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Thank you, John!

2/7/2018

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On behalf of both U3A Benalla's Program Committee and the participants in his 'Over There' courses in both Semester II 2017 and Semester 1 2018, I would like to thank John  Barry for taking up our invitation to present a course on the Great War.  His preparation, passion and delivery were outstanding and made for a most absorbing session each month.  We appreciated the notes, bibliographies he produced and the video resources he used.  We also valued the way in which he was able to weave the stories of soldiers named on the Cenotaph he'd learnt about through his research into his coverage of the Great War.  

Closer to 11 November this year, John will be contacting us regarding events that the ANZAC Commemorative Committee has planned to celebrate the centenary of the Great War ending and to commemorate the millions who died.  I for one am looking forward to being involved.

Thank you John.  Your course was a highlight for me and I'm sure for many others.

Beverley Lee
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    'Over There'*

    Do you take an interest in John Barry’s Anzac Commemoration column in the Ensign each week?  Do you have relatives who fought in the final 18 months of the First World War? Are you interested in finding out more about  100th anniversary milestones in the First World War over the months from February 1918 to the end of the war? In 2018  John Barry will continue to explore themes including ‘How WWI began’; ‘The aims of the parties – what were they trying to do?’; ‘ChangingTechnology during the course of the war’; ‘Blockades, Famine and Terrror’; ‘What happened at the end?’  and ‘How did  WW1 effectively come to be an 80 year war?’, drawing upon his collection of DVD's and other resources throughout the course.  

    ​*The title of a popular song from the World War I  era 

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    The third Friday of the month between 1.30 and 3.30 pm - U3A Meeting Room, Fawckner Drive.  

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    If you would like to enrol in this course please contact Bev on 5762 8171 or [email protected] 

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