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The oldest aircraft in the Australian Defence Force fleet has made its final flight after 45 years of service.

Once we determined that the remaining three wedding dresses, requested for the exhibtion Of Love and War, were able to be safely put on display, the textile conservators worked in collaboration with curators and exhibition staff to determine the dimensions of showcase and, the types and styles of...

Preparations for the Memorial’s new travelling exhibition Of love and war are nearly complete. The showcases are being built, all the labels and captions are being printed and we’ve been in the recording studio as well. A ...

Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Christmas Carols, proudly presented by ActewAGL
Friday 11 December, 7 pm
Join us for an evening of traditional Christmas carols, featuring the Band of the Royal Military College of Australia and local choirs, as well as special performances by Barry Crocker and Hayley Jensen to name just a few.
Br...ing your family and friends and embrace the spirit of the season this Christmas at the Australian War Memorial.
Food and beverages available.
For more information visit awm.gov.au
Proudly sponsored by ActewAGL
Time:7:00PM Friday, December 11th
Location:The grounds of the AWM

Back in September, I was doing some work out at our Treloar Annex, which is where our conservators work. I was videoing the construction process of the mannequins being made for the 3 wedding dresses that are to be included in the “Of love and war” exhibition. Du...

Officers of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade. B00572 One year ago today, the Australian War Memorial joined the Commons on Flickr. We put up a set of 30 photos of soldiers, sailors, nurses, airmen, wives, mothers, sisters, sweethearts, a prime minister, and a koala...

The notebooks, diaries and folders created by Charles Bean during and after the First World War have immense historic value and are considered to be one of the most significant records created by a single Australian...

The notebooks and diaries of C.E.W. Bean provide valuable insight into the last days of the First World War. Bean was Australia’s sole official correspondent and he worked assiduously throughout the four years of the war recording events, often from the front line. ...

War films show soldiers constantly locked in battle and participating in non-stop action – but the reality of war is actually much different. ...

HMAS Parramatta (author's collection) The Australian War Memorial faces unique challenges presented by the modern age to its collection development for recent conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan...

Australian War Memorial
Set in the bleak grey brown landscapes of Iraq, No Dramas
portrays the Australian experience of the war from the point of view of
individual soldiers. The waiting, the tension and the isolation are
explored cinematically. The young soldiers are exposed to the
ever-present possibility of being targetted by an enemy they can...not
identify. The film was shot in April 2006 by Robert Nugent while on an
official commission for the Australian War Memorial.
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Join us after the screening for a panel discussion on the difficulties of documenting conflict. The expert panel includes filmmaker Rob Nugent and moderator Virginia Haussegger.
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Here is the first of several blog posts about the wedding dreses being considered and conserved for our upcoming Of love and war exhibition. Recently the Textile Conservation Laboratory retrieved from storage four wedding dresses that are proposed for the up and coming exhibition Of love and war...

Mr Ray Hasler accepts a Lone Pine tree seedling from senior historian Peter Burness on the 75th anniversary of the tree planting It has been 75 years since the Duke of Gloucester planted a tree in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial , in memory of all those who fought and died at the Battle...







roup portrait: Bomber Command, 460 Squadron RAAF; back row 1-r: Sergeant D G Champkin, flight engineer; Pilot Officer Thomas Lynch, rear gunner; Flying Officer Hector Harrison, wireless operator; Flying Officer Ronald Neal, mid upper gunner; front row 1-r: Flying Officer Marmion Carroll, navigator; Squadron Leader Eric Jarman, pilot; Flying Officer Francis Jackson, bomb aimer. They are shown wearing their full flying gear including inflatable life jackets ('Mae West'), flying helmets and headphones. Their Avro Lancaster bomber, is seen parked in the background seen above their heads, like a monster bird of prey. The names of the crew appear appear on their flying helmets and are repeated on the wreath-like ribbon that scrolls across the canvas, complete with their RAAF wings floating like cherubs. Bowen was stationed at the Royal Air Force station at Binbrook in Lincolnshire, where No. 460 Squadron was based. This was the most highly decorated Australian squadron in Bomber Command and suffered the highest casualties.




