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Tagged: Second World War
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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?
Warren Brown talks...
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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’.
This clip suggests that Nazi agents...
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A newsreel featuring the female lifesavers that patrolled Terrigal beach from 1942 to 1945, during the Second World War.
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Faith Bandler, an Indigenous woman, tells of her experience of the Women’s Land Army. Summary by Susan Lambert.
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Two women describe the hard physical work of the Women’s Land Army and express their pride in their achievements. Black-and-white stills and colour footage show the women at work. Summary by Susan...
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Various media from 1942 – posters, newsreels and promotional films – show the recruiting campaign for the Women’s Land Army. In interview, Tige Hunter explains why she joined up. Summary by Susan...
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The Second World War interrupts the fight for Aboriginal rights and many Aboriginal men go to war. Professor Marcia Langton of the Yiman-Bidjara Nations, Professor Bain Attwood and Richard Frankland...
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This is an excerpt from an NFSA product called, Living Ballarat: 1901-1941 (1990). This clip shows the Ballarat Patriotic Day Carnival on 11 July 1941 to raise funds for British bombing victims....
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Stan has been placed in charge of security in the Japanese compound. His friend, Hayashi (Junichi Ishada) begs him to try to reverse the order to move some of the prisoners to another location. Stan...
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At the Cowra POW camp, another 100 Japanese prisoners have arrived and pour scorn on their compatriots for having accepted their prison status without a fight to the death for the honour of their...