World War I
Politics & Society
After the fighting: The soldiers who studied
After WW1, returning soldiers faced the question of ‘what next’? University study was the answer for some
Politics & Society
Beyond Anzac: What really shaped our nation?
Australia’s reputation as one of the first progressive democracies in the world may have been forged peacefully, but is nonetheless worthy of commemoration
Arts & Culture
Bringing a fire damaged book back from the brink
A new approach to restoring parchment has saved a WW1 Book of Remembrance commemorating local fallen soldiers that was badly damaged by fire and water
Arts & Culture
Comedy in the trenches
Humour was a safety valve for trench-bound soldiers during the First World War and the language of the enemy was prime fodder, journals reveal
Education
Remembrance Day: Updating an incomplete record
Almost a century after the First World War, the University’s war records are still being updated with new names of those who served and died - and there may be more
Arts & Culture
Dinner in No-Man’s Land
As the country marks Anzac Day, we look at how the act of sharing food during a time of war, even across enemy lines, is a potent symbol of our humanity.
Politics & Society
Anzac Day not just for the boys
By the late 1920s, Anzac Day had become male-centric. But that wasn’t the case during WW1 and the immediate post-war years, when nurses played a central role in commemorations.
Politics & Society
The women doctors who fought to serve
When the Great War broke out, female doctors were famously told to “go home and sit still”. But a group of remarkable women refused.
Arts & Culture
Lest we forget: Storing precious memories
A roadshow will travel across Victoria to help families preserve their wartime memorabilia
Arts & Culture
Why Emmeline Pankhurst criticised her daughter
An angry telegram from the leader of the Suffragette movement to an Australian Prime Minister sheds new light on her relationship with her daughter, Adela