
Collected: Stories from the Australian War Memorial
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Collected: Stories from the Australian War Memorial explores the artefacts that make up the museum of the Australian War Memorial and uncovers the stories that the public don't always get to hear.
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Boy Soldiers
Hidden gemFrank Williams was 15, enlisted from Melbourne, and was killed at Laniacore on 11 April 1917.
Oct 1, 2021·22m·1 clip - 2
Women in the Airforce
Hidden gemWomen in the WAAF were paid "two-thirds" the rate of men, despite working across "more than 70 different musterings."
Aug 12, 2021·30m·1 clip - 3
Nazi V2 Rocket
Hidden gemEleni Holloway says around 20,000 prisoners died making the V2, while under 3,000 civilians were killed by it.
Jun 20, 2021·28m·2 clips - 4
Sweetheart Jewellery
Hidden gemJohn Ryan’s 1914 gold brooch became “even more poignant” after he died at Gallipoli.
May 11, 2021·26m·1 clip - 5
The Lone Pine
Hidden gemAt Lone Pine, Australian casualties reached 2,000 and the fighting continued for four days.
Apr 6, 2021·29m·1 clip - 6
Collected Episode 27: From Monoplanes to Fighter Jets
Mar 15, 2021·23m - 7
HMAS Brisbane's Bridge
Feb 18, 2021·25m - 8
The tail gunner
Jan 12, 2021·29m - 9
Acknowledging Indigenous Service
Dec 17, 2020·30m - 10
A tale of two dresses
Nov 16, 2020·29m - 11
Places of Pride
Oct 14, 2020·24m - 12
Peacekeeping
Sep 14, 2020·26m - 13
VP Day
Aug 3, 2020·24m - 14
Women and War Pt 2
Jul 8, 2020·29m - 15
Shinyo
Jun 14, 2020·21m - 16
Recorded letters
May 13, 2020·26m - 17
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
Apr 14, 2020·19m - 18
G for Geroge
Mar 13, 2020·26m - 19
Military Working Dogs
Feb 17, 2020·25m - 20
Against all odds
This episode explores four survival-at-sea stories, starting with the damaged pipe from the Dutch oil tanker Ondina attacked by Japanese raiders in 1942.
Jan 16, 2020·25m - 21
Christmas during wartime
This episode explores Christmas traditions during war through artifacts like a homemade pudding mixer and a song recorded for a young airman.
Dec 13, 2019·26m - 22
collected-011 Women and War
This episode profiles four remarkable women with vastly different war experiences, starting with Dame Alice Chisholm's work in WWI canteens.
Nov 22, 2019·26m - 23
Damien Parer and the Oscar
This episode explores the story behind the Academy Award plaque won by the documentary Kokoda Frontline, housed at the Australian War Memorial.
Oct 16, 2019·26m - 24
Collected - 009 Anzac biscuits and secret cookbooks
A curator bakes Anzac biscuits from a 1919 recipe while discussing the history of food for Australian soldiers and POWs.
Sep 11, 2019·27m - 25
Jim's POW loin cloth
This episode explores the story of a red fundoshi worn by an Australian POW on the Burma-Thailand Railway, highlighting survival and defiance.
Aug 16, 2019·21m - 26
D-Day and the Australian Connection
This episode explores a rare recording of an Australian pilot describing his experience providing air cover during the D-Day invasion.
Jul 17, 2019·25m - 27
Framing Memory - Rare World War One Portraits
Jun 14, 2019·24m - 28
Music and the First World War
This episode explores the Australian War Memorial's project to record 100 songs from World War I, focusing on the stories behind the sheet music collection.
May 21, 2019·25m - 29
Australia's military tattoos
Apr 18, 2019·20m - 30
Collected - 003 The Bushmaster
Mar 19, 2019·25m - 31
Collected - 002 A mother's love and memory
Feb 6, 2019·22m - 32
Collected - Treaty of Versailles
Jan 11, 2019·18m