bravery
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Sidonia brothers’ courage honoured
A favour for a friend led two brothers to a chance discovery that would save a life. Daniel and Nick White were on the way to help a mate move his sheep when they saw a plume of smoke on Burke and Wills Track at Baynton but what they found was beyond imagining. A steaming…
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Devotion to duty
Newstead local Trevor Mitchell has been recognised for his bravery during a devastating fire aboard petrol tanker ship HMAS Westralia in 1998. The publican, Forty Acres Brewing co-founder and former Navy sailor was presented with a Conspicuous Service Cross by Victorian Governor the Hon Linda Dessau AC at Government House in Melbourne on September 5.…