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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Christmas at Miyajima School, 1946

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • nAok0 said:
    and they stationed Omoto park in Miyajima
  • EnDie1 said:
    Beautiful sweet memories
    You are invited to post in:

    www.flickr.com/groups/old_album_sweet_memories/
  • productive side said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called brilliant magic, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called just cool pictures, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called a new world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

National Servicemen wait to go home after completion of training

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • chivalrous tongue said:
    it looks like an old route master bus.
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024

A row of spherical barrage balloons used for suspending aerial nets

from Australian War Memorial collection

  • Peter G said:
    These are early Italian balloons flown from rafts with single cables to protect Venice. www.bbrclub.org

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