Australian War Memorial

Russell Drysdale at war

Sally Cunningham — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:48:53 +0000

Soldier, drawn in Albury, NSW, 1942, oil on hardboard ART92623To mark the centenary of the birth of one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, a new exhibition Russell Drysdale at war is being held at the Australian War Memorial. Exhibiting a collection of 15 of his wartime artworks, it presents a haunting account of the Australian home front during the [...]

Victoria Cross records and ephemera

Craig Berelle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:07:31 +0000

Documents supporting the award of the Victoria Cross are now on display at the Reading Room of the Australian War Memorial. The display is arranged to show three themes associated with Australia’s highest award for gallantry. These include official records produced leading to the award of the Victoria Cross; the ceremony of the award, which [...]

It’s Dan’s Life.

Daniel McGlinchey — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:09:45 +0000

As a duty curator in the Military Heraldry and Technology section, you discover some unexpected stories when items are donated to the Memorial. One such story was that of Sergeant Daniel Gallogly of the 6th Field Company Engineers and the embroidered souvenir from Egypt that he purchased in 1916. Gallogly's souvenir from Egypt The souvenir [...]

Lockheed Hudson – Turret Structure Trial Fit

Jamie Croker — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:06:40 +0000

After months of work treating and reproducing induvidual pieces, the complex structure which supports the Boulton Paul turret has been trial fitted. It was great to see all the seperate items come together. These parts, after final undercoating, will now be rivetted into the airframe permanately. Rear fuselage skins can then be rolled, and the Boulton Paul turret [...]

Dreaming of sponge cake in Yokohama

Emma Campbell — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:06:52 +0000

Delighted to be home: four of the six Australian army nurses arrive in Sydney on 13 September, 1945. Left to right: Captain Kay Parker, Lieutenant (Lt) Lorna Whyte; Lt Daisy 'Tootie' Keast; Lt Mavis Cullen. 115953 Fried shrimps and scallops, ham “a la King” and lemon sponge: these were the dishes that six Australian Army [...]