Summer Vacation Scholarship Scheme research papers
Since 1985, the Australian War Memorial’s Summer Vacation Scholarship Scheme has given more than 70 young historians practical experience of working in a major historical institution. As part of their tenure, each scholar produces a research paper related to the topic they work on, be it an aspect of Australian military history, the Memorial’s collection, or developing an exhibition.
Research papers produced before 2010 are held in the Memorial’s Research Centre’s manuscript collection and details of them can be found via the collections search. Those produced from 2010 onwards are included here for public use. The opinions expressed in the papers are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian War Memorial.
The papers are free to be downloaded for your use. However, the Memorial retains copyright over the works, and if used for research purposes they must be appropriately cited. If you would like to cite the publication online, please create a link to it, not a local copy.
Information on Summer Vacation Scholarship Scheme
2011
- Casey, Lisa, ‘Welcome the wounded: Australian service nurses in recent theatres of conflict’
- Fox, Aimée, ‘The word retire is never to be used”: the performance of the 9th Brigade AIF at First Passchendaele, 1917’
- Gilbertson, Ashleigh, ‘Great escapers? Experiences of captivity and escape among Australian prisoners of war in Europe during the Second World War’
2010
- Mannix, Chelsea, ‘Gathering the Malaya collection: Jack Balsillie walking in the footsteps of C.E.W. Bean’
- Markovich, Liana, ‘Sustaining to the end: the impact of morale on Australian troops in New Guinea, Bougainville, and New Britain, 1944–45’
- Richardson, Tom, ‘The siege of Giarabub, December 1940 – March 1941’.
These earlier summer scholar papers are available in the manuscript collection in the Memorial’s Research Centre.
2009
- Hutchinson, Margaret, “Love and war: war brides in the Australian experience”, MSS2080
- Mayering, Isobel, “Victoria Crosses: the vagaries of valour”, MSS2095
- Moss, Tristan, “Australian war crimes trials: atrocities against captured airmen of the RAAF”, MSS2074
2008
- Grant, Elspeth, “A is for animals temporary and travelling exhibition”, MSS2077
- Imms, Rachel, “’Operation Darwin Assist’: the national response to Cyclone Tracy”, MSS2078
- Ward, Meleah, “Australians and Americans on the Somme, 1918”, MSS2079
2007
- Coleman, Lachlan, “Shadow over the desert: the Australian Light Horse, Lawrence of Arabia and the fall of Damascus, 1 October 1918”, MSS2083
- Crawley, Rhys, “Australian civilian voluntary organisations, 1939–1945”, MSS1824
- Doyle, Kim,“’Everyone says we have done a good job’: interactions between Australian peacekeepers and locals” MSS2096
2005
- Meale, Katie, “Australia and the Cold War: 1949–1955”, MSS2086
- Molkentin, Michael, “Training for war: the Third Division AIF at Lark Hill, 1916”, MSS2081
- Whitehead, Sarah, “Play up, play up and play the game: Australian sport during the First and Second World Wars”, MSS2082
2004
- Linke, Chris, “Australian independent companies and commando squadrons”, MSS2085
- Sharpe, Simone, “Australia’s involvement in D-Day: a web-based project”, MSS2084
2003
- Lu, Kelly, “Air attacks on Australia 1942–1943”, MSS1724
- McMillan, Melissa, “Australian attitudes in Vietnam”, MSS2090
- Provis, Peter, “Kokoda: track or trail?”, MSS2089
2002
- Crone, Rosalind, “In the hands of the Hun: Australian prisoners of the Germans in the Great War”, MSS2092
- Murray, Caitlin, “Relationships behind the bamboo fence: Australian army nurses in a community of internees”, MSS2088
2001
- Dodsworth, Samantha, “Literature of the war in New Guinea”, MSS2069
- Potter, Kate, “‘For you the war is over!’ Australian prisoners of the Germans in World War II”, MSS2087
2000
- Clifford, Darren, “Private victories: the Second Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, 1901–1902”, MSS2091
- Lehane, Richard, “Perceptions of disease and wounding in the South African War, 1899–1902”, MSS2093
- Ramsey, Georgia, “Australians and black South Africans during the South African War, 1899–1902”, MSS2071
- Sexton, David, “Tactics, wounds and weapons: a study of 1918”, MSS2094
1999
- Pryke, Olwen, “’With a camera and notebook’: the Military History Section 1940–1946”, MSS2066
- Young, Catherine, “Beyond Federation: Australians forging their nation – the first twenty years, 1901–1921”, MSS2070
1998
- Hearder, Rosalind, “1918 on the web”, MSS2073
- King, Kerry, “Images of Japan and the Japanese in Australian war art 1942–1952”, MSS2057
- Murphy, Russell, “RAAF personalities”, MSS2072
1997
- Boin, Kathryn, “The massacres of 1942”, MSS2068
- Curran, James, “Bradbury Aircraft Hall: the RAAF in Papua New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea 1944–45”, MSS2067
- Pham, Phoung, “The Royal Australian Navy during the Pacific war”, MSS2058
1996
- Belfrage, Abigail, “Tea or coffee? Relations between Australians and American armed forces in Australia 1942–1945”, MSS2061
- Campbell, Ian, “All in the same boat: the Australian Merchant Navy in the world wars”, MSS2060
- Jenkins, Sascha, “Kokoda and nationalism”, MSS2059
1995
- Pratten, Garth, “Two seconds: the Australian militia experience 1941–1945”, MSS2063
1994
- Lobach, Jacqui, “Sinai–Palestine Gallery” MSS2062
1993
- Meagher, Lucinda,“’The Cindarella campaigns’: an investigation of Australian involvement in Bougainville 1944–1945”, MSS2064
1992
- Palmer, Carolyne, “The British Commonwealth Occupation Force: an Australian perspective”, MSS2065
1989
- Cooke, Simon and Fround, Anna, “The Australian War Records Section”, MSS1536
1988
- Crotty, David, “Women in war gallery: technological outline”, MSS2076
1986
- Chambers, Peter, “Historical outline for the naval history gallery”, MSS2075
- Mrdak, Michael, “The Roll of Honour”, MSS1754
