“As I got older, I appreciated the effect his loss had on his family. My grandfather never got over it”, Donna explained. Ken ...

Harry Cobby was born in Prahran, Melbourne, on 26 August 1894. At the age of 18 Cobby received a commission in the 48th Infantry (Brighton Rifles) and when the First World War began he was quick to ...

On behalf of the Chair of the Bean Foundation and Council Member, Major General Greg Melick, and my fellow Directors, I’m honoured to offer this vote of thanks to Her Excellency, Sam Mostyn. Our ...

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Note A single sheet from the Survey of Korea topographical map series covering the area around the city of Heijo (Pyongyang), capital of North Korea. Reproduction of a (1930s?) Japanese language map ...

Arthur Blackburn, a lawyer, became the first South Australian to receive the Victoria Cross. At the 1915 landing on Gallipoli, it is believed that he and another man penetrated further inland than ...

Jack Dwyer was born at Lovett (now Cygnet) Tasmania. He enlisted in early 1915 and served on Gallipoli with the 15th Battalion. In 1916 he went to France with the 4th Machine Gun Company. Next year on ...

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Leslie Morshead won fame as the defender of Tobruk during the Second World War and is among the most renowned Australian divisional commanders of that war. He was born at Ballarat in Victoria on 18 ...

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 23 May 1919 on page 890 at position 70 London Gazette 1 January 1919 on page 57 at position 11 ...

Before gaining independence in 1975, the territory of Papua New Guinea was administered by Australia, which meant that the peoples of Papua and New Guinea were an indigenous population under ...

During a live, interactive session with educators, students can explore some of the galleries at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and see photographs, works of art, and film. They can learn ...