The Royal Australian Navy’s Submarine Squadron was honoured in 1986, and again in 1992, with a formal ceremony awarding the unit Freedom of Entry to the town of Holbrook. The unique connection between the inland farming town of Holbrook and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Submarine Squadron was further cemented in 1986, and again in …
The end of the First World War signalled the beginning of a new series of challenges. But first, there was celebration. At 11 am (European time) on 11 November 1918, the Armistice with Germany formally came into effect. After more than four years of fighting, it signalled the end of a war that many had …
Germanton to Holbrook The Riverina town of Holbrook is one of over 90 Australian places to change its name during the First World War because of its German associations. The Riverina town of Holbrook is one of over 90 Australian places to change its name during the First World War because of its German associations. …
Frank Pickup Returning home from battlefield service was a difficult prospect for many veterans of the First World War. However, support from family, friends and social networks helped many to live long and productive lives. Frank Ainsworth Pickup was born in Windsor, outside of Sydney, in 1898. He came from a large family that included …
Le Parc de Noreuil (Noreuil Park) 2019 Jacqui Schulz 2 minutes 30 seconds Soldiers from the ‘Albury Battery’, the 13th Battery 5th Artillery Brigade, helped defend the French village of Noreuil in April 1917. The riverside parkland now known as Noreuil Park was named as such in 1919, after consultation with the ex-service personnel who …
In German (Don’t Mention the War) 2019 Jacqui Schulz 10 minutes 3 seconds Jindera Using local newspapers, diaries and ‘everyday’ photographs from Jindera collections, In German imagines the impact of the disenfranchising Conscription campaign on this community, with its strong German Lutheran heritage. A patriotic, but sometimes difficult time, underscored with the steady rhythms and …
Book of Remembrance 1931 Templeton, Walter Taylor This book lists the women and men of Albury and region who served in the First World War. It is handmade, decorated and illustrated. P.S. Templeton completed the hand lettering, and the binding and decoration were done by Walter Taylor in Sydney in 1931. Wal Taylor was born …
Peace medals (or medallions) were issued to all Australian schoolchildren in 1919. They commemorated the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919, which formalised the Armistice of 11 November 1918. This one was found on a property near Wymah anddonated to the Wymah Museum. Framed Peace Medal 1919 (framed c. 2005) Wymah …
There was once a small but thriving community located just 11 km north of Wymah, on the old Albury–Sydney road where Mullengandra Creek joined Twelve Mile Creek. Bowna was a village of about 150 people that served local landholders and travellers. You can still see the silt-covered remnants of the homes and bridges of old …
