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Australian troops entertaining themselves at the front-line - Australia's Culture Portal

And nowhere is this more apparent than in the actions of our front-line troops—soldiers or nurses—whether in the trenches, as prisoners of war or on leave. The significance of sport for Australian soldiers, from the First World War through to...

Governors-General - Australia's Culture Portal

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia represents the monarch of Australia - currently Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The functions and roles of the Governor-General include appointing ambassadors, ministers and judges, giving Royal Ass...

The Battle of Long Tan - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: P01404.028. One of the most well-known Australian engagements of the Vietnam War was the Battle of Long Tan, 17-20 August 1966. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: COL/67/0140/VN. ...

Mateship, diggers and wartime - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. The myth of the digger and the larrikin hero is an important part of the Australian experience of pastoralism, the goldfields, bushranging, shearing and droving. The slang term 'digger' re-surfaced during th...

Sacred places - Australian battlefield pilgrimages - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of AAP Images. For many Australians, the experience of visiting a place where Australians died and suffered during war is a reminder of the real meaning of the day. Defence Minister Robert Hill and Captain Nick Berry during ANZAC day dawn ...

The Australian Bush - Australia's Culture Portal

The bush has an iconic status in Australian life and features strongly in any debate about national identity, especially as expressed in Australian literature, painting, popular music, films and foods. The bush was revered as a source of national ideals b...

The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Merchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...

Women in action - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of Australian War Memorial: VIC1426. The involvement of Australian women as nurses in war began in 1898 with the formation of the Australian Nursing Service of New South Wales, from which sixty nurses served in The Boer War. According to th...

Australian civil aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...

Military music - Australia's Culture Portal

Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...

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South Australian Military Vehicle Museum   (more info)

Website of the Military Vehicles Collector Society and Museum, which includes information about the museum and other society events. Take a Virtual Tour of the museum online, which includes over 50 historic military vehicle exhibits, Australia's largest c

Temora Aviation Museum   (more info)

The Temora Aviation Museum, in central western New South Wales, is the premier aviation attraction in Australia. It is a public museum displaying military aircraft of historical significance to Australia. The MuseumÆs aircraft are kept in airworthy condit

The Military Historical Society of Australia   (more info)

This website provides reviews of books about Australian military history, a subject index and information on how to subscribe to The Journal of the Military Historical Society of Australia, Sabretache.

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CAN - Collections Australia Network - Military Museum of Tasmania   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

Collects, preserves and exhibits the history of the Australian Army in Tasmania. Housed in Anglesea Barracks original military prison. Tuesday & Thursday 9.00am to 12.30pm....

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Queensland Military Museum   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The locality holds over 5000 items relating to Queensland military heritage. It is an all volunteer organisation and includes a research centre and library. The collection includes a wide range of Queensland related military heritage such as: Uniforms, ...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Dubbo Military Museum   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

COLLECTIONS AUSTRALIA NETWORK Australian cultural heritage collections online The Dubbo Military Museum is a private collection of artefacts from the World War II era. It's collection includes planes, tanks, guns, vehicles, uniforms and documents....

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Merredin Military Museum   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Museum houses a collection of restored vehicles, weapons, uniforms and other memorabilia pertaining to all three branches of the armed services. All the vehicles are restored to operational condition and are driven regularly to enhance the Museum's p...

N19450 Medal, Australia/ Great Britain, military. Victory Medal 1914-1918, awarded to Nurse M. Grant, Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service, for service on the North West Frontier, India, gilt copper with ribbon, mounted on bar with N19449. - Powerhouse Museu   (website Powerhouse Museum )

Numismatics > Medals>>+ N19637 Medal, Australia: NSW, commemorat... > + N20943 Medal, Australia: NSW, commemorat... > + N20802 Medal, Australia: NSW, commemorat......

Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

irn=146343&search=Cadet&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=375546&search=Cadet&site_id=3 > 88/289-964 Photographic glass plate negative, Avro Cadet trainer aircraft A6-17, Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, Australia, 1941 http://...

H7469-28 Button, Australia, Army, Colony of South Australia, South Australian Military Forces, cuff button, brass. - D*Hub   (website Design Hub - Your online design resource )

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