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The Simpson Prize 2024
"Commemoration of the Anzac tradition has widespread support in Australia despite different historical interpretations and debates about the nature and significance of the Anzac legend." To what extent does your own research support this view?
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Australian War Memorial commemorates 30 years of Unknown Australian Soldier
This Remembrance Day marks 30 years since the Unknown Australian Soldier was interred at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
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Remembrance Day Commemorative Address
The Commemorative Address for Remembrance Day 2023 was delivered by Lieutenant General Natasha Fox, AO, CSC
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'Peace and quiet is what one asks for'
It's Spring 1915 and a lone soldier stands on guard outside a prisoners' tent, armed with his rifle. The moment was captured more than 100 years ago in a deceptively simple, but elegant, pastel and gouache drawing by the Australian artist Iso Rae. Rae was one of only two Australian women artists who were able to depict the First World War from such close quarters.
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Merchant Navy National Commemorative Ceremony Address
Memorial Director, Matt Anderson's address at the Merchant Navy National Commemorative Ceremony, Merchant Navy National War Memorial, Kings Park, Canberra on 22 October 2023.
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The "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels": looking beyond the myth
The popular myth of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels has throughout the generations asserted the belief that Papuan carriers, during the 1942 battle for Kokoda, willingly provided assistance to the Australian war effort as volunteers. However, contradictions surround the history of the Papuan carriers concerning their recruitment, treatment, and working conditions.
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The flag on Anzac House by Joe Maxwell
The Flag: Anzac House by Joe Maxwell, The Reveille, June 1930, p 11.'A few minutes after we had captured our objective on September 20, 1917, Corps Headquarters was informed: "Objective reached. Australian flag flying on Anzac House."
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Encyclopedia
The Memorial receives many public inquiries covering a wide range of topics. The Encyclopedia features answers to frequently asked questions about Australians at war.