Online resources for teaching commemoration and wartime history

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A Bitter Fate—Australians In Malaya & Singapore: Educational Activities

Take an in-depth look at Australians in Malaya and Singapore during World War II with these activities.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
  • World War II
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Alastair Bridges: Stories of Service

Learn about Alastair Bridges' experiences as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
  • Yr 11
  • Yr 12
  • Vietnam War
Photo of a pilot in flying gear sitting in a cockpit

Ancestry: Stories of multicultural Anzacs

Learn about the different backgrounds of some who served during World War I.
  • Yr 5
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  • Yr 10
  • World War I
  • Century of Service books
  • Cultural Diversity
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Audacity: Stories of heroic Australians in wartime

Discover the bold and courageous actions of some who served Australia during conflicts.
  • Yr 5
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  • Century of Service books
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Vietnam War
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Australia and the Vietnam War

Investigate the experiences of Australians during the Vietnam war and the impact on Australians at home.
  • Yr 10
  • Yr 11
  • Yr 12
  • Vietnam War

Australia Under Attack: In Their Own Words

How would you feel if Australia was under attack? Hear from 5 Australians about their experiences of the air and naval attacks in World War II.
  • Yr 10
  • World War II

Australian experiences in the Vietnam War: In Their Own Words

Gain an insight into how serving in the Vietnam War affected the lives of Australian veterans.
  • Yr 10
  • Vietnam War
  • Women in wartime
Collage of 4 elderly people.

Australian Flying Corps: Educational Activities

Learn about the brave men who served in the Australian Flying Corps in World War I.
  • Yr 9
  • World War I
  • Commemoration
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Australian Light Horse—Palestine 1916–1918: Educational Activities

Learn more about the Australian Light Horse in Palestine during World War I.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
  • World War I
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Australian media and the Vietnam War: Great Debates

Did the Australian media influenced perceptions of Australia's role in the Vietnam War? You decide.
  • Yr 9
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  • Yr 12
  • Vietnam War
  • Recent conflicts
Australian media and the Vietnam War: Great Debates

Australian Prisoners of War

Find out about life in the camps, conditions, treatment and the end of the war for those held captive.
  • Yr 7
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  • Yr 12
  • Prisoners of War
  • Commemoration
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Australian prisoners of war during World War II: In Their Own Words

Life as a prisoner during the World War II was harrowing. Learn about their different experiences.
  • Yr 10
  • Prisoners of War
  • World War II
A collage of 4 portraits of elderly men

Australian Volunteers in Serbia in the First World War 1914-1918

Did you know that women volunteered as doctors and ambulance drivers in Serbia during World War I?
  • Yr 9
  • World War I
  • Women in wartime
Australian Volunteers in Serbia in the First World War 1914-1918

Australian Women and the Second World War: Great Debates

Find out how World War II provided opportunities for women to improve their position in society.
  • Yr 10
  • Yr 11
  • Yr 12
  • Women in wartime
  • World War II
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Australian Women in War: Service, Courage and Care

Explore the changing roles of Australian women during wartime from the homefront to the frontlines.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
  • Yr 11
  • Yr 12
  • Women in wartime
  • World War II
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Australians on the Western Front

Explore the experiences of Australians on the Western Front in World War I.
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  • World War I
  • Commemoration
  • Women in wartime
  • Remembrance Day
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Australians on the Western Front 1916 –1918: Educational Activities

Investigate the campaigns of the Western Front and the role of technology and leadership played.
  • Yr 9
  • World War I
  • Commemoration
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Be Deadly - NORFORCE: Expressions - Commemoration through Art

Understand more about the service of First Nations Australians by taking a closer look at this detailed recruitment poster.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
  • Yr 11
  • Yr 12
  • Indigenous service
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Post Second World War
Be Deadly - NORFORCE: Expressions - Commemoration through Art

Bill Coolburra: Stories of Service

Find out about Bill Coolburra's brave service as a tunnel rat during the Vietnam War.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
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  • Yr 12
  • Vietnam War

Bomber Command: Educational Activities

Find out about the important role of the men who served as part of Bomber Command in World War II.
  • Yr 9
  • Yr 10
  • World War II
  • Commemoration
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