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Tomorrow is ANZAC Day, and it will look quite different to past and future ANZAC days. Things look a little different for the #VeteransHeritageProject at the moment too, but while our on-site training is presently suspended, the Project’s aims remain the same:
Since 2016 we have been bringing ex-service organisations and museum professionals together to protect, preserve, and increase access to Victoria’s war heritage. We& #39;re able to do this thanks to the support of @VicGovAu Veterans Branch.
At a time when we& #39;re unable to gather in person, digital access to our State& #39;s heritage is more important than ever. We’d like to take the opportunity to share some of the military heritage that has been digitised, preserved and shared through the #VeteransHeritageProject
Dog tags, from the collection of Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch
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Medals, from the collection of Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
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The AIF ball, from the collection of Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub-Branch
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Entrenching tool, from the collection of Lara RSL Sub-Branch
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& #39;Aussie& #39; book, from the collection of Melbourne Legacy
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Compass, from the collection of Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
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Diary, from the collection of Shepparton RSL Sub-Branch
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Rifle bucket, from the collection of Wangaratta RSL Sub-Branch
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Ornamental biscuit, from the collection of Warrnambool RSL Sub-Branch
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Medal, from the collection of Woodend RSL Sub-Branch
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You can learn more about the military heritage featured in this thread by clicking the link to @VicCollections in each tweet.
They have been diligently catalogued by ex-service members, and together they form an integral part of Victoria’s cultural heritage and tell important stories about everyday Australians’ experiences of war.
