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网页Plan your visit. The Australian War Memorial is open to the public. Visitors require timed tickets to enter the Memorial, and also to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony at 4:30 pm in the Commemorative Area. Access to the Memorial entrance and visitor carpark is via Fairbairn Avenue. Book your free ticket School and school aged group bookings.
Visit - Australian War Memorial
网页Tickets. You need a free two-hour timed ticket to visit the Galleries and Commemorative Area. A separate ticket is required to attend the daily Last Post Ceremony held in the Commemorative Area from 4 pm. Free tickets can be booked online in advance or in person on arrival (availability dependent). Need help with a ticket?
Plan your visit - Australian War Memorial
网页Poppy’s Café. 9 am – 3 pm daily. Research Centre Reading Room. Visits to the Reading Room are for the purpose of viewing Research Centre collection material only. Researchers are required to request an appointment four weeks in advance to facilitate collection retrieval and delivery. Monday – Friday: 10 am – 12.45 pm, 1.45 pm – 4.30 pm.
First World War 1914–18 - Australian War Memorial
网页Summary. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, and both Prime Minister Joseph Cook and Opposition Leader Andrew Fisher, who were in the midst of an election campaign, pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places ...
About the Australian War Memorial
网页The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict. Its mission is leading remembrance and understanding of Australia’s ...
Second World War, 1939–45 - Australian War Memorial
网页On 7 May 1945 the German High Command authorised the signing of an unconditional surrender on all fronts: the war in Europe was over. The surrender was to take effect at midnight on 8–9 May 1945. On 14 August 1945 Japan accepted of the Allied demand for unconditional surrender. For Australia it meant that the Second World War was finally over.
Tours - Australian War Memorial
网页Our self-guided tours take approximately 90 minutes to complete. Please enquire at our Information Desk upon arrival. Highlights Audio Tour. Available in English, Mandarin and Hindi. Cost: $10.00 pp (family discount available). Highlights Auslan (Australian sign language) Tour. Facilitated on a portable device the Auslan tour connects visitors ...
History of the Australian War Memorial
网页The Memorial forms the core of the nation's tribute to the sacrifice and achievement of the more than 103,000 Australian men and women who died serving their country, and to all those who served overseas and at home. A central Commemorative Area flanked by arched cloisters houses the names of the fallen on the bronze panels of the Roll of ...
War memorials | Australian War Memorial
网页War memorials. Accession Number: H17709. First World War memorial after an Anzac Day service, Brockton, Western Australia. C387525. The war memorial movement was underway before the First World War had ended. With almost two-fifths of men aged between 18 and 44 enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force, every community was touched by the war.
Our Organisation - Australian War Memorial
网页The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Australian War Memorial is established as a corporation by the Australian War Memorial Act 1980. The functions of the Memorial and the powers of the Memorial, the Minister, the Council, the Chairman and the Director are outlined in the Act.