


A Face to Remember: The story of Astrid Wagstaff
Letters to a model reveal wartime longing, connection and a life cut tragically short.

Captured Japanese Film
Reels of Japanese film, captured by Australian forces post WWII

Wartime love story: Colin and Irene Simper
Letters reveal Colin and Irene Simper’s wartime love story.

The books that shaped our historians
Historians share the books that first inspired their passion for history.

Dear John: Letters from home
A moving collection of letters written to an Australian prisoner of war

Two rugby legacies
Only two players have ever represented both the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions.


Papua New Guinean experiences of the Pacific War
Australian war artists captured striking portraits of Papua New Guineans who served in WWII.

Rugby Heroes: Remembering Swannell and Richards
Families unite at the Memorial to honour rugby greats who served at Gallipoli.

The Beer They Never Shared
One of Australia’s oldest unopened bottles of beer has been donated to the National Collection.

From the East and the West
Enemy weapons encountered by the Australian Army in South Vietnam.