Britain's Elizabeth II enjoyed significant popularity Down Under, but new monarch and new pro-republic government in Canberra provide opening for fresh discussion of independence
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For anyone under 21, just wanting to join the fight against the Axis powers in World War II wasn t enough - someone had to vouch for you.
The National Archive of Australia released a trove of references written for hopeful enlistees about 70 years ago, before their interviews to join the RAAF.
They tell a story of young men and women from big cities, small towns, and all kinds of industries keen to down tools and join the war effort.
Adelaide-based Guinea Airways Limited seemed unwilling to talk up Mr Ellens abilities in this reference (pictured, courtesy National Archives of Australia)
Beaurepaires manager felt it important to point out that Gordon Cuthbertson had the guts to fight in defence of his country in their reference to the RAAF (pictured, courtesy National Archives of Australia)
Australian historians are building a 2020 time capsule â this is what s in it
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A lot things happened in 2020 and someone needs to keep a record of it all.
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When a koala which had been hanging on the Brooklyn Bridge arrived in a FedEx box for Libby Stewart in Canberra, she refused to touch it.
The then-senior curator at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) had arranged for the plush toy, which had been left on the New York City icon, to be sent Down Under.
A tag hanging from its foot read: One billion of the world s unique wildlife has died in the Australian bushfire.