Win a trip for two to Gallipoli in 2006
Visit the Australian War Memorial, Treloar Crescent, Campbell, ACT, between 26 December
2005 and 29 January 2006, take a free Treasure Trail, complete the entry form and enter
the draw to win. Prize value=$12,626.
Discover the stories of our nation. The Australian War Memorial’s collection is full of treasured objects that explore the stories that tell us what it is to be an Australian. These show us the faces behind the fighting and help us to understand the experience of Australians in war.
We have chosen just a few objects to showcase the diversity of the collection. You will find these 12 treasures throughout the Memorial’s galleries. Each will have a signpost outlining the object’s story.
Your task is simple: find the treasures, answer the questions, fill in your details and put your entry form in the barrel. Helpful tip: our friendly Memorial staff will gladly assist you in finding the treasures.
From ANZAC to Waterloo any beyond
Orientation Gallery Sir William Birdwood, who had commanded the ANZACs, wore a handsome
uniform as colonel of The Royal Horse Guards.
Flying boots of the Red Baron
First World War Gallery The most famous flyer of the war, Manfred von Richthofen, was
shot down over the Australian lines in 1918.
Roff, an old friend
First World War Gallery A German Dobermann messenger dog crossed to the allies’ lines and befriended the Australian soldiers.
Remarkable recognition of the highest gallantry
The Hall of Valour The Hall of Valour contains six of the seven Victoria Crosses won at the Gallipoli battle of Lone Pine.
“G for George”, the great survivor
ANZAC Hall The Avro Lancaster bomber that flew almost 90 operations over Germany and occupied Europe is one of the Memorial’s most remarkable objects.
The field marshal’s baton of Sir Thomas Blamey
Second World War Gallery Thomas Blamey, who had been Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces, during the Second World War, became the only Australian to hold the rank of field marshal.
Poignant reminder of a family’s tragedy
Second World War Gallery A gift toy received by a small child from her father shortly after the announcement that he had been killed in action in 1941.
The uniform of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel
Second World War Gallery Vivian Bullwinkel was the heroic survivor of a 1942 massacre of Australian nurses.
Australia’s first Academy Award
Second World War Gallery The Australian wartime documentary Kokoda
front line was awarded an Oscar in 1943.
A most rare book: Seven pillars of wisdom
Research Centre – online gallery The Memorial holds an extremely rare edition of Lawrence of Arabia’s book.
A solitary figure
Shared experience: art and war Special Exhibitions Gallery Russell Drysdale’s painting, Soldier, shows an Australian soldier waiting on a railway station platform.
Relic of a legendary event
Orientation Gallery Prominently displayed in the Memorial is a troopship’s lifeboat that was used at the Gallipoli landing in 1915.
Extended opening hours
- 26 December 2005 – 26 January 2006
- 10.00am – 6.00pm
- Thursday 5, 12 and 19 January
- 10.00am – 9.00pm (special evening programs)
- Closed Christmas Day
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