Tag: Rubble

  • Wartime History Reduced to Rubble

    Wartime History Reduced to Rubble

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    by John Mikkelsen, ©2025 (Aug. 18, 2025) — Last Friday (August 15, 2025) marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when victory over Japan finally ended World War 2. But as celebrations and ceremonies took place, very few of us would be aware that a structure in the north Queensland bush near Townsville had played…

  • Paper Butterflies

    Paper Butterflies

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    by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Jul. 29, 2023) — All around the grownups gazed upon their town in rubble,No more churches, schools or parks, and all the fields were stubble. But with the smoking embers rose a sound upon the breeze,It wafted to the people’s ears and danced among the trees. ‘Twas the laughter of…