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ANZAC Day - Australia's Culture PortalOn 25 April every year, Australians commemorate ANZAC Day. During the Second World War, ANZAC Day became a day on which the lives of all Australians lost in war time were remembered. Commemorative services are held at dawn on 25 April, the time of the o...
Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: P01065.001. Over 16,000 Australian troops served in the Boer war. Matthews, Australian Light Horse in Boer War uniform. ...
Merchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...
While Australia has no single uniform national costume, an Australian national dress style, based on specific local dress styles, has emerged in response to climate, lifestyle and identity. An Australian style can be seen clearly in the main types of loc...
Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: P01404.028. One of the most well-known Australian engagements of the Vietnam War was the Battle of Long Tan, 17-20 August 1966. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: COL/67/0140/VN. ...
Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. The myth of the digger and the larrikin hero is an important part of the Australian experience of pastoralism, the goldfields, bushranging, shearing and droving. The slang term 'digger' re-surfaced during th...
Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...
Brian Bird, Lincoln Coffee Lounge & Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney, 1948-1951. There were many contradictions inside the Push: it was a movement born from forces within Sydney University during the 1950s, but it took an anti-intellectual stance. Anti-authori...
Originally called Armistice Day, this day commemorated the end of the hostilities for the Great War (World War I), the signing of the armistice, which occurred on 11 November 1918 - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. After the end of World ...
Nursing staff of a mobile hospital, including four Australian nurses, 1917. The involvement of Australian women as nurses in war began in 1898 with the formation of the Australian Nursing Service of New South Wales, from which sixty nurses served in The ...
Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. The involvement of Australian women in each war is closely connected to their role in society at different times, and the nature of each war. Australia has been involved in a number of wars including The Boer...
Australian rock music has its roots in the 1950s and '60s when the style of music was growing in popularity around the world. In the 1970s Australian rock bands became well known for classic hard rock. First appearing in the United States of America, ro...
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92/107-2 Pendant and chain, Anti-Vietnam War, metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1965-1975 - Powerhouse Museum Collection (website Powerhouse Museum )> + A3345 Pendant, sterling silver, mounted ... > + A6840 Pendant: gold hunting pendant has ... > + A9429 Neckring pendant, sterling silver,......
Author Name: Gurney, Gene Title: Vietnam: The War in the Air. A Pictorial History of the U.S. Air Forces in the Vietnam War: Air Force, Army. Binding: Hardback Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: London Sidgwick & Jackson 1985 ISBN Number: 0283992050 / 9780...
Author Name: Ewing, Michael Title: Khe Sanh (Illustrated History of the Vietnam War Ser.) Binding: Softcover Publisher: Toronto Bantam Books 1987 ISBN Number: 0553344587 / 9780553344585Seller ID: ABE199736 Octavo Size. Illustrated with Colour and Black &...
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Author Name: Edwards, Peter Title: A Nation at War. Binding: Hardback Edition: 1st Edition Publisher: Sydney Allen & Unwin 1997 ISBN Number: 1864482826 / 9781864482829Seller ID: ABE143689 [25x18.5cm]. 460 pages A powerful penetrating account of a divide...
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