His outstretched arm rested on the table, with his fist clenched.
Harold Moss held his chin high as he sat upright in his chair.
Yet his eyes were red as tears welled inside.
The 86-year-old Ballina man kept saying time heals old wounds.
But then he agreed with a quick shake of his head: “Not really”.
Too many mates had been lost.
And now Mr Moss is believed to be the last alive.
He was one of 24 survivors of a little-known World War II disaster, the sinking of HMAS Parramatta II in the Mediterranean in the …

Most Rev Anthony Fisher has been made Bishop of Parramatta by the Pope. At 49 years of age, the appointment makes Bishop Fisher the youngest Catholic bishop in Australia. The Diocese of Parramatta covers a large area and includes the Blacktown, Holroyd, Parramatta and Penrith Council areas as well as some of the Liverpool Municipality.
Bishop Anthony Fisher was the Coordinator of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney and was the Parish Priest in Watson’s Bay for the last seven years. Bishop Fisher replaces Most Rev Kevin Manning as Bishop of …

WITH Parramatta having the largest Indian population in Australia, it is appropriate that two major events celebrating Indian culture should be in our city.
First up for the 8100 Indians in Parramatta, as well as those who love Indian culture, is Saturday’s free concert with the Oscar-winning composer of the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack, A.R. Rahman, in Parramatta Park.
Parramatta will be “a river of light’’, restaurants will be decorated and there will be street performers throughout the night.
Rahman requested Parramatta for the concert as a way of building cultural harmony …

The principal of Emmanuel College in Victoria has declared that Good Friday should be preserved as a holy day, in response to news that Old Collegians and Merrivale were proposing to play a game of football on Good Friday this year.
The match would be held a day before the Warrnambool and District Football Netball League (WDFNL) has scheduled first-round matches for the 2010 season, The Warrnambool Standard reports.
“It should be kept as a holy day,” College principal Philip Morison said. “That’s a personal belief.”
Mr Morison warned that a game could …

AFTER only arriving in Cairns on Monday, Northern Pride recruit Ryan Stig has already identified his first obstacle to overcome - the heat.
The former Newcastle Knights Toyota Cup playmaker spent seven weeks in pre-season training with the Pride’s NRL affiliate the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville before Christmas, but yesterday rated playing in Cairns a hotter prospect.
“Probably the biggest thing is the heat,” he said. “I was in Townsville before Christmas but I reckon it’s hotter here. And a lot more humid.”
Stig is hopeful his form will be just as …