Australia Day Tribute to a Vietnam Mate
Major Charlie Lynn26 June 2007 We were soldiers in Vietnam when my mate, Sapper Jethro Thompson,...
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Author: Charlie
PNG – a difficult place to help!
The influx of Australians trekking the Kokoda Trail in PNG has resulted in an increased awareness of the plight of our closest neighbour. Trekkers arriving in Port Moresby for the first time are struck by the squalor of the...
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Need for empathy with the Melanesian Way
After 15 years of roaming Papua New Guinea – climbing mountains, exploring burial caves, attending Highland ‘sing-sings’, leading numerous expeditions across Kokoda, and meeting politicians at the national, provincial and local government levels I thought I was beginning to understand this land of a thousand cultures.
Read MoreRenee Kennedy’s Kokoda Story
‘Hi, my name is Renee Kennedy and I have recently conquered The Kokoda Trail. ‘Why would a mother of two and physically unfit choose to walk The Kokoda Trail? Well, it all began on 31st August 2005 when my daughter...
Read MoreACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SACRIFICE MADE BY AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN
Motion Moved by The Hon Charlie Lynn MLC in the NSW Legislative Council on 21 September 2006 re the formal acknowledgment of sacrifice by Australian Servicemen and Women. The Hon. CHARLIE LYNN [3.52 p.m.]: I move: “That in...
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