Monthly Archives: November 2014

Re-Membering Our ANZACS – 2014 – Deborah Gower

Re-membering Our ANZACs  November 11-17 Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club –  An exhibition commemorating the sacrifice made by our local community in World War One opens directly after the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph, Mullumbimby.  Under the direction of local Ceramic … Continue reading

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Centennial Sacrifice – Re-Membering Our ANZACs 2014

 Centennial Sacrifice by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs Ceramic 25cm by 40cm “When I re-member the sacrifices of the people of Mullumbimby during World War One my mind reels with images of the explosions and the blood red poppies … Continue reading

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Known Only To God – Re-Membering Our ANZACs 2014

   Photo by Paul Schneider Photographics Known Only to God by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs Ceramic 40cm diameter ‘For one hundred years many soldiers lay unidentified – buried deep beneath the shell shocked earth in Northern France.  In … Continue reading

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Age Shall Not Weary Them – ReMembering Our ANZACs 2014

Photos by Paul Schneider Photographics Age Shall Not Weary Them – William George Slogrove by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs Ceramic 18cm by 11cm each “W G Slogrove worked at Slogrove’s General Store, Mullumbimby. Buried in Sierra Leone 1917” … Continue reading

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Circle of Poppies – Re-Membering Our ANZACs 2014

 Photo by Paul Schneider Photographics Circle Of Poppies by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs Ceramic 25cm diameter “Each November 11, I buy a poppy to remember the sacrifices made by those who fought in WW1.  A circle encompasses the … Continue reading

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Lest We Forget – Re-Membering Our ANZACs 2014

     Photo by Paul Schneider Photographics Lest We Forget by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs 2014 Ceramic 40cm diameter “Our boys served their country honourably. The figures vary but from a population in Mullumbimby district of around 1000 at … Continue reading

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Wreath to Remember – Re- Membering Our ANZACs

Photo by Paul Schneider Photographics Wreath to Remember by Deborah Gower 2014 Wreath to Remember by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs Ceramic 25cm diameter “Each year on 25 April, Mullumbimby commemorates ANZAC day with a parade and the laying … Continue reading

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No Man’s Land – Re-Membering Our ANZACs 2014

 Photos by Paul Schneider Photographics No Man’s Land by Deborah Gower (2014) Re-Membering Our ANZACs Mixed media – Ceramic, Wire and Wood. 40cm by 40cm “Many of Mullumbimby’s young men fought and some are buried in muddy fields where trench … Continue reading

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Re-Membering Our ANZACS 11/11/2014

What a moving and emotional day it was yesterday.  Radio interview early in the morning – ABC North Coast to discuss the exhibition.  Then the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph began at 11am and following the service was the opening of my Re-Membering Our ANZACs … Continue reading

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Commemorative Crosses – with Lauren and Alexandra

Thank you to Alexandra and Lauren for sharing their family history of WW1 veterans. It has been a wonderful experience to share stories and pictures of WW1 and the effects it had on our community. Debby      

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