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Reflective and grateful - Explosive Detection Dog

My life is also your life

A series of watercolour artworks commemorating military working dogs.

By Hollie Gill

& Rachael Potter

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
The USS Firebolt incident

USS Firebolt

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Battle of Kapyong diorama

Kapyong: 75 years ago

How a small Commonwealth Brigade faced down a dragon.

By Michael Kelly

Korean War 1950 - 1953
Lieutenant Will Dyson, left, sketching,

The filthy business of war

Will Dyson captured the hardship and humanity of ordinary soldiers in the First World War.

By Claire Hunter

First World War 1914 - 1918
Group portrait of members of No 31 Squadron RAAF assembled on and in front of one of the unit's Bristol Beaufighter aircraft.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

105 Years of Service of the Royal Australian Air Force

By Michael Garside

William Dargie, Planes of 134 Squadron grounded by the ‘Chota’ monsoon (January 1945, oil on canvas on cardboard, 40 cm x 46 cm, ART23910)

Bearing Witness

Official war artists and Australia’s role in the Burma Campaign.

By Anthea Gunn

& Alex Torrens

Second World War 1939 - 1945