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Australian War Memorial closed indefinitely

30/03/2020 Brian Hartigan 1075 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM, COVID-19

The Australian War Memorial has been closed indefinitely – including the daily Last Post Ceremony – in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan
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Reappointment to Australian War Memorial Council

27/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 1247 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester today announced the re-appointment of James McMahon for a further three year term to

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November 2018

05/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 1390 Views 0 Comments AWM

Sunday 11 November 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War. To commemorate this

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Photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan
Australian News What's on... 

August at the Memorial

07/08/2018 Brian Hartigan 1544 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

Battle of Long Tan and the Long Tan Cross The Long Tan cross has been moved to its new permanent

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Photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan
News What's on... 

June 2018

06/06/201806/06/2018 Brian Hartigan 1707 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

Experience the Battle of Hamel in Virtual Reality The French countryside will be brought to virtual life in stunning 3D

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Photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan
Australian News What's on... 

April/May at the AWM

01/05/201801/05/2018 Brian Hartigan 1429 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

For more than a hundred years, Australia has been collecting the stories of its people at war and on operations.

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Australian News What's on... 

January at the AWM

03/01/2018 Brian Hartigan 1817 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

Welcome to 2018  The year 2018 is a significant one at the Australian War Memorial, marking the centenary of the Armistice that ended

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Patrick Kidd, CEO, Invictus Games; James Baker, Boeing Australia –Veterans Champion; Dan Tehan, Minister of Veterans Affairs; Maureen Dougherty, President, Boeing Australia, NZ & South Pacific; Brendan Nelson, AWM; Lieutenant General Peter Leahy (retd) representing Soldier On, and Chair of Invictus. Photo supplied by Boeing.
ADF Australian Invictus Games News Veterans 

Boeing commits big to Invictus Games 2018

12/12/201712/07/2018 Brian Hartigan 1965 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM, Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018, Soldier On

Boeing has announced major funding commitments to next year’s Invictus Games in Sydney, as well as to vAustralian veterans’ organisations and

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Australian Veterans 

‘New’ displays at the Australian War Memorial

02/12/2017 Brian Hartigan 2612 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

CONTACT fan Glen Owens sent us these photos he titled ‘New displays at the Australian War Memorial’. We thought it

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Soldiers in Residence at the Australian War Memorial
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Soldiers in Residence at the AWM

26/09/2017 Brian Hartigan 2882 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM, Soldiers in Residence

Soldiers in Residence is a partnership program between the Australian Army and the Australian War Memorial (AWM). The program offers

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What's on... 

October 2016

07/10/2016 Brian Hartigan 1637 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM

    Each year Australians observe one minute silence at 11 am on 11 November, in memory of those who

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Drew Douglas salutes during The Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial
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A call for volunteers – AWM Last Post

30/05/2016 Brian Hartigan 3005 Views 1 Comment Australian War Memorial, AWM, Last Post

If you’re posted to the ACT region the Australian War Memorial needs your help. Over recent years the AWM has

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‘Centaur’ finds new roost at Australian War Memorial

20/04/2016 Brian Hartigan 2989 Views 2 Comments A15-202, Australian War Memorial, AWM, Centaur, Chinook

A Chinook helicopter named Centaur came home to a new roost at the Australian War Memorial yesterday. CAPTION: CH-47D Chinooks A15-202 ‘Centaur’

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