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Memorial Articles

The Memorial boasts a staff of subject specialists in all aspects of military history and museum practice.

Our articles and our Encyclopedia allow subject specialists to share their knowledge on Australian military history.
They also provide a way for us to take a closer look at the people and the stories behind the history and our museum collection. 

 

Film Collection Online

Film Collection Online: The Department of Information Second World War films

12 July 2013

Explore the Film Collection Online

Diorama conservation - Condition reporting and documentation

Diorama conservation - Condition reporting and documentation

04 July 2013

Learn about the conservation and restoration process of the Lone Pine diorama

The team at work moving the lifeboat

A new mooring for the Ascot boat

03 July 2013

Learn about the process involved in moving large relics

The 95th anniversary of the battle of Hamel, 4 July 1918

The 95th anniversary of the battle of Hamel, 4 July 1918

02 July 2013

Read about the battle of Hamel, 4th July 1918, a largely Australian-planned battle which achieved a stunning victory over the Germans at the cost of minimal casualties.

Film Collection Online: The First World War

Film Collection Online: The First World War

28 June 2013

Read more about the First World War film collection available as downloadable content.

The Man Behind The Bearskin

The Man Behind The Bearskin

27 June 2013

Learn about Captain Frederick Wilberforce Alexander Steele who served with Royal Fusiliers, from 1910 to 1914.

Help us find the relatives of those recorded in our Remembrance Book

Help us find the relatives of those recorded in our Remembrance Book

26 June 2013

The Memorial needs your help in finding the families of servicemen and women who are included in our Remembrance Book.

One of the 462 Squadron Halifax crew members.

"The Last Halifax"

21 June 2013

Read about the Halifax MZ467 of 462 Squadron, and their mission of the 16th and 17th April 1945

A wartime recruitment poster for the RAAF featuring a Lockheed Hudson attacking a surfaced U-boat.

A fateful flight : conspicious gallantry off Algeria

18 June 2013

A fateful flight : Australian Navigator takes control of his aircraft flying at low level after pilot killed. He has never flown an aircraft before, let alone one with multiple engines and one that is damaged, barely above the water and in the dark.

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