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Cairns Veteran Honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Myola resident Ronald Richard Veivers at the Last Post Ceremony on Tuesday, 23 January 2024.
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Youngest Bugler Sounds the Final Last Post Ceremony of the Year
Jackson Boyd first sounded the bugle at the Australian War Memorial's Last Post Ceremony as a teenager. Five years on, the youngest bugler to perform at the ceremony has sounded The Last Post almost 300 times.
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Indigenous art at Australian War Memorial reflects 100 years of Legacy
The Australian War Memorial has acquired a striking, contemporary work by Waradgerie woman, Lorraine Connelly-Northey.
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Blood, sweat and tears lands on lawns of Australian War Memorial
The public Dedication Ceremony is on Thursday 22 February 2024.
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Veteran Skills Honoured in the Australian War Memorial Development
The Australian War Memorial has been recognised for leading the nation in veteran employment.
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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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Peacekeeping woven into history at the Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial has acquired four traditional woven Tais cloths made by a remarkable women's weaving collective in Timor-Leste. The cloths represent the East Timorese people's path to independence.
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Exhibition spotlights film behind and beyond the front line
A new touring exhibition from the Australian War Memorial, Action! Film and War, is set to open in Sydney at the State Library of New South Wales on Friday 6 October.
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Australian War Memorial tops tourist list for Australia
The Australian War Memorial has been listed as one of the top 10 free tourist attractions in the world.
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Australian War Memorial's Napier Waller Art Prize opens
The Australian War Memorial's 2024 Napier Waller Art Prize is now open for submissions from current and former Australian Defence Force personnel.
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OV-10A Bronco restored to glory ahead of Vietnam Veteran's Day
The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a fully restored North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco, model 639, which played a key role in the Vietnam War.
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Bullwinkel's story set in stone at the Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial has unveiled a sculpture of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial, the first of an individual nurse or woman.
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Australian War Memorial cracks open the doors for Big Things in Store
On Saturday 2 September the Australian War Memorial is offering a behind the scenes look at one of the world's largest collections of military equipment, with everything from aircraft and rockets, to tanks and artillery on display.
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Indigenous veterans of Korean War recognised
As part of its ongoing research program, the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 60 Indigenous men who served for Australia during the Korean War, 70 years after the Korean Armistice Agreement.
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Australian War Memorial AEC Submission on Bean electorate
The Australian War Memorial has released its Australian Electoral Commission Submission into the decision to name a new electorate in the Australian Capital Territory after Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean. C.E.W. Bean is the founder of the Memorial.
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Lockheed Martin Australia announces new partnerships with the Australian War Memorial and the Invictus Games Sydney 2018
Lockheed Martin Australia's enduring support for organisations that both honour and assist members of Australia's armed forces was reaffirmed today with the announcement of two new partnerships - one with the Australian War Memorial and the other with the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.
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50th anniversaries of the battles at Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral in Vietnam Program of commemorations and exhibitions
The Australian War Memorial will have a program of commemorations and exhibitions to mark the 50th anniversaries of the battles of Coral and Balmoral in which Australian soldiers fought their largest, most sustained and arguably most hazardous battles of the Vietnam War.
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Tributes to the Honourable Jocelyn Newman AO
Director of the Australian War Memorial Dr Brendan Nelson joined in with tributes to the former Memorial Council Member the Honourable Jocelyn Newman AO, who passed away last weekend at the age of 80, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
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Thousands attend Anzac Day 2018 National Ceremony
Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the Australian War Memorial, today said he was proud to see the large crowd attend today's Anzac Day National Ceremony. "An estimated 11,500 people attended the National Ceremony and veterans' march, bringing the total number of people at both Anzac Day ceremonies at the Australian War Memorial to 49,500," Dr Nelson said.
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Strong crowd numbers for Anzac Day Dawn Service 2018
An estimated crowd of about 38,000 visitors gathered this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the 2018 Anzac Day Dawn Service. Memorial Director Dr Brendan Nelson, said he was proud of the continuing commitment and dedication of everyday Australians to the annual commemoration of Anzac Day.
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