Lemnos was pivotal in Australia’s First World War campaign. The island acted as a port on the way to and from Gallipoli, providing a hospital for the wounded and a rest from the terrors of war. In 2011 Cheryl Ward and Bernard de Broglio visited the Greek island. Using sketch maps from 1915 and contemporary […]

Here’s a ‘Top 10′ chosen to cover the breadth of the continent from Fremantle to Sydney, memorials of all styles, and migrants of all stripes: colonial and post-colonial, forced and free, families, groups and individuals, those who stayed and settled, those who left, and those who never arrived safely. Click here for details

When Sir Robert Menzies gave his sister a silver serving dish that bore the message “Peace, Greenie” soon after Armistice Day in 1918, the gift marked more than just the end of World War I. The belated wedding present carried a message of reconciliation after Isabel eloped against her family’s wishes on the eve of […]

Steve Sailah will give a lunchtime author talk and book signing at the Wagga City Library on Wednesday, April 29, at 1pm.

The Kelso Bakery, located at 160 Baylis Street opposite the Plaza Theatre, was established by Master Baker Cam Robertson and his father-in-law in the late 1920s.

Anzac Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. It is the day on which we remember Australians who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.

The Australian War Memorial holds over 300 maps from the Gallipoli campaign. The collection includes maps used at the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, Turkish maps made during and immediately after the campaign, trench maps, operational maps, artillery maps, and Anzac cemetery plans.

Free Online course starts next week 13th April. Each week examine a different topic, including the physical and psychological wounds of war- shell shock, disability and trauma; women’s mobilisation both at home and in the field; and what we’ve called ‘the other Anzac’: indigenous soldiers too often ignored in our history.

We are very fortunate to have Wayne Doubleday, Manager of CSU Archives as guest speaker at our next members meeting on 20th April, 7.30pm at the Museum of the Riverina, Botanic Gardens site. Wayne will be speaking on “Paddle steamers navigating the Murrumbidgee River”

There are now 13 million Australians active on Facebook each month and they’re some of the heaviest users in the world. According to a Nielsen report commissioned by the social media giant in January, new stats reveal the average time Australians spend on Facebook every day is 1.7 hours.