Australian War Memorial collection

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About the Memorial The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a museum, and an extensive archive. Its collections, commemorative ceremonies, exhibitions and research help Australians remember, interpret, and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. Collection It was in August 1916 that Charles Bean, then the Australian official war correspondent, and later the official historian, developed the idea for a memorial museum. The organisation of the collection began in May 1917 under John Treloar, a young army officer who was later appointed Director of the Memorial. He laid the foundation for all of the Memorial’s collections, which include objects, works of art, photographs, film, sound recordings, official and personal records, books, maps, and ephemera. The collection includes material from 1789 to the present.

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Unidentified crew member on HMAS Hobart

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • 28 older comments, and then…
  • Rodrigo Perez said:
    extraordinary
  • vijipaul said:
    very nice shot
  • Danial Yahya said:
    yah nazi walla
  • Grahame Hall said:
    An amazing, and very strong profile. -- http://blog.flickr.net/en (?)
  • calingo said:
    Beautiful

Unidentified soldier of the First AIF

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • 537 older comments, and then…
  • Mat said:
    Very strong image!
  • Sunny Brook said:
    BIG fave! What a handsome fellow!
  • calirus said:
    Perfect photo! Very cool!
  • ndnbrunei said:
    His piercing eyes and his youth are striking. I wonder what happened to the poor young fellow?
  • Vigorous Vacation said:
    After a lot of years, I can watch an excelent portrait that it could do it with very simples cameras. The expression is magnific. How could be his future then this shot ?

Vice Admiral Sir Guy Russell, Commander in Chief Far East Station, shakes hands with an unidentified lieutenant on board HMAS Sydney in Kure harbour, Japan.

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Terrific Lake said:
    excellent shot
  • Christopher Bienko said:
    Really is a great shot. :)
  • Giovanni Portelli said:
    great detail
  • Empty Wool said:
    amazing
  • Jack Neill said:
    Great picture

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