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Australia and the Great War newspaper article

(1919, January 6). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 5 (The Argus War Review). nla.gov.au/nla.news-page402797

World War 1: 1918

Topic

By late 1918, the Allied forces had won a series of key battles that forced the German troops into retreat.

Humanities
Year 9
Military history
Black and white photo of war memorial and Arch of Victory in Ballarat

Grant Ellmers, War memorial and Arch of Victory, Ballarat, Victoria, 1994, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-141817558

Historian interview: Commemoration

Topic

Historian Dr. Jennifer Wellington explores the similarities and differences of commemorative ceremonies in Australia with the rest of the world and unpacks the question of whether what we are commemorating is based in truth or myth.

Humanities
Year 9
Military history

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