might be trusting to be the same as you.

Also ‐ please let us know if you think we can do things different‐ly. We’re open to all reasonable ideas. We gets lots of advice from a lot of different people…but we’d rather be listening to you guys.

Cheers

Danny Hower, Victoria Police Sergeant 26184 Bunyip Police Station,

4 Pearson St, Bunyip, 3815, Vic BUNYIP‐UNI‐[email protected]

[email protected]

P: 5629 5205 F: 5629 5999

Local police update 7th September to 17th October, 2017


Recently the brigade celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a dinner and reunion for members and ex‐members. More than 120 guests gathered at the Bunyip Foot‐ball Club Social Rooms to enjoy a night recognising the achievements of our/your volunteer fire bri‐gade.

Guests included Emergency Management Victoria Commissioner‐ Craig Lapsley, Assistant Chief Officer Trevor Owen, Opera ons Officers Andrew Turner and Jim Dore, VFBV Delegate Capt. Tim Desmond, Councillor Bre Owen – Mayor of Cardinia and Councillors Graeme Moore and Ray Brown. Also, many ex‐members a ended with some travelling from various parts of Victoria to be a part of our celebra ons.

During the evening our two longest serving mem‐bers Ex‐Captain Joe Cumming OA and Firefighter John Beavis cut the tradi onal cake. Ex‐Captain Kevin Duffy was also presented with his CFA and Brigade Life Memberships. Various service awards were also handed out ranging from a 5‐year cer fi‐cate given to Griffin Hill through to Ex‐Captain Peter Schmidt AFSM receiving his 45‐year service award.

Did you know that the fire season will be declared much earlier this year?

This means that once fire restric ons are declared you will have missed your opportunity to clean up around your property.

So why not get to get in the next few weeks. For further informa on on what to do to prepare check out the cfa website.

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Bunyip Fire Brigade - Ready to Serve

75th Anniversary


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Community Classifieds BUNYIP C.W.A. Meet on the 4th Friday of the month at Hillview Aged Care Centre. Craft @ 10am. Members meeting 1pm. Contact Wendy Earwicker 5629 9241

BUNYIP SINGERS Meet every Monday at 9.30am in the supper room at Bunyip Hall. Contact Dorothy Myers. PH: 5629 5601

GARFIELD ANGLING CLUB Meet 1st Monday of the month at the Garfield Golf Club. P.O. Box 145, Garfield. Contact Tony 0409 189 989.

GARFIELD BOWLING CLUB P.O. Box 85, Garfield. Club House PH: 5629 2384

GARFIELD NORTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PH: 5629 2977

GARFIELD COMMUNITY HALL For bookings PH: Melva - 5629 2748 or 0427 292 748

GARFIELD COMMUNITY OP SHOP 59 Main St Garfield. Monday to Friday 9.30am-4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm PH:0459 982 338

COMBINED PROBUS CLUB OF GARFIELD & BUNYIP Meet 1st Tuesday of month at Community Centre, Garfield. PH: Glenda 0410 036 837

GARFIELD FOOTBALL CLUB P.O. Box 92, Garfield. Contact Michael 0414 666 715

GARFIELD GOLF CLUB P.O.Box 78, 180 Thirteen Mile Rd, Garfield. PH: 5629 2794 FAX: 5629 2353 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.garfieldgolf.com.au

GARFIELD NETBALL ASSOCIATION P.O.Box 39, Garfield. PH: Marg 0419 895 123

GARFIELD PHARMACY MEDICAL CLINIC PH: 5629 2408 - 87 Main St, Garfield. Clinic OPEN on the MORNINGS of Tuesday, Wednesday & Fridays.

GARFIELD PLAYGROUP Meets every Friday 9.30am - 12pm at Garfield Community Centre. P.O. Box 47, Garfield. PH: Lara 0421 150 855, Erin 0422 544 771

GARFIELD PRESCHOOL KINDER P.O.Box 24, 29-31 Garfield Rd, Garfield. PH: 5629 2208

GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL 84 Railway Ave, Garfield. PH: 5629 2274

GARFIELD RECREATION RESERVE P.O.Box 28, Garfield. PH: Marg 0419 895 123

GARFIELD & BUNYIP ROTARY CLUB P.O. Box 19, Garfield. Meet every Wednesday at Garfield Bowling Club,

GARFIELD SWIMMING POOL PH: 5629 2780

GARFIELD TENNIS CLUB PH: Michelle 5629 2979 OR 0409 142 318

GARFIELD - TYNONG CRICKET CLUB Titans P.O. Box 108, Garfield. Glen PH: 0425 883 568 Jason PH: 0422 309 933. Beswick St, Garfield. PH: 56 294 423

GARFIELD UNITING CHURCH Margaret PH: 5629 2318

MT CANNIBAL RESERVE Garfield. PH: 1300 787 624

MT CANNIBAL ADULT RIDING CLUB INC Meet 2nd Wednesday & 4th Saturday of the month. Contact president PH: 5942 8314

THE FRIENDS OF GARFIELD INCORPORATED Contact 0478 350 170

WEST GIPPSLAND BRIDGE Meets Monday 6.30pm Bunyip Hall. PH: Anne 0419 870679, Email: [email protected]

WESTERNPORT INDIGENOUS NURSERY(WIN) Open Tuesday mornings 10am to 12pm. Located behind the Tynong Council Depot & CFA. PH: Adele 0417 373 690

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