These victories made the charge on Beersheba viable. Chauvel, the first Australian to rise to Lieutenant-General within the British forces, thought there was still a chance to take this Turkish-held ...

“800 Horsemen who changed the world” tells the story of the Australian Light Horse charge at Beersheba in 1917. I expect sales of this book to reach new heights as the Beersheba centenary is ...

After the war he returned to farming and once again volunteered for military service when the First World War broke out, enlisting with the Australian Imperial Force on 20 August 1914. Maygar departed ...

This date has added significance for Australians, being the anniversary of the charge of the Australian Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba in 1917, which endures as a national symbol of faith, courage ...

He was educated in Melbourne, and in 1909 commanded a troop of light horse ... final assault on Beersheba. In 1918 after fighting through Palestine, he commanded a joint force in the final advance on ...

The last track, “Evil Woman” by Electric Light Orchestra, is a classic and, as far as I’m aware, is a first for surf cinema. Surfing-wise, this is some of Ryan’s best work over the past ...

The boss of the Australian Trainers’ Association has taken aim at jockeys chief Matt Hyland and top rider Damian Lane in the latest instalment of the battle over the jockeys’ request to be ...

Private Eye, trained by Joe Pride, needed to be taken to Randwick Equine Centre after an initially “innocuous” eye problem quickly turned “nasty”. “He got a fungal infection behind his ...

Owners switched the star horse to Waller as, coming back from a significant injury, they were keen for the veteran galloper to have a change of scenery and try Waller’s training methods.

We'd like to take the opportunity to congratulate @SAbreeders Committee Member Mr Harry Perks who was today awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his outstanding services to horse ...

Even at a carnival of nations like the Australian Open ... He needs to get down off his high horse. Serbian fans watch Novak Djokovic.Credit: AP Some in the Serbian community took offence ...