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March of the ANZACs: For piano solo , c.1916

Sheet music of Alexander F. Lithgow's 'March of the Anzacs: For piano solo'.
Cover illustration depicts Gallipoli Peninsula and the landing of troops and supplies at Gabatepe.
University of Otago via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35201335/source

#Music #WorldWarI #SheetMusic #Museums #UniversityOfOtago

March of the ANZACs: For piano solo , c.1916

Sheet music of Alexander F. Lithgow's 'March of the Anzacs: For piano solo'.
Cover illustration depicts Gallipoli Peninsula and the landing of troops and supplies at Gabatepe.
University of Otago via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35201335/source

#Music #WorldWarI #SheetMusic #Museums #UniversityOfOtago

March of the ANZACs: For piano solo , c.1916

Sheet music of Alexander F. Lithgow's 'March of the Anzacs: For piano solo'.
Cover illustration depicts Gallipoli Peninsula and the landing of troops and supplies at Gabatepe.
University of Otago via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35201335/source

#Music #WorldWarI #SheetMusic #Museums #UniversityOfOtago

March of the ANZACs: For piano solo , c.1916

Sheet music of Alexander F. Lithgow's 'March of the Anzacs: For piano solo'.
Cover illustration depicts Gallipoli Peninsula and the landing of troops and supplies at Gabatepe.
University of Otago via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35201335/source

#Music #WorldWarI #SheetMusic #Museums #UniversityOfOtago

Jerusalem, city walls, 1917-1919 / WRD Laurie, 01 Jan 1918
Laurie Family via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35786207/source

#WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Palestine #Jerusalem

Renovation tradie's fireplace bomb find sets off blasts from the past

Tradies were this week surprised to unearth a live mortar shell during renovations on a home in Port Adelaide, but a former mayor says such finds used to be commonplace, even in hard rubbish.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/port-adelaide-fireplace-mortar-shell-and-ordnance/107089852

#History #WorldWarII #WorldWarI

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1918 /WRD Laurie, 01 Jan 1918
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#WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Palestine #Jerusalem #DamascusGate #Museum #LaurieFamily

Kojonup adds names of long-forgotten soldiers to war memorial
By Rachel Jennings

A WA farming town has paused to honour 14 long-forgotten servicemen, at the 100th anniversary of its memorial hall.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/kojonup-adds-forgotten-soldiers-names-to-war-memorial/107067290

#History #WorldWarI #WorldWarII #CommunityandSociety #RachelJennings

Bedouin camp? Egypt or Palestine, 1915-1919 / WRD Laurie, 01 Jan 1917
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#WorldWarI #AucklandMountedRifles #Egypt #Palestine #Museum

How a German pigeon named ‘Kaiser’ became one of the longest-held POWs in American history

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/how-a-german-pigeon-named-kaiser-became-one-of-the-longest-held-pows-in-american-history/

Our Territorials: A chorus march song, , 1914

Sheet music of A.R.Don and H.S.B. Ribband's 'Our Territorials: A chorus march song.'
University of Otago via DigitalNZ

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#Music #WorldWarI #SheetMusic #DigitalNZ

ANZACs for ever: March, c. 1916

Sheet music of Edyth Rosehall's 'ANZACs forever: march'
University of Otago via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/35201332/source

#Music #WorldWarI #SheetMusic #Museums

Exclusive: Women drivers who tore up the rule book and the race track with death-defying skill

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/exclusive-women-drivers-who-tore-37541893

Bulmer Hobson on Roger Casement
#WorldWarI #Ireland #GallantAllies

The Mata Hari affair: Courtesan, spy, legend.

Regarded the most famous female spy of all time, dancer Mata Hari had men falling at her feet but was executed for treason.

Did she really betray state secrets?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260806-the-mata-hari-affair-courtesan-spy-legend?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#MataHari #Spy #WorldWarI #History #WW1 #Espionage

Unknown Australian soldiers identified decades after deaths in action
By Laura Lavelle

The soldiers died on the same day, 24 years apart. The first fell in Europe towards the end of World War I and the second in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/unknown-australian-soldiers-identified/107011068

#History #WorldWarI #WorldWarII #Army #LauraLavelle

Locals angered after vandals graffiti 100-year-old war memorial
By Charlotte Wilkes

Locals say they are feeling hurt after a 100-year-old war memorial was vandalised with slogans including "death to Australia".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/beaufort-war-memorial-vandalised/106999494

#Crime #Police #WorldWarI #CharlotteWilkes

Negative - Veterans March, Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1920

March of veterans of World War I in Melbourne. It appears to show Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, who toured Australia and New Zealand in 1920.
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#AustralianArmy #Ceremonies #Flags #MilitaryForces #Soldiers #WorldWarI #History #MilitaryHistory #Veterans #Marches #Photograph

Hopes excavations in northern France can shed light on diggers' sacrifice
By Daniel Pannett and Syan Vallance

On the edge of a tiny village in northern France, a team of archaeologists are digging through ground that was fought for, and won, by the sacrifice of Australian soldiers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/hopes-new-dig-in-poziers-could-shed-light-on-diggers/106956984

#WorldWarI #DanielPannett #SyanVallance

Four regional RSLs merge to keep veterans' services going
By Sarah Buchecker

While RSLs across Victoria grapple with declining numbers and increased administration, sub-branches in Sunraysia are forging their own path.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/rsl-services-war-veterans-sunraysia-merge-volunteers-mildura/106943290

#Veterans #CommunityandSociety #DefenceForces #RegionalCommunities #History #CommunityOrganisations #WorldWarII #WorldWarI #SarahBuchecker

‘Bertrand Russell & Trinity: A college controversy of the last war’ is a pamphlet written by G.H. Hardy in 1942, giving an account of the dismissal of Russell from his Trinity College lectureship in 1916 following his criminal conviction for anti-war political activity. (Hardy was at the time a fellow of Trinity and opposed Russell's ouster.)

Since there was no downloadable ebook, I made a re-typeset version, which I have just updated: https://archive.org/details/hardy_russellandtrinity

Creating this version was an exercise for me to learn how to (start to) adapt my LaTeX styles to the new interfaces created by the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/]. (A #TaggedPDF contains supplementary information to assist screen reading software, data extraction, etc.)

The updates are mostly behind-the-scenes source code changes, particularly to use the new template interfaces for sectioning. I have made the source available in case it is useful as an example to others: https://codeberg.org/ajcain/hardy_russellandtrinity

#GHHardy #BertrandRussell #WorldWarI #pacficism #literature #TeXLaTeX #Accessibility

‘Bertrand Russell & Trinity: A college controversy of the last war’ is a pamphlet written by G.H. Hardy in 1942, giving an account of the dismissal of Russell from his Trinity College lectureship in 1916 following his criminal conviction for anti-war political activity. (Hardy was at the time a fellow of Trinity and opposed Russell's ouster.)

Since there was no downloadable ebook, I made a re-typeset version, which I have just updated: https://archive.org/details/hardy_russellandtrinity

Creating this version was an exercise for me to learn how to (start to) adapt my LaTeX styles to the new interfaces created by the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/]. (A #TaggedPDF contains supplementary information to assist screen reading software, data extraction, etc.)

The updates are mostly behind-the-scenes source code changes, particularly to use the new template interfaces for sectioning. I have made the source available in case it is useful as an example to others: https://codeberg.org/ajcain/hardy_russellandtrinity

#GHHardy #BertrandRussell #WorldWarI #pacficism #literature #TeXLaTeX #Accessibility

‘Bertrand Russell & Trinity: A college controversy of the last war’ is a pamphlet written by G.H. Hardy in 1942, giving an account of the dismissal of Russell from his Trinity College lectureship in 1916 following his criminal conviction for anti-war political activity. (Hardy was at the time a fellow of Trinity and opposed Russell's ouster.)

Since there was no downloadable ebook, I made a re-typeset version, which I have just updated: https://archive.org/details/hardy_russellandtrinity

Creating this version was an exercise for me to learn how to (start to) adapt my LaTeX styles to the new interfaces created by the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/]. (A #TaggedPDF contains supplementary information to assist screen reading software, data extraction, etc.)

The updates are mostly behind-the-scenes source code changes, particularly to use the new template interfaces for sectioning. I have made the source available in case it is useful as an example to others: https://codeberg.org/ajcain/hardy_russellandtrinity

#GHHardy #BertrandRussell #WorldWarI #pacficism #literature #TeXLaTeX #Accessibility

‘Bertrand Russell & Trinity: A college controversy of the last war’ is a pamphlet written by G.H. Hardy in 1942, giving an account of the dismissal of Russell from his Trinity College lectureship in 1916 following his criminal conviction for anti-war political activity. (Hardy was at the time a fellow of Trinity and opposed Russell's ouster.)

Since there was no downloadable ebook, I made a re-typeset version, which I have just updated: https://archive.org/details/hardy_russellandtrinity

Creating this version was an exercise for me to learn how to (start to) adapt my LaTeX styles to the new interfaces created by the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/]. (A #TaggedPDF contains supplementary information to assist screen reading software, data extraction, etc.)

The updates are mostly behind-the-scenes source code changes, particularly to use the new template interfaces for sectioning. I have made the source available in case it is useful as an example to others: https://codeberg.org/ajcain/hardy_russellandtrinity

#GHHardy #BertrandRussell #WorldWarI #pacficism #literature #TeXLaTeX #Accessibility

‘Bertrand Russell & Trinity: A college controversy of the last war’ is a pamphlet written by G.H. Hardy in 1942, giving an account of the dismissal of Russell from his Trinity College lectureship in 1916 following his criminal conviction for anti-war political activity. (Hardy was at the time a fellow of Trinity and opposed Russell's ouster.)

Since there was no downloadable ebook, I made a re-typeset version, which I have just updated: https://archive.org/details/hardy_russellandtrinity

Creating this version was an exercise for me to learn how to (start to) adapt my LaTeX styles to the new interfaces created by the ongoing LaTeX tagging project [https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/]. (A #TaggedPDF contains supplementary information to assist screen reading software, data extraction, etc.)

The updates are mostly behind-the-scenes source code changes, particularly to use the new template interfaces for sectioning. I have made the source available in case it is useful as an example to others: https://codeberg.org/ajcain/hardy_russellandtrinity

#GHHardy #BertrandRussell #WorldWarI #pacficism #literature #TeXLaTeX #Accessibility

#WorldWarI lasted 1,568 days. In addition to ending the Ottoman Empire and (in many cases ignorantly) redrawing maps of #Europe and the #MiddleEast it terminated the last #Tsar.

Today is the 1,568th day of the invasion of #Ukraine by #Russia during what was supposed to be a ‘3-day #SpecialMilitaryOperation.’

#VladTheInvader #Putin should be careful around neo-#Bolsheviks. 😂

#StandWithUkraine

Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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'Time to get rich' if you have four UK coins in circulation worth over £1,000

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/time-rich-you-four-uk-36652146

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