Australia – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 2, 2011 CN Editorial Team

British and Australian First World War soldiers reburied at Fromelles

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has recorded the reburial of 250 British and Australian soldiers at the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetary in France.

April 15, 2012 CN Editorial Team

Australia’s Prime Minister announces funding plans for the Centenary of the First World War

The Australian War Memorial has published an announcement by the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, about funding for the First World War Centenary.

December 7, 2012 CN Editorial Team

Australian War Memorial footage shows final Australian campaign of the First World War

This group of videos from the Australian War Memorial's channel on YouTube includes footage of Australian's final campaign of the First World War in 1918.

February 1, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Military & Colonial Museum collection

The Fraser Coast Chronicle reports that Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum has asked locals to contribute First World War medals to the museum.

February 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Photograph album from the First World War digitised by The National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia has digitised a First World War photograph album attributed to Frank Hurley.

February 13, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Efforts to provide headstones for unmarked war graves in Tasmania

936 ABC Hobart reports that a historian is making efforts to provide headstones for unmarked First World War graves in Tasmania, Australia.

February 18, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Australian Premier announces education grants & memorial restorations for Gallipoli Centenary

Adelaide Now has reported that the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has pledged $15 million in school grants and war memorial restoration funds to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings.

April 3, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Anzac Advisory Council established in New South Wales, Australia

An Anzac Advisory Council has been established in the Australian state of New South Wales.

April 9, 2013 CN Editorial Team

City of Sydney requests designs for Indigenous war memorial for Anzac Day 2015

The City of Sydney has called for designs for a new monument dedicated to Aboriginal and Strait Islander service men and women, to be unveiled on Anzac Day 2015.

April 14, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Australian War Memorial begins redevelopment of First World War galleries for Centenary

The Australian War Memorial has started a $32 million modernisation of its First World War galleries as part of its efforts to mark the Centenary.