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POW cricket diaries uncovered at the Australian War Memorial
As Australia and England clash in The Ashes cricket series, Australian War…
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Remembering one that represents so many at Remembrance Day’s Last Post Ceremony
Today the Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating Remembrance Day with the National Ceremony at 10.45am and the Last Post Ceremon…
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Battlefield to Brass: The History of the Victoria Cross
Ahead of Remembrance Day, the Australian War Memorial’s experts take a look back at the origins of the Victoria Cross.
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Appointment of Australian War Memorial Council Members
On Sunday 9 November, the Minister for Veteran’s Affairs the Hon Matt Keogh MP announced the appointment of three members, and reappointment of two…
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Australian War Memorial redevelopment wins Heritage Award at 2025 National Architecture Awards
The Australian War Memorial’s front entrance and parade ground has received the National Award for Heritage at the 2025 National Architecture Award…
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Australian War Memorial announces first renewable energy Major Partnership with Renewables Warehouse
The Australian War Memorial has entered its first Major Partnership in the renewable energy sector, joining forces with Canberra-based company Rene…
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Hunter Valley brothers honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of two brothers who served in the First World War and were…
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Black Hawk lands at Australian War Memorial
A Black Hawk helicopter, with more than three decades of service, is taking its final mission to the Australian War Memorial’s new Anzac Atrium.…
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From battlefield to canvas: a son’s tribute becomes part of the Australian War Memorial’s National Collection
When Canberra artist and former Australian Army member Kris Kerehona entered the Australian War Memorial’s 2019 Napier W…
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Country Victorian Anzac honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Talbot resident Second Lieute…
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Australian War Memorial Recognised at 2025 Master Builders Awards
The Australian War Memorial’s new main entrance, delivered by Kane Constructions Pty Ltd, has been awarded Project of the Year at the 2025 ACT Mast…
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First official war artist portraits gifted to Australian War Memorial
The family of William Dunstan VC has donated two portraits by Australia’s first official war artist, Will Dyson, to the Australian War Memorial.…
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Country boy to Sydneysider remembered 80 years after VP Day
Just before the Second World War ended, Warrant Officer Class 2 Frederick Balfe Emanuel’s life was cut short when his B-24 Liberator crashed during…
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Dear John: Australian War Memorial’s new war letters from home
A deeply moving collection of wartime letters and telegrams written to an Australian prisoner of war (POW) has been donated to the Australian War M…
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A beer that was never shared donated to the Australian War Memorial
One of Australia’s oldest unopened bottles of beer, which was meant to be shared between mates more than 80 years ago, now stands as a tribute to f…
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G for George lands back home at the Australian War Memorial
G for George, the iconic Avro Lancaster and one of Australia’s most beloved aircraft, has officially returned to the Australian War Memorial. A cro…
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Two rugby legacies brought together at the Australian War Memorial after 110 years
The families of Major Blair Inskip Swannell and Lieutenant Thomas James Richards, the only two people to have represented both the Wallabies and th…
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Harpist, actor and orchestra unite to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War
Final preparations are under way for a one-night concert, marking 80 years since the end of hostilities on 15 August 1945.
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Four Brothers, one legacy: Uncovering an Indigenous family’s hidden war service
A simple image of a postcard on the Australian War Memorial website sparked an extraordinary journey of discovery...
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Two Murrawarri soldiers from Goodooga honoured at Australian War Memorial during NAIDOC Week
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will commemorate the service and sacrifice of two Murrawarri men, Private George Leonard and Private Harold…
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The Australian War Memorial scoops Australian architecture awards
The Australian War Memorial has scooped the architecture industry awards across two gala ceremonies that have acknowledged amazing interior design,…
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Gympie Anzac honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial will commemorate the service and sacrifice of Gympie resident Corporal Patrick James Bourne…
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Kindred Anzac honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial will commemorate the service and sacrifice of Kindred resident Sergeant Wason Herbert Watsfo…
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Northampton Anzac honoured at Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial will commemorate the service and sacrifice of Northampton resident Private William Keating a…
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