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Meighans Funerals

Locality: Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4952 3099

Address: 128 Lambton Road 2292 Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia

Website: http://meighans.com.au

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25.01.2022 The 11th of January 2020 marks the 47th Anniversary of the Proclamation by the Governor-General of cessation of hostilities by Australian forces in Vietnam. In ...total approximately 60,000 Australiansground troops, air-force and naval personnelserved in Vietnam between 1962 and 1972. 521 died as a result of the war and over 3,000 were wounded. The image shows Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), just north of the village of Phuoc Hai. It became an iconic image of the war and is etched on the Vietnam memorial on Anzac parade, Canberra, ACT. Find out more: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/event/vietnam

21.01.2022 Getting ready for ANZAC DAY Services throughout Newcastle. Rosemary is an ancient symbol of remembrance. The aromatic herb grows wild on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, where the original Anzacs served in World War I. Australians traditionally wear sprigs of rosemary as a symbol of remembrance on Anzac Day.

21.01.2022 We are greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Bob Semple OAM BEM. One of the last Rats of Tobruk, Bob was a true gentleman and a much loved visitor to the M...emorial. He shared his remarkable story ahead of Anzac Day 2018 and spoke at the National Ceremony. I’ve sat there many times, and the Stukas would fly in and roll over, he said at the time. We’d say, ‘Well, Peter, this looks like it,’ or Bill and the three of us would be sitting there, and each one of us would put our hands up, and we’d hold each other’s hands Things like that, they’re just natural reactions. You do it because you’d say, well, if we go, we may as well go together There was a bond of friendship and mateship money couldn’t buy... [And] to shed a tear is not a disgrace in my book. Bob would have turned 100 in May. Always kind, generous and humble, he will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. Lest We Forget. https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/bob-semple Photo credit: Leigh Henningham

19.01.2022 An ex-serviceman who became prime minister. When Edward Gough Whitlam was elected to parliament he was one of only two Labor members with Second World War activ...e service. Gough Whitlam applied to join the RAAF in December 1941. In the following May he was called up and underwent training as a navigator bomb-aimer; in 1943 he was posted to No. 13 Squadron RAAF. The squadron mostly operated out of the Northern Territory and from Dutch New Guinea, patrolling northern Australia, providing convoy escort, and attacking Japanese positions and shipping. In April 1944 Whitlam went to Merauke, from where operations were conducted against Tanimbar and Aroe Islands. The next year he was flying from Truscott airfield in northern Western Australia as far as Soembawa. During 1945 his crew flew long routes, usually through Morotai. These operations extended to the Philippines. The war was a busy period for Whitlam. Not only did he serve, he married, and also became committed to politics. After discharge he joined the Darlinghurst branch of the Labor Party, and was also admitted to the New South Wales bar. He was active in civic groups, including the Returned Servicemen’s League. For three years running he was a national radio quiz champion. In 1952 he was elected to the federal seat of Werriwa and in 1960 became the deputy leader of the party. Although the Labor Party opposed the deployment of Australian troops in Vietnam, Whitlam visited those serving there in 1966. Next year he became leader of the party, and was elected prime minister in 1972 the first Labor one in 23 years. While troops had already been withdrawn from Vietnam, he acted quickly in abolishing National Service. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P1073247

19.01.2022 Preparing our easter hampers.....This year we will be giving out 100 easter hampers to people in our community who are in need of a little tlc......

17.01.2022 Today we celebrate International Women's Day and Australian Women's History Month. Rookwood Cemetery is the resting place for a number of influential women of t...heir time, including Louisa Lawson, Nellie Stewart and Bea Miles to name just a few #internationalwomensday #celebratingwomen #history #notablesofrookwood #history See more

17.01.2022 A few shots around the Vatican this week in honour of our friend Cardinal cassidy.

17.01.2022 Christmas Tree in Milan!

16.01.2022 Hoping all mums out there had a happy mothers day....

14.01.2022 It took two years and more than 450 professional photographers from across the country to produce the portrait collection, ‘Reflections’ - honouring our WWII ve...terans’. Working with the Australian War Memorial and the Returned Services League of Australia, the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers (AIPP), undertook the largest photographic project ever undertaken in Australia back in 2015 with over 6,500 portraits of Second World War veterans. These portraits are now projected in the Memorial’s Second World War Galleries for the appreciation of visitors and are available online as part of the National Collection. Take a look at some of the photos online: https://bit.ly/2LfjpM3

11.01.2022 Share a Coke is back! Have you grabbed your bottle yet?

11.01.2022 On behalf of the team at Meighans Funerals, I am writing to let you know what we’re doing to prioritise your health and wellbeing when you use our services amidst concerns about COVID-19. At Meighans Funerals we take great care to provide you excellent customer experience which includes the cleanliness of our chapels & facilities. To continue to provide an environment which is as safe as possible for you, and our team, we have taken extra steps to clean and sanitise our facil...ities more frequently. Our team is being provided regular updates and information to keep themselves and their families safe, and we are reacting and adapting to the situation as it evolves. We’re taking guidance from the Australian Government Department of Health on their recommended key preventative measures. We encourage our community to take the precautions needed to protect their health and that of others. As a global community we are all responsible to help stop the spread of the virus, and to show compassion to one another. The following summarises the precautions we are taking in response to COVID-19, and doing all we can to provide a clean and safe environment for our staff and clients: We will encourage the use of our video recording options at no additional costs where large numbers of mourners are anticipated. On the 18 March 2020, the government issued a ban on mass indoor gatherings for 100 or more people effective immediately. Consequently, funerals or condolence functions taking place in any of our facilities will be restricted to a maximum of 100 attendees. We understand that limiting attendance at funerals may be distressing for many families and we will do our best to minimise the impact, whilst being compliant with the newly implemented ban. We will encourage mourners to avoid handshakes, hugging and kissing as a form of physical condolence. We will monitor our staff and if they are showing symptoms of the virus, they will be asked to self-isolate and to be tested. Hand sanitiser will be available throughout our premises and on all funerals (specifically at condolence register tables for use after each pen use). Bathrooms will continue be stocked with hand wash/soap and disposable hand towel. In our office, all door handles, phones, reception desks, water filters and common areas will be wiped with sanitisers regularly throughout the day. We continue to provide our customers with great service and excellent outcomes in the weeks and months ahead. If you have any questions or would like to discuss how the situation might affect your specific funeral being held with Meighans Funerals, please contact our office on 49 522099 so we can assist further. For all the best up-to-date information on the Coronavirus, how to protect yourself and others as well as how to detect symptoms and what to do if you’re concerned, visit NSW Health

10.01.2022 We are greatly saddened by the passing of Second World War veteran Dick Payten OAM. Dick Payten will be remembered as a true patriot who served his country wit...h distinction. A respected member of the ex-service community and late President of the 7th Australian Division AIF Association, Dick served as a bombardier in the Middle East and New Guinea. In 2017, he shared his story with the Memorial. If you can do something to prevent a war, please do it, because there are no winners, he said at the time. Read his story here: https://www.awm.gov.au/artic//dick-payten-remembers-kokoda

09.01.2022 I'm 96. I'm the last man standing. I'm proud to be Australian. We're all part of the story. Tony.

09.01.2022 Prettiest little cemetery in the Hunter Valley.

09.01.2022 National Day for War Animals 24 February is the National Day for War Animals in Australia. On this day we recognize the important roles that animals have played... and continue to play in war. Join us for free public talks, family tours, and activities that explore the roles of animals during wartime. Sunday 23 Feb https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/animals-in-war Pic: The feline mascot of the light cruiser HMAS Encounter, peering from the muzzle of a 6 inch gun. First World War, 1914-1918

07.01.2022 Because of your outpouring of heartbreak and love for Australia, Together Rising is able to send $335,772.47 to heroes easing suffering of the beautiful Austral...ian people and wildlife. Thank you. PLEASE READ BELOW TO SEE WHERE YOUR DONATIONS ARE GOING. Important: We want your money to be on the ground to these helpers as soon as possible, so we will be sending the funds tomorrow. If you’d like to support, 100% of every dollar we receive for the remainder of the evening will go to increase these gifts to Australia. The link to give is TogetherRising.org/give there you can give by credit card. Or you can give through PayPal at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/togetherrising Our team has immersed ourselves in this crisis. We have very carefully followed the incredible high-profile Australia fundraisers across the world, which are raising an astounding amount of money. Thankfully, these fundraisers are being allocated to worthy and wonderful causes which absolutely need and deserve the funds most significantly the absolute HEROES of the Rural Fire Services, Country Fire Services and brigades across the country, as well as to go-to charities offering humanitarian relief and wildlife rescue. In light of the fact that each of these excellent organizations will be heavily funded, Together Rising has decided the best use of your donations is to dive deep into lesser-known organizations that are doing tremendous and vital work on the ground and which face the possibility of being overlooked groups for which relatively small donations of $15,000 -- $60,000 will make a profound impact on the ability to continue urgent and crucial relief efforts. Additionally, we have selected certain organizations uniquely positioned to immediately deploy the money we will send tomorrow. Here are the boots-on-the ground helpers you are funding -- all deeply embedded and trusted who have urgently activated to step up for Australian families and wildlife: $20,000 to KOALAS IN CARE: This tiny all-volunteer team provides a 24-hour koala rescue service, restores koala habitats and, once recovered, returns koalas to the wild. We are giving KIC $20,000 toward care, rehabilitation, and veterinary treatment for koalas injured and orphaned in the fires. $40,000 to VETS FOR COMPASSION: We are giving this all-volunteer team $40,000 so that highly trained veterinarians can travel to the most devastated areas and care for the wildlife, farm, and companion animals injured during the fires. $40,000 to WILD2FREE KANGAROO SANCTUARY: This tiny all-volunteer team operates an animal shelter rehabilitating and releasing orphaned kangaroo joeys. Although the shelter was completely destroyed during the fires, the team remains using tents to treat the injured animals. We are giving Wild2Free $40,000 to rebuild capacity and to continue to care for the burned and orphaned animals. $60,000 to VINNIES BUSHFIRE APPEAL: We have selected this organization because it is ideally positioned throughout the country to activate immediate, urgent response. We are giving Vinnies $60,000 to provide emergency support, food, clothing and essential household items to victims of the fires throughout the country. $60,000 to FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES' URGENT NEEDS: Many First Nations communities have been devastated by the fires, with countless destroyed homes and forced evacuations. We are giving $60,000 to an initiative originated and maintained by First Nations leaders to offer culturally sensitive, specific and direct support to First Nations families and communities, including emergency relief and relocation costs. $100,000 to FOODBANK AUSTRALIA: Because of the outrageous generosity of Australians, FoodBank Australia has been inundated with donations of food, but they urgently need funds in order to transport food by truck, air and boat -- to stranded families. We are giving $100,000 to FoodBank Australia -- allocated among all the affected localities -- to make sure food, water, and formula will reach people who need it most urgently. $15,772.47 to BLAZEAID: This all-volunteer run, firefighter-endorsed team brings together groups of volunteers to do the arduous, vital post-fire work of rebuilding fences destroyed by fires in order to protect animals and rural families’ livelihoods. We are giving $15,772.47 to BlazeAid to support their investment in rural communities over the coming months so that farmers can rebuild their lives. Thank you for trusting us to match your heartache to the heroes who will turn it into love for those suffering in Australia. Love, Together Rising

06.01.2022 Free Public Talk: 'Surviving the Great War: Australian Prisoners of War on the Western Front, 1916-18', BAE Systems Theatre, 12:30, Thursday 5 December 2019 Be...tween 1916 and 1918, 3,848 members of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) surrendered to German forces in the fighting on the Western Front. Their experiences are little known, mainly because of their considerably small numbers and because all but 327 of them survived and returned home after the Armistice. Theirs was story of surrender and inaction, at odds with the Anzac legend and a triumphant national memory that tended to emphasise the AIF’s victories over its defeats. Those who had the misfortune of being captured on the Western Front went on to endure a broad range of experiences in German captivity, with no two prison camps, hospitals or work parties ever alike. This resulted in a diverse range of experiences among Australian prisoners of war, some of whom experienced exceptionally good treatment while others exceedingly poor. But what distinguished the other desperate array experiences among Australian prisoners of war was the way they overcame the everyday stresses of confinement and considered survival a personal triumph. The public are invited to join Memorial historian Dr Aaron Pegram, who will be discussing some of these aspects in a free public talk in the BAE Systems Theatre at the Memorial on Thursday 5 December at 12.30. It is the subject of his recent book, Surviving the Great War: Australian Prisoners of War on the Western Front, 1916-18, published by Cambridge University Press as part of the Australian Army History Series. The PhD thesis, on which this book was based, was awarded the Australian Army’s C. E. W. Bean Prize for Military History (Postgraduate Division) for 2018. The AWM shop will have copies of Aaron’s book available for sale in the Captain Reg Saunders gallery. https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/events/surviving-the-great-war

05.01.2022 Today is International Women’s Day. To mark this occasion we are sharing incredible stories of amazing women. Dame Maud McCarthy was one of the most highly dec...orated women’s leaders of the First World War. The Matron-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1914 to 1919, McCarthy sailed on the first troop ship to leave England. She arrived in France on 12 August 1914 and proved to be not only an inspiring and indefatigable leader, but also an undaunted and highly-skilled administrator. She remained in charge for the entire war and became known as the nurses’ general. What many do not know is that McCarthy was Australian. She was an outstanding woman of her time, her great-niece Kate Sevier said. She took on enormous challenges under difficult conditions, and was an outstanding leader, a great role model and a pioneer in the field of nursing and military leadership. Continue reading: https://www.awm.gov.au//dame-maud-mccarthy-the-nurses-gene #myAWM #AWMemorial #IWD2020

04.01.2022 We donated a new TV and sound system to St Joseph’s Catholic Church Merewether so families can go down memory lane (not Penny Lane) and share and enjoy their photo tributes at funerals. This will also greatly help St Joseph’s Primary School who uses the church regularly with students. This also gives the user the ability to connect to the internet if needed.

04.01.2022 The Mortuary Railway line to Rookwood Necropolis was opened as part of the Sydney to Parramatta railway line in 1869. Before the advent of motorised vehicles de...ceased bodies were transported, like the living, in horse and cattle drays. #railway #trains #transport #didyouknow #heritage #history #Sydney #rookwood #burial #tradition See more

01.01.2022 Our Memorial is the centre of national commemoration, telling the stories of Australians’ experiences in war and, more recently, peacekeeping and humanitarian o...perations. The Memorial commemorates our living history for every veteran and for every Australian. The time has come to modernise and expand our galleries and buildings so we can tell the continuing story of Australia’s contemporary contribution to a better world through the eyes of those who have served in modern conflicts; connecting the spirit of our past, present and future for generations to come. Lean more: https://www.awm.gov.au/ourcontinuingstory