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History
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- Armistice Centenary
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- Did you know?
- Caring for military memorabilia, medals and photos
- A guide to preserving Tasmania's war heritage
- 40th Battalion
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- Royal Australian Air Force
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- Battle of the Somme
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Activities
- Calendar of events
- Dig for the Diggers - one act play
- ANZAC Day
- Launch of Tasmania’s Centenary of ANZAC Commemorations
- Remembrance Day
- 10,000 Steps Challenge
- Hartzview marks World War One
- Australian Living Memorials
- Journey Across the Strait
- Lone Pine seedlings
- How Tasmanians commemorated the Centenary
- The Odd Angry Shot
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- Australian War Dogs
- Students travel to Gallipoli
- ANZACs Remembered – Commemorative Medallion
- ANZAC Day 2021 - Light up the Dawn
- Anzac Day 2021
- A valuable archive of over 130 operational maps
- Ecumenical Church Service
- Simpson Prize
- Our Victoria Cross Heroes book launch
- Nominations open for Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women
- Remembering South Hobart people who served
- Vintage Peace Postcard from 1916 Reprinted
- Sites of Significance Then and Now
- Commemorative Medallion for Second World War veterans
- Victory in Pacific 75th Anniversary
- Public consultation sought for Terms of Reference on Royal Commission
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- Armistice Centenary
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- A guide to preserving Tasmania's war heritage
- 40th Battalion
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Royal Australian Navy
- Battle of the Somme
- War and sport
Women and World War II
During World War Two, Tasmanian women enlisted in the following service roles:
- Australian Army Medical Women's Service
- Australian Army Nursing Service
- Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service
- Aircraftswoman
- Australian Imperial Force
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Air Training Corps
- Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
- Women's Air Training Corps
- Women's Auxiliary National Service
- Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
- Voluntary Aid Detachments
The Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) was formed in 1941 to enable men to be released from certain military duties in Australia so they could be employed in fighting units overseas.
The Australian Women’s Land Army (AWLA) was formed as a national organisation on 27 July 1942. Women in the AWLA were commonly referred to as ’land girls’. The AWLA comprised young women who volunteered to work as rural labour to offset the labour shortage on farms created by men leaving to join the armed services or take up essential war work during World War II.