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Governors-General - Australia's Culture Portal

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia represents the monarch of Australia - currently Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The functions and roles of the Governor-General include appointing ambassadors, ministers and judges, giving Royal Ass...

Mateship, diggers and wartime - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. The myth of the digger and the larrikin hero is an important part of the Australian experience of pastoralism, the goldfields, bushranging, shearing and droving. The slang term 'digger' re-surfaced during th...

The Australian Bush - Australia's Culture Portal

The bush has an iconic status in Australian life and features strongly in any debate about national identity, especially as expressed in Australian literature, painting, popular music, films and foods. The bush was revered as a source of national ideals b...

The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Merchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...

Military music - Australia's Culture Portal

Military bands have accompanied Australian ceremonies, parades, church services, mess dinners and performed at concerts on innumerable occasions since then. Band musicians and band music owe a great deal to Australia's Salvation Army. Other Australian p...

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South Australian Military Vehicle Museum   (more info)

Website of the Military Vehicles Collector Society and Museum, which includes information about the museum and other society events. Take a Virtual Tour of the museum online, which includes over 50 historic military vehicle exhibits, Australia's largest c

Temora Aviation Museum   (more info)

The Temora Aviation Museum, in central western New South Wales, is the premier aviation attraction in Australia. It is a public museum displaying military aircraft of historical significance to Australia. The MuseumÆs aircraft are kept in airworthy condit

The Military Historical Society of Australia   (more info)

This website provides reviews of books about Australian military history, a subject index and information on how to subscribe to The Journal of the Military Historical Society of Australia, Sabretache.

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Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

irn=217008&search=orange+nsw&site_id=3 > C4150 Column, stone specimen, Blue Borenore marble, Orange, New South Wales, Australia, date unknown. irn=217008&search=orange+nsw&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=219095&search=o...

N21252 Badge, Australia: NSW, military. NSW Military Forces, Artillery, c. 1860, composite helmet badge and plume or hackle holder, brass. - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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H7469-7 Button, Australia, NSW Military Forces, universal pattern button, 1899-1902. - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

> + N15040-12 Button, Great Britain, Army, R... > + N15040-13 Button, Great Britain, Army, R... > + N21424 Buttons (13), Australia: NSW. > H7469-7 Button, Australia, NSW Military Forces, universal pattern button, 1899-1902. Button, Australia, NSW Milita...

Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

irn=196751&search=australian+corps&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=160767&search=australian+corps&site_id=3 98/120/1 Sweetheart brooch, gold, Australian Flying Corps, Australia, 1914-1921 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com...

H7469-16 Button, Australia, Australian Military Forces. - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

Clothing and Dress > Buttons>>+ N21424-2 Cuff button, NSW Military Force... > + N15040-12 Button, Great Britain, Army, R... > + N15040-13 Button, Great Britain, Army, R... > + N21424 Buttons (13), Australia: NSW. Button, Australia, Australian Military Fo...

N19450 Medal, Australia/ Great Britain, military. Victory Medal 1914-1918, awarded to Nurse M. Grant, Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service, for service on the North West Frontier, India, gilt copper with ribbon, mounted on bar with N19449. - Powerhouse Museu   (website Powerhouse Museum )

Numismatics > Medals>>+ N20943 Medal, Australia: NSW, commemorat... > + N19449 Medal, Australia/ Great Britain, ... > + N20850 Specimen Medal (-1) in case (-2),... > + N20851 Specimen Medal (-1) in case (-2),... > + N20852 Specimen Medal, Great Britain. ...

Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

irn=305566&search=buttons&site_id=3 http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/? irn=248562&search=buttons&site_id=3 > H7469-28 Button, Australia, Army, Colony of South Australia, South Australian Military Forces, cuff button, brass. irn=295320&s...

N21253 Badge, Australia: NSW, military. Hat badge, 6th New South Wales Infantry Regiment ("Australian Rifles"), 1897-1902, white metal. - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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N19449 Medal, Australia/ Great Britain, military. British War Medal 1914-1920, awarded to Nurse M. Grant, Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service, for service on the North West Frontier, India, silver with ribbon, mounted on bar with N19450. - Powerhouse Museum   (website Powerhouse Museum )

Numismatics > Medals>>+ N20943 Medal, Australia: NSW, commemorat... > + N19450 Medal, Australia/ Great Britain, ... > + N20850 Specimen Medal (-1) in case (-2),... > + N20851 Specimen Medal (-1) in case (-2),... > + N20852 Specimen Medal, Great Britain. ...

N21312 Badge, Australia:NSW, c. 1900-1912. Cap badge, military, white metal, St Georges English Rifle Regiment. (CI). - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

Numismatics > Military badges>>+ N21251 Badge, Australia: NSW, military.... > + N21252 Badge, Australia: NSW, military.... > + N21253 Badge, Australia: NSW, military.......

N21312 Badge, Australia:NSW, c. 1900-1912. Cap badge, military, white metal, St Georges English Rifle Regiment. (CI). - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

Numismatics > Military badges>>+ N21251 Badge, Australia: NSW, military.... > + N21252 Badge, Australia: NSW, military.... > + N21253 Badge, Australia: NSW, military.......

N21253 Badge, Australia: NSW, military. Hat badge, 6th New South Wales Infantry Regiment ("Australian Rifles"), 1897-1902, white metal. - Powerhouse Museum Collection   (website Powerhouse Museum )

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