Stolen Mortar

[Luke R]

Is there a photo of the mortar so we can keep an eye out for it and does it have any identifying numbers?

Low life bastards desecrating a memorial, gaol is to good for them.

Apart from that I hope everyone has a good ANZAC day.
Lest we forget

Luke

[Luke R]

Mortar has been recovered.

http://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/sto...o-rsl/?cs=2452

Luke

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Luke R

Is there a photo of the mortar so we can keep an eye out for it and does it have any identifying numbers?

Low life bastards desecrating a memorial, gaol is to good for them.

Apart from that I hope everyone has a good ANZAC day.
Lest we forget

Luke

Hi Luke and Tony

The mortar was found on the side of the road read Tailem Bend earlier today and returned to the Murray Bridge RSL under police escort. Police are seeking public support in finding the culprits. Great news on this sacred day.

Cheers

Tony

[Private_collector]

Very pleased to hear it's been found.

Pity we don't have the same theft laws that some of the Muslem countries have, or the swines that stole it will be missing a hand once they get caught!

Reminds me of an episode of The Bill many years ago, where a thief accidentally severed a finger while breaking into a war veterans home. The victim brought the finger into the police station in case he was ever found, and wanted to 'keep it fresh' by adding vinegar into the bottle with the finger. When the police told him the vinegar had actually made the finger pickled and it couldn't be reattached, the old guy said "Oh dear, I hadn't thought of that" with a cheeky smile. CLASSIC!

[Little Jo]

Hi All

Further to my earlier report regarding the found stolen mortar. I have attached this mornings newspaper report.

Cheers

Tony

[Tony Smith]

Matt gave me a fright by linking to a Lithgow Mercury article, I thought "Not another local treasure".

Don't forget, we're still lookinfor the Rydal Maxim

[Dinty]

A small town in the Hunter Valley, Dungog, used to have an array of WW1 captured German weapons on display on the right as you come into Dungog from
Maitland, all of those weapons disappeared about 15 years ago, ?? where did they go. There is a WW1 ? trench mortar (German) the bore size would have to be 10" dia, it is slowly rusting away in a park beside Lake Macquarie NSW (Speers Point nr the swimming pool), it will most likely end up being taken away as some-one will dream up it constitutes a risk!!. I did read back about the Rydal gun missing, the memorial at Breeza has been relocated complete with gun, moved to the other side of the road and is being maintained, cheers Dennis

[David Dunlop]

The scope of the human contribution/sacrifice during World War One really hits home when you travel through 'small town' Canada. If the place is on the map, you are pretty much guaranteed to find a cenotaph dedicated to the local boys lost in The Great War.

Up until 40 years ago, most of these cenotaphs had at least one war artifact on display: typically a version of the Maxim, a German Field Gun or Trench Mortar. Then, for some reason, the machine guns all started to disappear. The last ones I have seen were in Douglas and another town East of Portage la Prairie and that was close to 10 years ago now. My suspicion is beaucrats have removed them, not trophy hunters or idiots.