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Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal poses in front of one of his art works on display in a new exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday June 15, 2021. AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski
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Museum exhibits works by Polish artist confronting Holocaust

Warsaw’s Jewish history museum has opened an exhibition featuring the works of a renowned contemporary Polish artist that confront the pervasive presence of the Holocaust in Poland, where Germany carried out its destruction of Europe's Jews.

From ABC news

Lawson War Memorial
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Upgrades to three war memorials

Blue Mountains council recently finished repairing and restoring three local war memorials which had deteriorated because of wear and tear over time, and vandalism.

From Blue Mountains Gazette News

Army musician and sax player Jaime Grech… “Jaime’s got a lot of youthful energy and if she is the future of military music, we’re in good shape,” says Chris Latham. Photo: Holly Treadaway
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A musical triumph over a contentious war

Army musician and sax player, Jaime Grech, joins classical saxophonist, Christina Leonard, in a musical triumph over one of our most contentious wars ever.

From Canberra city news

Floral wreaths at Queanbeyan Cenotaph on Anzac Day 2021. Photo: Trisha’s Sports Photos.
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Region’s war memorials to get funds for facelifts

War memorials in the region will get a facelift in the latest round of funding being made available as part of the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund.

From about regional News

An Object in Time - The Train Carriage c.1918
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An Object in Time - The Train Carriage

On November 11th 1918, after four years of fighting and 20 million deaths, the guns of World War I finally fell silent.

From the ABC

Club Taree chief executive Paul Allan with Taree RSL Sub-branch vice president Darcy Elbourne and president Charlie Fisher with the new statue at the Taree War Memorial. Photo: Scott Calvin.
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New soldier statue installed at Taree War Memorial

A sad tale for Taree RSL Sub-branch finally has a happy ending. A new soldier statue was recently installed at the Taree War Memorial, more than one year after the original was desecrated by vandals. The replacement, created by Edsteins, was funded through a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) grant and Club Taree donation.

From Manning River Times NEWS

The remains of an unknown soldier from the First World War has been identified following an investigation by Fallen Diggers Incorporated, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Army’s Unrecovered War Casualties division this week.
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Remains of unknown soldier identified

The remains of an unknown soldier from the First World War has been identified following an investigation by Fallen Diggers Incorporated, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Army’s Unrecovered War Casualties division this week.

From Defence Connect

Braidwood’s Memorial Avenue commemorates King George V. Photo: Alex Rea.
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Avenues of Honour are the living memorials we’re in danger of forgetting

War memorials are a place of pride across the length and breadth of Australia, ranging from the grand to the humble. They are a central feature of many country towns. But this Anzac Day, as services begin to take place again, another form of commemoration is in danger of being forgotten.

From About Regional News

Australian soldier John Poland. Credit: Unknown/Honouring Indigenous War Graves
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It’s time for Australia to recognise all its Diggers this Anzac Day

Until 1967, First Nations people were not counted in the national population, which meant Indigenous Australians who fought in the Boer War, World War I, including at Gallipoli, and World War II were fighting for a country that did not acknowledge or recognise them.

From The West Australian

Fiona Phillips MP, Fixed Wing Pilot David Black's wife Julie Black and daughters Sophie and Adelaide, Sandy Lanham and Mayor Amanda Findley unveil the Ulladulla Memorial Obelisk on Friday.
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Ulladulla's Frontline Services Memorial obelisk unveiled

Emotions ran free at a special event in Ulladulla on Friday just gone. Voices cracked and tears flowed as plaques on Ulladulla's Frontline Services Memorial obelisk were officially unveiled.

From South Coast Register News