War

Below is a selection of audio recordings of lectures and talks produced by the National Archives.

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Prime Minister's address at the launch of Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: On the enduring impact of World War I – launch of Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice 13:18 minutes 6.24mb Download mp3 file Transcript

Speakers Corner

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Roland Perry – The Australian Light Horse, 18 October 2009 53:29 minutes 62.67mb Download mp3 file Paper
Dr Rosalie Triolo – Australian teachers, their schools and families after Armistice, 18 March 2009 47:14 minutes 44.29mb Download mp3 file Paper
Peter Hore – Cracking the code: The continuing intrigue surrounding the HMAS Sydney, 27 July 2007 38:00 minutes 17.96mb Download mp3 file Transcript

A Gift to the Nation launch, 11 April 2007

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Launch of A Gift to the National – full proceedings 18:13 minutes 8.54mb Download mp3 file  
Ross Gibbs, National Archives Director-General – Introduction 1.40 minutes 0.79mb Download mp3 file  
Roland Perry – World War I 5.04 minutes 2.38mb Download mp3 file Transcript
Prime Minister John Howard – Launch of A Gift to the Nation: Announcing that the World War I service records are all online 11.20 minutes 5.37mb Download mp3 file Transcript

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