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Talks & Events
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Shrine Volunteer Recruiting - Option 1
Friday 24 February, 10:30am
The Shrine of Remembrance is now recruiting volunteers for the March 2012 intake of our Volunteer Guide Program.
All prospective guides must complete an application (click here or collect an application from our Visitor Centre) prior to attending an information session. Upon receipt of your application we'll send you an invitation to book into one of the following three information sessions to begin the process of becoming a member of the Shrine Family:
Anyone aged 18 years or over who has an interest in and wants to learn more about the Shrine and/or Australia's involvement in conflicts and peacekeeping missions can apply to be a Volunteer.
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Friends of the Shrine Luncheon
Friday 24 February, 12:00pm
Join Lambis Englezos AM, at Tobruk House in Albert Park on Friday the 24 February 2012. Our special guests will be some of the original surviving Rats of Tobruk. Cost of the lunch for Friends is $35. Bookings essential.
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Shrine Volunteer Recruiting - Option 2
Saturday 25 February, 2:30pm
The Shrine of Remembrance is now recruiting volunteers for the March 2012 intake of our Volunteer Guide Program.
All prospective guides must complete an application (click here or collect an application from our Visitor Centre) prior to attending an information session. Upon receipt of your application we'll send you an invitation to book into one of the following three information sessions to begin the process of becoming a member of the Shrine Family:
Anyone aged 18 years or over who has an interest in and wants to learn more about the Shrine and/or Australia's involvement in conflicts and peacekeeping missions can apply to be a Volunteer.
Visit Full Details Page
Make a Booking
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Shrine Volunteer Recruiting - Option 3
Monday 27 February, 2:30pm
The Shrine of Remembrance is now recruiting volunteers for the March 2012 intake of our Volunteer Guide Program.
All prospective guides must complete an application (click here or collect an application from our Visitor Centre) prior to attending an information session. Upon receipt of your application we'll send you an invitation to book into one of the following three information sessions to begin the process of becoming a member of the Shrine Family:
Anyone aged 18 years or over who has an interest in and wants to learn more about the Shrine and/or Australia's involvement in conflicts and peacekeeping missions can apply to be a Volunteer.
Visit Full Details Page
Make a Booking
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HMAS Perth I and her men: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of her loss in the Battle of the Sundra
Wednesday 29 February, 12:30pm
Pattie Wright, author of ‘The Men of the Line’ (Miegunyah-MUP) and the soon to be published Biography of CPO Ray Parkin, AM (Pan MacMillan) will speak on the history of HMAS Perth I and her men. 2012 marks the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Perth I and USS Houston in the plucky Battle of the Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942. Pattie will discuss the men’s attempts to survive, escape and the P.O.W. years on the Thai Burma Railway and Japan.
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The Korean War: Australia in the Giants' Playground
Wednesday 7 March, 12:30pm
The Korean War had a profound impact on the world and the great ideological confrontation that was the Cold War. It also gave shape to Australia’s strategic alliance with the United States and set the pattern for our involvement in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Multi-award winning journalist and author Cameron Forbes will talk both about the giants of history – Mao, Stalin and Truman – and about the marvellous Diggers in an Australian force which punched above their weight.