World events, local impacts

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them. "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon

Expert videos

Deborah Tout-Smith Senior Curator, Cultural Diversity, Museums Victoria

Graeme Davison Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, School of Historical Studies, Monash University

Richard Frankland Filmmaker, Koorreen Enterprises

Museums Victoria resources

Small Object Big Story: a guide and range of tools to facilitate research and presentation.

Olympic Games in Museums Victoria Collections: research the Olympic Games, Melbourne 1956, in Museums Victoria’s collections online to discover related images, objects, documents and more.

World War I & II in Museums Victoria Collections: research World Wars I & II in Museums Victoria’s collections online to discover related images, objects, documents and more.

Vietnam War in Museums Victoria Collections: research the Vietnam War in Museums Victoria’s collections online to discover related images, objects, documents and more.

Other resources

Australian War Memorial: explore the collections, biographical databases, the roll of honour and official war histories.

National Archives of Australia: explore the Learning, What’s On and services content for ways you can access the collection.

Discovering Anzacs: find information about a service person and see their service records.

Gallipoli and the Anzacs: search the extensive website for histories, images and timelines.

Australian History Museum: website for the exhibition about prisoners of war, Selarang to Sonkurai.