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Australians in the Merchant Navy: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This teaching activity resource encourages student discussion and further learning in the classroom.  Australian merchant mariners have played an important role in three major conflicts -…

Battle for Leyte Gulf October 1944: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This teaching activity resource to encourage discussion and further learning. In July 1944 the United States decided to liberate the Philippines. They had been under Japanese occupation since early…

Bomber Command: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. The Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) trained Australian aircrew before sending them to the United Kingdom to fly…

Borneo Campaign, 1945: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This teaching activity resource is to encourage discussion and further learning. The Borneo campaign was considered the final major Australian operations of the war in the Pacific. Beginning on 1 May…

Coastal Command: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. During World War II, a group of Australians became part of Coastal Command in the United Kingdom, helping with the…

Fighter Command: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. Men from many Commonwealth and allied countries, including Australia, served in the British Fighter Command, which…

INTERFET: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

Teaching activity resource to encourage discussion and further learning. In 1999, the people of East Timor voted for independence. Widespread violence followed which led to the deployment of…

Medical Air Evacuation 1941-1945: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. During World War II, troops were travelling over great distances. Armies needed a fast way to evacuate the wounded…

Medical Air Evacuation 1950-1973: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. Between 1950 and 1973, Medical Air Evacuation units continued to evolve and operate. Specially trained personnel…

Operation Agila : The Commonwealth Monitoring Force in Rhodesia 1979–1980 : History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

Operation Hammersley - Vietnam: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

Operation Tamar - Rwanda: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

Origins of the word 'ANZAC': History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

The Korean War: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This teaching activity resource is to encourage discussion and further learning. The genesis of the Korean War occurred four decades before 1950, when Japan annexed Korea in 1910. More than 17,…

Transport Command: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. British Transport Command played a vital support role during World War II and in the post-war decades. Originally…

Victory in Europe Day (VE Day): History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages student inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. On 7 May 1945, the German High Command authorised the signing of an unconditional surrender on all fronts…

Victory in the Pacific Day (VP Day): History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

This education resource encourages student inquiry learning and discussion in the classroom. 'Fellow citizens, the war is over.' These words of Prime Minister Ben Chifley, spoken over the wireless on…

Wewak Campaign: History in Focus (Fact sheet), (Educational)

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