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.
21 Apr 2016 Duration: 01:08:57
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Daniel Wilksch on soldier settlement in Victoria
Watch this 2015 Family History Feast talk presented by Daniel Wilksch, on soldier settlement in Victoria after WWI.
10 Aug 2015 Duration: 34:09
Grace Baliviera on WWI records in the National Archives of Australia
Watch this 2015 Family History Feast talk presented by Grace Baliviera, on WWI records held at the National Archives of Australia.
10 Aug 2015 Duration: 29:02
Dr Kirsty Harris on finding Australian nurses in WWI
Watch this 2015 Family History Feast presentation, as Dr Kirsty Harris discusses resources for locating Australian nurses in WWI.
10 Aug 2015 Duration: 37:28
Writing the war: Eric Chinner
Share the experiences of a front-line soldier, brought to life in this reading of Eric Chinner's WWI letters home.
6 Jul 2015 Duration: 04:15
Writing the war: Alice Kitchen
See words and pictures from the WWI diaries of nurse Alice Kitchen, who sailed with the AIF's first convoy.
6 Jul 2015 Duration: 03:31
Writing the war: Sir Keith Murdoch
Watch our short film featuring extracts from the history-making 'Gallipoli letter' written by Sir Keith Murdoch in 1915.
30 Jun 2014 Duration: 03:58
Writing the war: Jessie Traill
Watch our short film drawn from the WWI writings, drawings and photograph album of Brighton-born artist Jessie Traill.
30 Jun 2014 Duration: 04:25
Writing the war: Percival Langford
See images from the front sent home to his students back home by teacher Percival Langford.
30 Jun 2014 Duration: 03:43