Australian War Memorial: Treasures From A Century Of Collecting Signed

Author: Nola Anderson

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Price : $89.99 AUD
ISBN : 9781742660127
Publisher : Murdoch Books
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Weight (g) : 0.454
Publication date : October 2012
Dimensions : 275mm X 215mm
Produced in : Australia
RRP : 89.99
Availability date : November 2012
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size : SRG 2012
Author : Nola Anderson
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Edition : 113
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Dewey classification : 355.0074099
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Pages : 624
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9781742660127

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A book for the shelf in every Australian home, showcasing the extensive collection of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and telling the story of Australia's involvement in all theatres of war.

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SRG 2012

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Nola Anderson is Assistant Director and Branch Head, National Collection, at the Australian War Memorial, responsible for the Memorial's vast collection of art, photography, film, sound, documents, and military heraldry and technology, spanning Australia's military history from the colonial period to recent conflicts. With over 20 years' experience at the Memorial, she has an in-depth knowledge of its collection, its history and the many stories that bring it to life. Nola has been a contributor to professional arts journals, has curated several exhibitions including the Memorial's Stolen Years, and was a Smithsonian Centre for Museum Studies Fellow at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.

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The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.