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	<title>Australian War Memorial &#187; New acquisitions</title>
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		<title>Proactive Collecting with HMAS Parramatta</title>
		<link>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/11/04/proactive-collecting-with-hmas-parramatta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/11/04/proactive-collecting-with-hmas-parramatta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Orr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ HMAS Parramatta (author's collection)
The Australian War Memorial faces unique challenges presented by the modern age to its collection development for recent conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan. With email, phones and internet communicative tools largely replacing traditional keepsakes such as diaries and letters, this has made identifying and retaining objects of the ADF experience in modern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Swinden collection</title>
		<link>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/09/29/the-swinden-collection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pen Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published and Digitised Collections holds a significant and growing collection of printed and digital memorabilia from recent conflicts and peace keeping deployments.
Commander Greg Swinden (RAN) has donated a rich collection of artefacts from his deployment on Operations TANAGER (East Timor), TREK (Solomon Islands) and SLIPPER (Gulf 2). He has also generously written a narrative for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Not So Great Escape</title>
		<link>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/12/the-not-so-great-escape/</link>
		<comments>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/08/12/the-not-so-great-escape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Orr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Escape Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMAS Sydney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 19th November 1941, Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney II was lost, with all hands, off the coast of Western Australia after engaging with the German raider HSK Kormoran. The discovery in March 2008 of the final resting place of the Sydney and the Kormoran attracted much attention. Understandably, there has been much discussion over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cessation of Operation CATALYST</title>
		<link>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/07/28/the-cessation-of-operation-catalyst/</link>
		<comments>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/07/28/the-cessation-of-operation-catalyst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Orr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 31st of July 2009 will mark the end of Operation CATALYST. CATALYST began on the 20th of March 2003 and defined the role of the Australian Defence Force in assisting multinational forces in the stabilization and security of Iraq. It also involved ADF support in the implementation of the country’s recovery programs.
Boatswains Mates, HMAS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The girl on the badge</title>
		<link>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/03/the-girl-on-the-badge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/03/the-girl-on-the-badge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A donation came to my desk in the days following Anzac Day that caught my attention.  It was a maroon and white identification badge that featured the image of a young girl, her name, an I.D. number and the words, &#8216;C.S.I.R. Radiophysics Division&#8217;
Fortunately the depositor of the badge provided details of the original owner and I [...]]]></description>
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