One of the most poignant objects in the Australian War Memorial is the battered survivor of our worst-ever naval disaster. What happened to this liferaft and why is it so special?

According to this newsreel, Australia is at war with the '5th Column’, threatened by a ruthless enemy whose objective is the 'downfall of the British Empire’.

A newsreel featuring the fe

This amateur film from 1945 shows the joy of a family reuniting at the end of the Second World War after the men return from overseas service.

Australia's 'Tin Pan Alley' was born in 1942 with a burst of patriotic wartime songwriting.

Popular music from the Second World War.

‘Digger’ was one of several wartime patriotic songs written and recorded by prolific singer-songwriter Jack Lumsdaine, and was released midw

Words, music and sung by Jack Davey with Fred McIntosh and His Sextette.

Peter Dawson sings 'V for Victory' with orchestral backing.