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'Old Army' Anglican Section of Rookwood General Cemetery 1888 to 1968

Rookwood General Cemetery

2020 Anzac Day Schools' Awards Winners

National Winner Golden Grove Primary School, South Australia ACT Winner St Clare's College NSW Winner Holsworthy High School

Here They Come—A Day to Remember digibook (Digibook), (Educational)

Digibook designed to help students in lower primary develop an understanding of commemoration.

Malaya and Borneo Veterans' Day 31 August

Medals - Here they come—A day to remember (Video)

Here they come—A day to remember has been developed for lower primary students to assist in developing students— understanding of commemoration. It explores a variety of characters and their…

Sites of Significance: Now and Then photos of World War II

Revisiting significant Australian sites Our states and territories have found some remarkable images captured during the war and have since photographed each local site of significance as

Symbols of Commemoration digibook (Digibook), (Educational)

Digibook designed to help students in lower primary develop an understanding of commemoration.

War Cemeteries and Memorials in Papua New Guinea (Fact sheet)

Within the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) manages war cemeteries and plots. We also care for 3 war cemeteries, 70 isolated graves and 15 official…
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