Anzac Day 2025

September 1915

110 years ago, boys from our Club went off to the other side of the world to fight. There was no internet then, no TV .. no-one really had any idea of the conditions they were to find when they got there

The task of going and fighting at Gallipoli was one that was met with great enthusiasm by many and thousands enlisted - including Thomas George Millner after whom the ground is named.  TG himself survived the landing at Gallipoli and was able to return home to his family - unlike so many others who didn't.

Each week the number of young men in the community, including those available to play their sport of rugby would get less and less. Many saw it a big adventure and expected to be back by Christmas. Sadly for many, like the boys mentioned in the article above, it wasnt to be.

Planted at TG near our office is a garden of Gallipoli Rosemary – planted here by the Club years ago on the Centenary of Gallipoli. It is actually from cuttings grown from the original rosemary found at Gallipoli.

Each year, we look at the garden and remember..

Lest we forget