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The Shrine is committed to providing visitors with programs that foster knowledge of Australian service in armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations. For more information about Public Programs please call (03) 9661 8100 or email programs@shrine.org.au. Bookings are essential for all lectures.

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September 2010 at The Shrine

9/9/2010 - 10/9/2010
Surviving Captivity in the Pacific War, Friday 10 September 12:30pm

More than 22,000 Australians were taken captive by the Japanese in 1941-42 in Singapore, Ambon, Rabaul, Timor, and Java. The publication of the POW diary kept by Bob Christie of the 2/29th Battalion AIF will be launched following this presentation.

26/9/2010 - 27/9/2010
Military Discipline and the Larrikin Digger, Monday 27 September 12:30pm

Stories of larrikinism have become synonymous with the Australian digger. Unruly Australians were often the recipients of strict military discipline and pushed the boundaries of law to its limits.