(poster) a call from the dardanelles
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anzac day
9th and 10th Battalions in Egypt
with the 10th's kangaroo mascot, December 1914
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anzac day
Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
March 2012 (source: self)
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anzac day
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demonstration purposes only
The description from the Australian War Memorial (ID 140486) reads:
"Melbourne, Vic. 1944-02-29. A papier-mache cow, used for milking demonstrations at the Werribee experimental farm, being tied on to the luggage carrier of Mrs O. Mellor's car for transport to the farm. Mrs Mellor is Field Officer in charge of the Women's Land Army Mont Park training depot.
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Feline Mascot
"The feline mascot of the light cruiser HMAS Encounter, peering from the muzzle of a 6 inch gun" (World War I):
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Exploding Rats
The Australian War Memorial currently has an exhibition on animals in war ('A is for Animals') and the latest issue of their magazine Wartime features the 'exploding rat' developed by the Special Operations Executive. There's an 'interactive' display at the UK National Archives site (source of the above image). On the Australian War Memorial site one can also read about the Dickin Medal ("the animals' VC").
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Remembrance Day
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Thinking about Christmas
Christmas presents? The DVA's 2009 calendar features posters such as 'Join Us in a Victory Job'. Available from the Australian War Memorial shop. Buy some Flanders poppy seeds too.
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