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25.01.2022 Our brand new website will now launch at 3PM Sunday, November 11th. Australian customers will be offered a flat fee postal charge no matter who many titles they purchase.

19.01.2022 Lest We Forget On 13 August 2010, Trooper Jason Brown was killed in an engagement with insurgents in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

18.01.2022 25 Years on and well earnt by all those involved.

17.01.2022 LEST WE FORGET November 11th, 2018, one hundred years on, there will be commemorations and ceremonies that mark the occasion, but what was November 11th 1918 li...ke and how did the men on the frontline receive the news. Captain John "Jack" Wright, a flight commander with 4 Squadron AFC wrote of that moment: "On the morning of 11th November, 1918, I was sitting in my Snipe at 8.a.m just about to "wave the chocks away" and take off to bomb and shoot-up the busy rail junction of Ath, which was an important link in the German line of communications. Just as I was about to give the signal to the other five machines, I noticed signs of a commotion on the tarmac, a lot of waving of arms by the people there. A figure detached itself and with much furious waving of arms, came galloping out on the airfield in my direction. I waited until an orderly from the Sqd. office arrived very much out of breath, and gasped out his message, "Flight 'washed-out' Sir, Cancelled! Peace has been signed!" When he got his breath back, he gave me more details. The Armistice was to operate from 11.am, no more offensive moves were to be made. I sat for a minute or two in the machine while the news sank in, trying to grasp all the implications, while my prop still ticked over. I thought to myself , "perhaps its only a false alarm, but it washes-out this flight, anyhow". I detached my Very pistol from the fitting, inserted a white cartridge, and aiming it into the air away from the other machines and the Airfield buildings, fired the regulation signal "washing-out" the flight, and taxied back to the tarmac in front of our hangar, followed by five other Snipes. I still felt dubious about it, I felt there must be some kind of mistake". Extract form J.W. Wright's autobiography, "From Horses to Horsepower".

15.01.2022 Our store in now live, at this stage we are posting to Australia only, overseas customers can PM us for a quote. We are searching for a value for money overseas postage service. Australian customers can take advantage of our $10 flat postage fee. It doesn't matter how many titles you purchase in one order you will only pay $10 for postage.

12.01.2022 On 4 July 1918, the Battle of Le Hamel was fought during the First World War. This was the first battle fought by the Australian Corps under the command of Lieu...tenant General John Monash. At Le Hamel, Monash combined infantry, armour, artillery and aircraft to deliver an overwhelming and swift victory. The carefully planned battle was over in 93 minutes. The Australian Corps Memorial commemorates the battle at Le Hamel and all of the Australians who fought on the Western Front in campaigns that are now commemorated along the Remembrance Trail in France and Belgium. For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/2Jg5LGk #TYFYS Photo courtesy of the Australian War Memorial (AWM E03843)

06.01.2022 It has been an honour to see how communities around the globe have commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Great War with such respect and dignity. I would l...ike to highlight the stellar effort that Dr. Brendan Nelson and the team of the Australian War Memorial have put into these commemorations. Here are just three of the many projects the AWM embarked upon that you may not have been aware of. Name Projection From August 2014 until November 11th, 1918 each night the names of Australians who gave their lives during the First World War were projected onto the AWM from sunset to dawn. The photo below depicts the name of Air Mechanic William Henry Lord who died while a Prisoner of War.(A.Smith collection) Last Post Ceremony Each night when the AWM closes a Last Post Ceremony is held a it tells the story of one of Australia's war dead, families had the opportunity to apply to have their loved one remembered. Red Poppies Remembrance Day 2018 In conjunction with the community group 5000 Poppies the AWM displayed 62,000 poppies in its grounds from early October to November 11th. Each handcrafted poppy had been created by a volunteer and represented an Australian life lost in the First World War. The photos below are courtesy of The Canberra Times and 5000 Poppies respectively.