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        News75th Anniversary of World War II

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        3. 75th Anniversary of World War II

        75th Anniversary of World War II

        It took Diggers years to truly celebrate war's end

        It took Diggers years to truly celebrate war's end

        • 17 Aug 2020, 4 p.m.
        Daring escape from war camp sparked a legend

        Daring escape from war camp sparked a legend

        • Kelsey Sutor
        • 17 Aug 2020, 2 p.m.
        He spent five years fighting, only to be killed two months before war's end

        He spent five years fighting, only to be killed two months before war's end

        • Sophie Harris
        • 17 Aug 2020, 2 p.m.
        The Diggers quietly welcomed peace as jubilation roared elsewhere

        The Diggers quietly welcomed peace as jubilation roared elsewhere

        • Tom O'Callaghan
        • 16 Aug 2020, 10 a.m.
        When the war was over, Ursula - and everyone - danced together in the street

        When the war was over, Ursula - and everyone - danced together in the street

        • Ben Langford
        • 15 Aug 2020, 5:30 p.m.
        75 years on, the commemorations will be muted

        75 years on, the commemorations will be muted

        • Peter Daniels
        • 15 Aug 2020, 2 p.m.
        VP Day goes the full circle for Borneo veteran

        VP Day goes the full circle for Borneo veteran

        • Ben Langford
        • 15 Aug 2020, noon
        I've been bloody lucky, says WWII vet

        I've been bloody lucky, says WWII vet

        • Billy Jupp
        • 15 Aug 2020, 11:30 a.m.
        Read all about it: how papers reported war's end

        Read all about it: how papers reported war's end

        • 15 Aug 2020, 11 a.m.
        What do you do when you repel the Japanese in World War II? Play footy!

        What do you do when you repel the Japanese in World War II? Play footy!

        • Andrew Moir
        • 15 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

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