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ANZAC Day - Australia's Culture Portal

On 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...

Remembrance Day

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. Armistice Day was obser...

Women in action - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of Australian War Memorial: VIC1426. 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 Boer War. According to th...

Women and air defence - Australia's Culture Portal

Women's involvement in air defence forces in a flying capacity was highly limited until the 1970s. For decades, women's roles in air defence were restricted to jobs on the ground and within Australia. Australian women's involvement in air defence servic...

Women in wartime - Australia's Culture Portal

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 national dress - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

Modern Australian fashion - Australia's Culture Portal

Nicola Finetti, Dress of silk georgette, silk chiffon and metallic embroidery on silk organza. Fashion can be defined by colour, cut, cloth, garment type, garment styles and interpretation of looks. Chinese silk embroidered shawls and Chinese surcoats b...

The changing face of modern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Migration Museum, History Trust of South Australia. The hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in Australia after the First World War greatly influenced Australia becoming a modern society. Image courtesy of the Australian War ...

The Battle of Long Tan - Australia's Culture Portal

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. ...

Aviatrices - Australian women of the air - Australia's Culture Portal

Unknown photographer, Freda Thompson (1906-1980), Pictured here in 1934 just before take off at Lympne Airport when she became the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia, 1934. Courtesy of National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Avia...

The Boer War - Australia's Culture Portal

Around 16,000 Australians volunteered to fight for Britain against the Dutch-Afrikaner, or Boer, settlers in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: P01065.001. Matthews, Australian Light Horse in Boer War uniform. ...

Elizabeth Cameron Dalman and Australian modern dance - Australia's Culture Portal

Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM is known as the founder of modern Australian dance. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman's foundation of the Australian Dance Theatre led to a flourishing of public programs and workshops in modern dance techniques and improvisation. The...

Australian political cartooning - Australia's Culture Portal

Australia has a strong and vibrant history of political cartooning. Since the 1830s, when political cartoons were first featured in Australian newspapers, they have provided satirical, witty or humorous comment on political and public affairs, social cus...

The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

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...

Sacred places - Australian battlefield pilgrimages - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of AAP Images. For many Australians, the experience of visiting a place where Australians died and suffered during war is a reminder of the real meaning of the day. Defence Minister Robert Hill and Captain Nick Berry during ANZAC day dawn ...

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women and war   (website Picture Australia )

1941-03. MISS PAULINE GOWER AND OTHER WOMEN PILOTS, MEMBERS OF THE AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY, LEAVING ... 1941-04. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S LEGION A CLASS IN SIGNALLING AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT THE MELBOURNE TE... THE "ALL-IN-WAR-EFFORT" OF AUSTRALIA IS RAPIDLY...

COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT WAR., Leonard Joel Auctions, Calender, Australian Auctioneers   (website Leonard Joel )

COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT WAR. Held:>Thursday 14 January 2010 9:30am> >333 Malvern Road, SOUTH YARRA, Melbourne, VIC> Decorative Arts and Fine Furniture>24 May 2010>333 Malvern Road, SOUTH YARRA, Melbourne, VIC...

education - Women at war on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online   (website australianscreen )

®res (Doctors Without Borders) was in South Sudan where a terrible civil war had been raging for over 20 years. Gwennie (Muriel Steinbeck) is just one of the thousands of women who have joined the war effort ,Äì she works in a munitions factory putting t...

Australian Women in War - Acknowledgements   (website Australian Women's Archive Project )

This project would not have been possible without the support and facilitation of the National Foundation for Australian Women, in particular Ruth Medd, president, and Ros Strong, convenor of the Sydney Joint Committee. Project consultants: Australian Wa...

Australian Women in War - About   (website Australian Women's Archive Project )

Australian Women in War provides information concerning women and their contribution during the conflicts in which Australia has been involved and since. The project is a joint initiative of the New South Wales Local Committee of the Australian Women's A...