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REMEMBRANCE means different things todifferent people.It’s usually connected to the Australian

Armed Forces, a time to reflect about thosewho were killed, those who fought withthem and alongside them, in conflicts pastand present and all those affected by war.It’s more than just pinning on a poppy.It serves to remind of the impact of war

on families and communities, on social,economic, political and cultural life.

History of Remembrance DayThe guns fell silent on the Western Front. Itwas 11am on the 11th day of November 1918.The signing of the armistice (suspension

of fighting) commemorated the end of thehostilities. The Great War (First WorldWar) was over.Decades later we continue to observe this

special day in history.Originally called Armistice Day, the

Australian government changed the nameto Remembrance Day after the end of theSecond World War in 1945, as an appro-priate title for a day which would commem-orate all war dead.In memory of all those involved in armed

conflicts and peace-keeping operations weobserve one minute silence and wreathsare laid at war memorials that bear thenames of those who have made the ultimatesacrifice.Today Remembrance Day is just as rele-

vant as it was 94 years ago, when the gunswere supposed to have fallen silent for thelast time, as Australia loses more of its best

and bravest to the war in Afghanistan.

Why Poppies?Red poppies are a symbol long associat-ed with Remembrance Day.The emblem was chosen because ofthe poppies that grew wild amid theravaged landscape of First World Warbattlefields. In soldiers’ folklore, thevivid red of the poppy came from theblood of their fallen comrades.Funds from the sale of artificial redpoppy are used to help support ex-service personnel and their families.

WESHALL KEEPTHE FAITHOh! You who sleep in Flanders’ fields,Sleep sweet – to rise anew,We caught the torch you threw,And holding high we keptThe faith with those who died.We cherish too, the poppy redThat grows on fields where valour led.It seems to signal to the skiesThat blood of heroes never dies,But lends a lustre to the redOf the flower that blooms above thedeadIn Flanders’ fields.And now the torch and poppy redWear in honour of our dead.Fear not that ye have died for naughtWe’ve learned the lesson that ye taughtIn Flanders’ fields.

– Moira Michael

. . . the guns of war fell silent on theWesternFront, at the 11th hour of the 11th day, 1918

Remember them

Fire twisterWITH fires burning acrossQueensland, it’s not surprising thatfire-fighters have been busybattling blazes but some havewitnessed a rarely seenphenomenon: a fire tornado.Fire crews fighting a fire nearThargomindah, about 1100km westof Brisbane, watched in awe as thestrange event formed – a columnof flame that rose to a height ofabout 300m inside the inferno.Queensland Rural Fire ServiceSuperintendent Wayne Waltisbuhl,said that the phenomenon occurswhen an intensely hot fire suckedin colder air around it. As the hotair rose, cool air is sucked into acentral hotspot and begins to spin,creating a vortex of flame, he said.

Book of the weekVividly describedso that readers feelas though they areamongst the action,The Forgotten Pearlwritten by BelindaMurrell,dramatically andaccuratelydescribes thehorrific bombingof Darwin in 1941.The tale unravels when Chloeasks her grandmother about hermemories of World War II.She recounts how close the warreally came to destroying herfamily who lived in the tropicalparadise of Darwin when theJapanese advanced. Darwin was atarget and women and childrenwere ordered to evacuate. Whatensues is history. The ForgottenPearl published by Random HouseAustralia is a heartfelt andexhilarating adventure thatincludes historical facts.

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GO ONLINE by visiting yournewspaper’s website. You’ll find theaddress on the front page. Look forthe NiE logo at the top of the pageand click! This will link you to APN’sNiE webpage.

RememberingWhat does it mean to remember?There are many things associated withRemembrance Day so this week’sactivities are linked to some of theways we can acknowledge all thosethat have served our country and thecontributions they have made.

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QUIZ TIMEEach week we will test yourknowledge on what’s beenhappening in the news.For the answersvisit NiEonline.

QUIZ TIMEEach week we will test yourknowledge on what’s beenhappening in the news.For the answersvisit NiEonline.

The Newmangovernment has cleared

the way for Queensland torecommence what type ofmining?

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❝That magnificent tribute of devotion which theAustralian soldier never failed to pay to his mates– Charles Bean, official First World Warcorrespondent

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