Author Archives: Janis Hanley
Missing memorial
- Dec
- 31
There is a wide boulevard in Canberra that runs from the war memorial in a direct line towards parliament house, just stopping short at Lake Burley-Griffin. It is called ANZAC Parade, and it contains memorials dedicated to the Australians and others, who participated or gave their lives in the conflicts Australia has participated in. Memorials […]
read moreLight Horse Memorial
- Nov
- 30
This Light Horse memorial displays a plaque showing a poem written about the light horsemen returning to Australia without their mounts.Click here link to the Light Horse memorial. ‘This memorial is dedicated to the Australian light horsemen and their mounts. The poem refers to WW1 and is inspired by the feelings of Australian light horsemen, […]
read moreWhat do you know about the slouch hat?
- Nov
- 27
Although believed to be uniquely Australian, similar styles of slouch hats were used by many other countries long before it was part of the Australian military uniform. The first Aussie users of the hats were soldiers fighting the Boer War when there was a severe shortage of helmets. The simple khaki felt hat was chosen […]
read moreSchool Activities for the national history curriculum
- Nov
- 27
Exciting plans are afoot to develop activities for school groups, directly tailored to the new national history curriculum. Rumour has it that ‘Woody the Waler’ will be helping us with some activites around the past in the present for Grade two and below. Woody might also be helping us with remembrance, with a porogram for […]
read moreWelcome!
- Sep
- 10
Web site is go! Our new website is up and running. Yay! Make sure you follow our website as it grows and develops. The vision is that it develops into a storehouse of historical information, images and educational resources relating to the museum and the Light Horse. Drop by – have a browse and a […]
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