The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A chronological compilation of footage shot during the building of the east and west wings of the Memorial. All stages of the construction and gallery fit out are depicted. The film shows the fitting out of Aeroplane Hall (now Aircraft Hall), including the moving and installation of the Wirraway (1:42:02), and panels of Harold Freedman's mural being moved onsite, and sawn into the sizes required for installation into Aircraft Hall. It also covers the building of the Vietnam diorama in the studio led by Department of the Army modeller Juanita Feltham, the first female artist to work on dioramas at the AWM (1:36:43); restoration of dioramas by AWM staff artist Don Evans and official war artist George Browning; diorama backgrounds being painted/repainted by Browning (1:33:58) and Murray Griffin (1:35:54); the Japanese midget submarine being moved by cranes (7:53); a modeller working on a large ship model; and the removal of the Semakh diorama. The Deperdussin training aircraft and Messerschmitt Me262 jet fighter are also shown being moved into the building. Memorial Director WR Lancaster is shown inspecting the building works and the installation of the Wirraway. Other known Memorial staff in the film include: Assistant Director AJ Sweeting; carpenters Joe Moore and Ken Parker; Les Jordon; A Reeves; typist Mrs M Byrne. Also shown are: Citra foreman John Skinner; Clerks of Works L Kirchner and Ed Bulley; Pat Naylor of Wormald Brothers; Jeff Dean; Bill Thistlewaite; Board of Trustees Chairman Sir Edmund Herring.
CA5 Wirraway Mk II single engined, two seat low wing monoplane general purpose aircraft with tubular steel framed and fabric covered fuselage and aluminium wings. Type information: Crew: two; Power p
Deperdussin taxi-type single seat training monoplane with 35hp Anzani Y-type three cylinder engine radial. Its serial number is CFS.5. The fabric has been replaced but most other parts are original.
The Camel Corps, which was formed in January 1916, and comprised former Australian infantrymen and light horse reinforcements as well as New Zealanders and British yeomanry, played a magnificent role
Messerschmitt Me 262A-2, cantilever low wing monoplane with twin axial flow jet engines. All metal, stressed skin construction. Retractable tricycle undercarriage, single spar, one piece wing attached
Japanese Midget submarine which is a composite of two submarines - the Ha-21 and the Ha-14. The original submarine type was constructed of 6.4mm steel plate in five sections: Forward section incorpor
The Australian War Memorial aircraft mural was commissioned in 1968 by the Memorial as part of a revitalisation of Aircraft Hall. Harold Freedman’s idea was to create a mural to “record every aircraft
On 25 September 1918, Semakh was the scene of a short action between Australian light horsemen and a mixed force of Turks and Germans. Located at the southern end of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee)
This diorama portrays one type of 'cordon and search' operation conducted by Australians in South Vietnamese villages. Also shown is a form of Viet Cong tunnel system often encountered by Australians.
A documentary film on the Gallipoli campaign making extensive use of photographs, art works, terrain models and dioramas to tell the story. The film is introduced by the then Director of the Australia
An informational piece about the origin and purpose of The Australian War Memorial, showing the grounds, exterior and some of its exhibits, particularly artwork, dioramas and sculpture. G for George i
Construction of the Australian War Memorial's Hall of Memory mosaics. The artist Napier Waller explains the work and process. The Italian-born mosaic craftsmen Aldo Rossi and Cavallerio Vitali De Marc
Arrival of Rear Admiral Sir George Creasey at the Australian War Memorial to lay a wreath and inspect the building. The Admiral was met on arrival by Mr H Ward Assistant Director of the Memorial. He t
On his arrival at the Memorial Mr Sato was greeted by the Director, Mr W R Lancaster and escorted into the courtyard. After laying a wreath on the Inauguration Stone, Mr Sato signed the Visitors' Book
During a State visit to Australia, Signor Guiseppe Saragat, President of the Republic of Italy, paid a short visit to the Australian War Memorial. On his arrival he was met by The Honourable J D Antho
