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Mud and Blood – WWI play by Meg McNena directed by Alice Bishop – Special Performance
Mud and Blood, Meg McNena's compelling 80-minute, six-actor play, is about distinguished Australian general, Harold 'Pompey' Elliott, who led the Essendon Rifles and took most of them to WWI. The tenacity of Australian men and women is shown in battle and at home. Timing in 2018 with Anzac and Armistice centenaries adds impact. Set 1914-1921, […]
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New Directions in War and History: Debating military history
New Directions in War and History: Debating military history
The Strategic & Defence Studies Centre (ANU) and the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (UNSW Canberra) are pleased to announce an international conference that explores the future of military history, to be held at the Australian National University 4 ‚Äì 5 February 2016.The conference aims to explore the unique position […]
2 events,
New Directions in War and History: Debating military history
New Directions in War and History: Debating military history
The Strategic & Defence Studies Centre (ANU) and the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (UNSW Canberra) are pleased to announce an international conference that explores the future of military history, to be held at the Australian National University 4 ‚Äì 5 February 2016.The conference aims to explore the unique position […]
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1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]
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1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]
2 events,
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]
2 events,
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]
2 events,
With Horse & Morse ‚Äì Australian signallers in Mesopotamia, Persia & Kurdistan 1918-1919 – Exhibition – Last Days
With Horse & Morse ‚Äì Australian signallers in Mesopotamia, Persia & Kurdistan 1918-1919 – Exhibition – Last Days
This exhibition highlights the images of soldier photographer E K Burke, who served with the 1st Australian Signals Squadron in 1918-1919.Burke was both a signaller and a photographer, and the exhibition shows images of not only the operations of the signals squadron from training through embarkation to the deserts and mountains of the then Mesopotamia, […]
2 events,
With Horse & Morse ‚Äì Australian signallers in Mesopotamia, Persia & Kurdistan 1918-1919 – Exhibition – Last Days
With Horse & Morse ‚Äì Australian signallers in Mesopotamia, Persia & Kurdistan 1918-1919 – Exhibition – Last Days
This exhibition highlights the images of soldier photographer E K Burke, who served with the 1st Australian Signals Squadron in 1918-1919.Burke was both a signaller and a photographer, and the exhibition shows images of not only the operations of the signals squadron from training through embarkation to the deserts and mountains of the then Mesopotamia, […]
2 events,
Curator Tour – 1966: The Year That Changed the World
Curator Tour – 1966: The Year That Changed the World
Dr Ian Jackson will take a guided tour of the 1966 exhibition exploring the events of 1966, a momentous year for Australia. In 1966, thousands of Australian service men and women served in Southeast Asia at the height of the Cold War. Australia redoubled its commitment to the Vietnam War by sending a complete Task […]