Media Releases

November 2009

• 5 November 2009 - Last call for Remembrance Day
• 5 November 2009 - Official Artist and Curator return from Afghanistan

October 2009

• 27 October 2009 - Whittle Victoria Cross comes to Memorial
• 26 October 2009 - Macedonia Prime Minister Visits AWM
• 22 October 2009 - Lone Pine tree notches up 75 years
• 22 October 2009 - Backgrounder - Lone Pine Tree
• 21 October 2009 - Remember Remembrance Day
• 2 October 2009 - Sponsorship at the Memorial
• 2 October 2009 - Worldwide Exhibition Now Showing
• 1 October 2009 - Interviews with Official Artist and Curator

September 2009

• 29 September 2009 - President of Hungary Visits Memorial
• 29 September 2009 - Collaboration of National Significance
• 24 September 2009 - Establishment of new award for military history
• 23 September 2009 - Conference to Address Veterans’ Health
• 21 September 2009 - TransACT Sponsorship
• 21 September 2009 - Additional Information - TransACT Sponsorship
• 17 September 2009 - Cole Medals On Display
• 15 September 2009 - Plaque dedication for Horrie’s heroes
• 9 September 2009 - Last Chance to Curate Worldwide Exhibition
• 8 September 2009 - Last week to register for War Wounds conference
• 3 September 2009 - Planes, Tanks and Even a Dingo

August 2009

• 26 August 2009 - War wounds: a tour of personal stories
• 25 August 2009 - Healing Hands
• 21 August 2009 - Comprehensive Account For Vietnam Official History
• 19 August 2009 - New Zealand Prime Minister Visits AWM
• 17 August 2009 - Experts to discuss war wounds and trauma
• 17 August 2009 - Vietnam Veterans’ Day
• 10 August 2009 - The Great War, violence and genocide
• 5 August 2009 - New Nolan exhibition opens at Memorial
• 4 August 2009 - Sidney Nolan exhibition preview

July 2009

• 24 July 2009 - Jack Davenport, Beaufighter Leader
• 20 July 2009 - Frankie kicked a mine; mankind kicked the moon
• 20 July 2009 - 135,000 visitors to A is for Animals
• 17 July 2009 - Untimely death of artist’s brother led to great tribute
• 3 July 2009 - Madden’s George Cross on Display
• 3 July 2009 - NAIDOC Collection Presentations
• 2 July 2009 - Free activities for children at the Memorial these school holidays

June 2009

• 25 June 2009 - Anniversary of Treaty of Versailles and Reserve Forces Day
• 23 June 2009 - Visit by King and Queen of Spain
• 4 June 2009 - Battle of Binh Ba

May 2009

• 29 May 2009 - Governor-General Remembers Bomber Command
• 28 May 2009 - Sandakan Remembrance Ceremony
• 27 May 2009 - Night Visions: Cattapan Official Art Arrives
• 21 May 2009 - Planes, Trucks, Tanks and even a Rocket
• 20 May 2009 - Tribute To Animals In War
• 20 May 2009 - Backgrounder: Animals in war memorial
• 12 May 2009 - Musical Premiere of Elegy
• 11 May 2009 - May diary notes: Music, Animals, Art, Tanks and a Rocket
• 7 May 2009 - Nurses to lay commemorative wreaths at Memorial
• 7 May 2009 - Media Music Preview

April 2009

• 29 April 2009 - Work Commences on Eastern Precinct
• 25 April 2009 - Thousands gather at Memorial’s ANZAC Day Dawn Service
• 25 April 2009 - Thousands attend ANZAC Day National Ceremony
• 23 April 2009 - Memorial appoints Indigenous Liaison Officer
• 21 April 2009 - ANZAC Day at the Australian War Memorial
• 8 April 2009 - Great War in the Air remembered for ANZAC Day
• 6 April 2009 - Moment Captured in Time
• 3 April 2009 - INTERFET: 10 years since East Timor
• 3 April 2009 - Gallipoli – Courage, Controversy and Catastrophe
• 2 April 2009 - Kelliher VC Visit
• 1 April 2009 - Out of the Dust: photos from Afghanistan
• 1 April 2009 - ANZAC Day media website now available

March 2009

• 31 March 2009 - First ANZAC Wreathlaying for 2009
• 19 March 2009 - Sudan War Rare Medal Handover
• 19 March 2009 - Family Day at the Memorial
• 11 March 2009 - Iraqi Prime Minister to visit War Memorial
• 5 March 2009 - Memorial Welcomes Korean President

February 2009

• 25 February 2009 - Roff Returns to the Memorial
• 24 February 2009 - A is for Animals - exhibition overview
• 24 February 2009 - A is for Animals - diary note
• 24 February 2009 - Memorial Welcomes Maltese President
• 20 February 2009 - The Ducklings Are Back
• 13 February 2009 - Valentine’s Day Love Letter
• 12 February 2009 - Trooper Donaldson VC On Display
• 6 February 2009 - Last Advances to Victory

January 2009

• 30 January 2009 - 90,000 Visitors for Holiday Period
• 29 January 2009 - Education Memorial Box Launched
• 28 January 2009 - What’s In The Box?
• 22 January 2009 - Trooper Donaldson VC Comes To Memorial
• 2 January 2009 - Towner VC Inspires 13 Year Old

December 2008

• 19 December 2008 - School Holidays at the Memorial
• 17 December 2008 - Christmas Remembrance
• 10 December 2008 - Christmas Spirit at the Memorial
• 4 December 2008 - Memorial Employee Wins at Tourism Awards
• 4 December 2008 - Visiting Curators Learn Memorial Techniques
• 1 December 2008 - Qantas Launches Unique Flight at the Memorial

November 2008

• 27 November 2008 - 90 Year Old Aerial Action Brought to Life with Jackson Collaboration
• 26 November 2008 - New insights into the First World War
• 20 November 2008 - Over the front media launch
• 19 November 2008 - Japanese Atrocities in the Asia-Pacific War
• 14 November 2008 - BAE Systems Sponsorship
• 11 November 2008 - Additions to Roll of Honour
• 10 November 2008 - National Remembrance Day Ceremony
• 6 November 2008 - Media Arrangements for National Remembrance Day Ceremony

October 2008

• 30 October 2008 - Beersheba - True or Tall?
• 23 October 2008 - Advancing to Victory
• 22 October 2008 - Ingram VC Finds Home in New Exhibition
• 20 October 2008 - 2/13 Infantry Battalion Plaque
• 16 October 2008 - Planning a Remembrance Day Feature?
• 16 October 2008 - Media Arrangements for National Remembrance Day Ceremony
• 13 October 2008 - Ordnance Field Park Vietnam Plaque
• 8 October 2008 - Filming ‘No Dramas’ in Iraq
• 2 October 2008 - Picture Perfect Picnic for Last Projections

September 2008

• 29 September 2008 - 90 Years Since the Hindenburg Line
• 26 September 2008 - Family Tours for School Holidays
• 25 September 2008 - New DFC Medal Adds To Bomber Art Collection
• 22 September 2008 - New angles on ‘the war to end all wars’
• 16 September 2008 - Wingnut Films Announced for Over the Front
• 12 September 2008 - Free Film for Floriade
• 10 September 2008 - Rarest Albatros in the World Finds Wings
• 2 September 2008 - Annual Battle for Australia Ceremony

August 2008

• 29 August 2008 - 90 hours of fighting – 90 Years On
• 27 August 2008 - Eastern Precinct Stakeholder Meeting
• 25 August 2008 - Memorial Welcomes Timor-Leste Prime Minister
• 19 August 2008 - Veterans Remembered at the Memorial
• 18 August 2008 - Vietnam Veterans' Day
• 14 August 2008 - Planes, Trucks, Tanks and even a Rocket
• 12 August 2008 - War Bird Suspended in Time
• 7 August 2008 - Germany’s Black Day – 90 Years On

July 2008

• 22 July 2008 - Airskates Given to First World War Tank
• 21 July 2008 - Rare Hunslet Steam Engine Travels
• 17 July 2008 - Award-winning collaboration
• 10 July 2008 - Inside Out Photography
• 4 July 2008 - The Turning Point - 90 Years On
• 2 July 2008 - School Holiday Activites

June 2008

• 30 June 2008 - Interviews available for Reserve Forces Day
• 12 June 2008 - Fighter on Final Descent
• 6 June 2008 - Icon and Archive opens

May 2008

• 30 May 2008 - Governor-General Remembers Bomber Command
• 29 May 2008 - Memorial Searching for Soldiers Identity
• 29 May 2008 - Iraq Troops Football Joins Memorial Collection
• 29 May 2008 - Sandakan Remembrance Ceremony
• 28 May 2008 - Memorial welcomes Ingram Victoria Cross
• 21 May 2008 - Memorial welcomes Badcoe Victoria Cross
• 16 May 2008 - Last Chance for Lawrence
• 15 May 2008 - Vietnam Conscription Ballot
• 14 May 2008 - Staffing Cuts
• 12 May 2008 - 40 years since FSB Coral
• 7 May 2008 - Liberation Day Wreathlaying
• 5 May 2008 - Plaque Dedication for Anti-Tank Regiment

April 2008

• 25 April 2008 - Anzac Day National Ceremony
• 25 April 2008 - ANZAC Day Dawn Service
• 24 April 2008 - Anzac Day at the Australian War Memorial
• 16 April 2008 - War Memorial seeks 96,000 photos of fallen Australians
• 4 April 2008 - US Air Medals for Australian Service

March 2008

• 25 March 2008 - 21% increase in Visitors for Easter
• 18 March 2008 - World First for iTour Technology
• 12 March 2008 - Plaque Dedication and Wreathlaying

February 2008

• 28 February 2008 - Activities Day This Saturday
• 28 February 2008 - War Memorial Welcomes Tourism Guests
• 28 February 2008 - Rare Opportunity To View ‘Naked Birds’
• 26 February 2008 - Prime Minister Opens New Galleries at War Memorial
• 26 February 2008 - Opening of Conflicts 1945 to today
• 22 February 2008 - Media Preview: New Galleries
• 21 February 2008 - Defence Families Recognised
• 19 February 2008 - War Memorial’s Film Added to UNESCO Register
• 18 February 2008 - Governor-General of New Zealand Visits War Memorial
• 12 February 2008 - War Memorial Opens New Galleries

November 2007

• 30 November 2007 - Media Release - Lawrence of Arabia and the Light Horse
• 17 November 2007 - Centurion Tank calls Memorial home
• 9 November 2007 - Unveiling of Remembrance Book
• 9 November 2007 - Remembrance Day 2007
• 7 November 2007 - Remembrance Day 2007
• 7 November 2007 - 2007 Anniversary Oration

October 2007

• 24 October 2007 - Memorial to commemorate 90th Anniversary of Beersheba
• 10 October 2007 - New IT to streamline Memorial's website and databases

September 2007

• 21 September 2007 - Qantas and Memorial partner to preserve air war hi
• 17 September 2007 - New diorama shows Australian gallantry in Korean War
• 11 September 2007 - War Memorial revives artistic tradition with Korea
• 10 September 2007 - Conference to mark 60 years of Australian peacekee

August 2007

• 27 August 2007 - Memorial tour takes in first ANZAC Day tour in France
• 13 August 2007 - See the Memorial's Big Things in Store
• 9 August 2007 - Australian War Memorial launches new special exhibition
• 6 August 2007 - Families of Japanese submariners to lay wreath at

July 2007

• 30 July 2007 - Tunnellers, nurses and generals - heroes of 1917
• 30 July 2007 - Media backgrounder on To Flanders Fields, 1917
• 27 July 2007 - Iroquois helicopter finds new home at the War Memo
• 24 July 2007 - From the battlefields and Belgium -- rarely seen r
• 23 July 2007 - New Discovery Zone a hit with families in school h
• 19 July 2007 - Battle of Long Tan re-enacted for new Vietnam gall
• 17 July 2007 - New exhibition marks 90th anniversary of Passchend
• 10 July 2007 - Book launch: childhood memories of the Second Worl
• 10 July 2007 - Australian War Memorial announces new head of mili

June 2007

• 26 June 2007 - New interactive gallery opening for the school hol
• 20 June 2007 - Memorial appoints new head of Communications and M
• 18 June 2007 - Gold plated assault rifle from Saddam's Iraq given
• 7 June 2007 - Access the Discovery Zone: new interactive gallery
• 5 June 2007 - Launch of the Discovery Zone

May 2007

• 28 May 2007 - Discovery Zone to open soon
• 16 May 2007 - Sponsorship deal signed by Memorial and Lambert Vi

April 2007

• 27 April 2007 - AWM at centre of ANZAC Day commemorations
• 24 April 2007 - ANZAC DAY AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
• 16 April 2007 - Parking Permits for ANZAC Day
• 12 April 2007 - Anzac Day Radio Stories
• 11 April 2007 - Searching for First World War descendents to lead
• 10 April 2007 - ANZAC Day banner
• 4 April 2007 - ANZAC Day stories

March 2007

• 30 March 2007 - Lambert exhibition
• 30 March 2007 - Japan book launch
• 23 March 2007 - The Team 45th anniversary
• 22 March 2007 - Media Launch for Lambert Exhibition
• 20 March 2007 - Focus exhibition ends
• 15 March 2007 - Sydney Harbour Bridge
• 9 March 2007 - Open Day 2007

January 2007

• 22 January 2007 - Late night openings end
• 22 January 2007 - Melanie Widmer appointment
• 15 January 2007 - Adelaide Crows come to the Memorial
• 9 January 2007 - Late night openings