Australian military history: an overview
These short chapters cover Australia's involvement in war from the time of the first settlement at Sydney Cove in the 18th century to our peacekeeping roles under United Nations auspices and the First Gulf War. This material has been prepared by the Military History Section at the Memorial.
- Colonial period, 1788–1901
- Sudan, March to June 1885
- South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
- China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900–01
- First World War, 1914–18
- Second World War, 1939–45
- Occupation of Japan, 1946–51
- Korean War, 1950–53
- Malayan Emergency, 1950–60
- Indonesian Confrontation, 1963–66
- Vietnam War, 1962–75
- First Gulf War, 1990–91
- Peacekeeping, 1947 to present
