Australians at war
Updated Term 3 2023
The following pages will give you background information and sources on the Australian experience of war.
Trove is an excellent place to find primary sources, especially for Australian historical events. It includes the National Library's collection of digitised newspaper articles.
Trove is an excellent place to find primary sources, especially for Australian historical events. It includes the National Library's collection of digitised newspaper articles.
Fall of Singapore
Fall of Singapore - National Museum of Australia Fall of Singapore anniversary: How a military defeat changed Australia - ABC News Fall of Singapore - Australia and the Second World War [archive*] - There are more pages under the Fall of Singapore heading in the darkest section of the menu on the left. *what does [archive] mean? Fall of Singapore - Kokoda Historical Why did Singapore fall? - Imperial War Museum Fall of Singapore: Australian POW's oral history charts memories of defeat and imprisonment |
Australians as prisoners of war
Stolen years: Australian prisoners of war - Australian War Memorial - Scroll to the bottom of the page and follow the links under Prisoners of the Japanese for more information. If the images aren't working you can click on the code underneath them (eg. P01433.020) to view the image elsewhere on the website. The Dixie - Australia and the Second World War [archive*] *what does [archive] mean? Gunner Cleary - Australia and the Second World War The marches - Australia and the Second World War [archive*] Found - Australia and the Second World War [archive]* Treatment of prisoners - The Thai-Burma railway and Hellfire Pass |
The Kokoda campaign
Kokoda Trail - National Museum of Australia Kokoda - Australia and the Second World War [archive*] - There are more pages under the Kokoda heading in the darkest section of the menu on the left. *what does [archive] mean? Kokoda front line - 1943 newsreel Voices from the war - This is the published version of the video interviews in the website above. There are more interview excerpts, organised by topic. Use the table of contents on page iv to find the interviews. Kokoda Front Line! - Australian Screen Road to Kokoda - Australian Screen |
The participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Indigenous defence service - Australian War Memorial - This page includes some information on WWI as well so make sure you are using the section on WWII Indigenous service - Anzac Portal Australia's forgotten indigenous World War II veterans - CNN The role of Aboriginal knowledge in the defence of Australia in WWII - Federation University Newsroom Remembering Australia's first WWII fighter pilot - ABC Australia YouTube Thanks girls and goodbye - Australian Screen |
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