Conscription 1916-17: the votes that split the nat …
Rally! Rally! Rally! A Mosman Library Doing Our Bit event In 1916 Prime Minister Billy Hughes…
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Viewing the monkey enclosure: perspectives left an …
Photographs of strike-breakers at Taronga Zoo and a digitised image of a letter written by a…
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The Women’s Vote
Recently I came across the following image of ‘Mrs Toorak’. It matched a quote perfectly in…
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The Blood Vote: NO to Conscription, by a nose.
On the 28th of October, 1916, Australians were asked to vote YES or NO. In favour…
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Lest we forget: How the Great War changed what we …
Lest We Forget: How the Great War changed what we wore in the face of death.…
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In memory of Ken Donnellan
Recently a former and long-standing colleague, Ken Donnellan, passed away. Ken, who grew up in Neutral…
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Portraits of War: The Crown Studios Project 1918 E …
Currently on, ends Thursday 23 February 2017 Barry O’Keefe Library is hosting an exhibition of an…
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Burning Bridges: ANZAC in hindsight, 100 years on
Charles E.W. Bean’s descriptions of events are invaluable as a primary source. He had a high…
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Mosman and Artists of the Great War
Visiting Canberra? Those with an interest in Mosman’s connections with WWI are well served by the…