Dumb question of the Flood

MDFD just phoned with this story which she saw on 7 or 9's blanket rolling loop tape coverage yesterday:

Embedded reporter with Blackhawk helicopters evacuating the residents of Forest Hill in the Lockyer Valley... amazing question asked by bimbette reporter:

"So, is the Army trained in evacuations?"

Finding the Fallen - Fromelles 2009 (ABC News feature)

Watching episodes of this program, Finding the Fallen, on ABC last year, along with another program about anthropologic war site digs in Europe I was fascinated by what could be found. The second program in one or two cases found property of a particular soldier which was identifiable and the soldier's descendents or near relatives were found and shown the items found.

The ABC together with the Australian War Graves Commission, The Australian War Memorial and the Australian Army have produced a special on the Fromelles Fallen.

Update:
This is about an Australian dig in Flanders.

A lucky escape

A house fire at Banyo destroyed a family home. The home is a Defence Force home occupied by a service family.

The woman was returning from delivering her children to school and found the house destroyed. Her husband is away on a training exercise and will return tonight. The family has lost everything, their dog, which was locked in the burning house, was rescued by the fire brigade.

It was first thought that the fire was started by Christmas lights, but this has now been discounted.

Two firemen were injured when the roof collapsed on them, but they continued to fight the fire.

Thank God they are all safe.

More here.

Time Team in Hiatus, look what's on instead

ABC1 Tuesday nights 6:10pm

Finding the Fallen

At the end of the Great War, nearly two million soldiers were missing, presumed dead.

Almost 90 years later, the bloody battlegrounds of France and Belgium are surrendering their secrets. A team of archaeologists, historians and forensic experts is working to identify unknown soldiers and finally lay them to rest.

Finding The Fallen is a documentary series that follows the work of this team as they move through time and across the battlefields of France and Belgium, releasing the fallen and their stories of courage and sacrifice from the mud of the First World War battles in which they fought and died.

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The professional and dedicated members of The Trench Detectives use their skills to trace artifacts and personal possessions found on the battlefield back to the soldiers who once owned them. By doing so they reveal the personal histories of named soldiers and cast light on the human nature of war.

Here's the ABC1 link to search results.