Summer 2015
Australia’s story retold: The ground-breaking refurbishment of the Australian War Memorial’s First World War galleries
- The new First World War galleries by Nick Fletcher.
The Memorial’s refurbished galleries will provide new generations with some understanding of what their nation endured in the years 1914-18 and beyond. - Digital displays by Luke Diggins.
The film installations and interactive touchscreens in the refurbished First World War Galleries mark a new and exciting direction for the Memorial. - Faces of war by Kate Morschel.
Taken from a collection of thousands, the Australian War Memorial’s portrait display offers a personal and poignant insight into the impact of the First World War. - Semakh: An Indigenous connection by Gary Oakley.
The newly redeveloped dioramas contain some special links to Australia’s Indigenous people. - “The finest that the world contains” by Robert Nichols.
Charles Bean and the origin of the Australian War Memorial. - Still standing by Nigel Steel.
Fred the Fox and Denis Kelly, two RAAF veterans in London. - Stretcher-bearers by Mark Johnston.
From a rocky start, Australian stretcher-bearers were soon considered some of the bravest and most respected men in the country’s fighting force. - “Come on, Australians” by Peter Pedersen.
Charles Bean and the Australian Historical Mission to Krithia, Turkey, in March 1919. - Remembering the experiences of all by Jay Winter.
The influences that drove the monumental project of creating a new three-volume history of the Great War. - Christie Campbell’s grief by Chris Clark.
The story behind an early Canberra family’s attempts to cope with the loss of a son to war. - It's a tank dummy by Chris Goddard.
The fine art of tank deception in the First World War. - Feeling like a king by Joanne Smedley.
First World War veterans at the 1984 opening of the Gallipoli Gallery. - Filming the press in 1918 by Daniel Eisenberg.
A media visit the Australian Corps Headquarters in France provided some stunning footage of our troops - but it almost didn't happen. - Plus regular features, including book reviews, letters, and Memorial news.
