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- Caring for military memorabilia, medals and photos
- A guide to preserving Tasmania's war heritage
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- Dig for the Diggers - one act play
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- The Odd Angry Shot
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- 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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- 40th Battalion
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Royal Australian Air Force
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- Battle of the Somme
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Women and war
Sister Alice Gordon King and Sister Janet Radcliffe, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), from Sixth Medical District Tasmania who were among the first 25 nurses to sail with the troopships in the convoy with the First Expeditionary Force. They sailed on SS Geelong (they are seen here on the deck of the ship) with a number of the Tasmanian infantry including members of the 9th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. Australian War Memorial image P00046.49
Tasmanian women on way to embarkation ferry 1941. Australian War Memorial 010352
Tasmanian women have played significant roles in Australia’s military history and served as nurses from the Boer War to present day. Women now also serve in defence and peacekeeping roles.