First drafts of history: Rediscovering Victoria's war correspondents
Discover the story of Victoria's pioneering war correspondents in this thought-provoking video from our Making Public Histories seminar series.
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Discover the story of Victoria's pioneering war correspondents in this thought-provoking video from our Making Public Histories seminar series.
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Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick argues that equality cannot be achieved without commitment from men.
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Watch our short film drawn from the WWI writings, drawings and photograph album of Brighton-born artist Jessie Traill.
See images from the front sent home to his students back home by teacher Percival Langford.
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