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UPDATE RE-OPENING
GWMM The
Museum’s doors are open on Fridays
10am-2pm Saturdays
11am-2pm HOWEVER !!!! Although
being fully vaccinated, check-in with the QR code, face masks and the 1 person
per square metres rule are not required anymore for museums at the moment, our Museum still cares about your health and the
health of our communities. If unwell please don’t visit the museum. Follow us on this page or on Facebook The GWMM management. |
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Dates
Meetings 2022 Change
of Meeting Days/Times (Discussed at meeting on Saturday May 21, 2022) June 14 at 7.00pm (Tuesday) Venue RSL Room,
Members GM July 12 at 7.00pm (Tuesday) Venue RSL Room, Members GM August 9 at 7.00pm (Tuesday) Venue RSL Room, Members GM October 11 at 7.00pm (Tuesday) Venue RSL
Room, Members GM December 13 at 7.00pm (Tuesday) bVenue RSL room, Members GM GWMM 167 - 185 Banna
Avenue Griffith NSW |
Important Military Dates/Events Australian War Memorial Boer War Day May 31 The Boer War Day commemorates the first war in which Australia fought
as a nation. In 1899 NSW troops were the first to join in this war followed
by all of the other colonies and after Federation in 1901 Australian units
took part. The Boer War was also the first war in which Australians fought
alongside New Zealanders. The 31st May is the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of
Vereeniging that ended the South African War in 1902. Boer War Day itself is
held on the Sunday before 31st May to enable working people to attend |
Membership (2022 fees are due)
Volunteers
are always needed! Click here
The
Griffith War Memorial Museum is open on Fridays and Saturdays. Friday 10am-2pm Saturday 11am-2pm Good
Friday Closed REMEMBRANCE DAY open after
the Cenotaph ceremony ANZAC DAY open after the Cenotaph ceremony. Any other days by appointment If you want to book a
group visit, then please contact Mrs Pat Cox
(secretary) on 0407485091. Schools are welcome to learn about the Australian
and local Military history from the available
displays/presentations.…we are looking forward to see you back !!! |
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Homepage updated 26/05/2022 The Museum is also
available on FACEBOOK The museum is open on Fridays from
10 am to 2 pm and on Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm. A
nominal Roll of Griffith’s “National Servicemen” is accessible at the museum. The Griffith RSL Sub-Branch donated the
former Cenotaph Memorial Plaque and the Invictus
Games Flag to the Museum, where they are on display for the public. Griffith Cenotaph The cenotaph shows the names of locals who
were Killed In Action or Died of Wounds in the conflicts. In 2018 18 WW1
names were added and the WW2 names adjusted up to 104. Detailed information about each name on the
cenotaph is available in the Museum. GRIFFITH
NSW BOER WAR REGISTER Are you a descendant or relative of a WW1
Serviceman who came as a soldier settler to the NSW Griffith region after WW1
finished and who had served in the South African Boer War between 1899 and 1902? If
the answer is "yes" we kindly invite you to provide us with
information about this person. Details such as name, service number,
regiment, where deployed in South Africa, and maybe a copy of a photo... will
then be added to our Boer War Register. At the moment we have 27 confirmed names on our register and another 19 are being
researched for possible inclusion. If you have information and would like to
share this, please send an email to gwmm@westnet.com.au or visit our webpage for
more contact details. http://www.gwmm.org.au |
Planning a
group/school visit to theMuseum? Volunteers
are available to give information about displays, records, museum projects
and local Griffith military history. If
you want to visit on a museum’s “closed” day or to book a group/school visit
then contact Mrs Pat Cox,
secretary on 0407485091 or send an email to gwmm@westnet.com.au
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New displays *Boer War 1899-1902 *Attack on Australia *Interviews with local
WW2 Veterans (Videos) *First Australians and
their defence of Australia with and from an Indigenous perspective (Reference
material) *Regional Aboriginal Honour and
Nominal Rolls….Updated May 2020. (A next update is in progress) *We hope to add displays on more recent conflicts…Gulf War, Iraq,
Afghanistan, East-Timor,(Timor-Leste)to the collection in the foreseeable
future…However …THE MUSEUM NEEDS and SEEKS YOUR HELP/ASSISTANCE!!! We call on anybody from Griffith or cities, towns and settlements in
the regions around Griffith, who has served in any of the listed recent conflicts,
to come forward and submit their name to the museum. It will be added to a
list respecting and recognizing the service in the Australian Defence Forces. You are kindly invited to contact the
Museum on 040748509 or send an email
to gwmm@westnet.com.au Your personal contribution is
highly appreciated. ROGER PENRITH
(1972-2020) Roger, a great supporter,
contributor and founder of the Griffith War Memorial Museum's display on
Indigenous service in the Australian Armed Forces passed tragically and
unexpectedly away on December 12, 2020.. Roger…rest in peace.! The Griffith War Memorial Museum’s
management, members and volunteers. Permission to use AWLA service emblem, e.g. hat
badge on grave headstones and memorial plaques The Office of Australian War Graves
informed us that anyone seeking to inscribe the AWLA emblem on a headstone or
memorial plaque is allowed to do so without seeking permission from the OAWG. Contact the museum via email gwmm@westnet.com.au if you would like
to receive a photo of the AWLA hat badge. |
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Current
NSW K-10 Syllabus for the NSW Curriculum in History
NSW HSC
Syllabus Preliminary/HSC Courses in Modern
History
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Displays Click on the chosen TOPIC and have a Brief preview Boer War WW1, WW2, Korean War, Local National
Servicemen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the
Armed Forces (Boer War until now) |
AUSTRALIAN
WOMEN’S LAND ARMY MONUMENT
The “GIRL WITH GRIT” This monument of the
Australian Women’s Land Army was officially unveiled at the Museum in Banna
Avenue , Griffith NSW on Saturday July 11, 2015 More Info “Click
Here” |
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AWARDS RECEIVED MUSEUMS&GALLERIES OF NSW GWMM
declared winner of the 2015 IMAGinE
Award in the categorie “Individual Achievement:Volunteer” “Blue Star” Keep NSW Beautiful Cultural Heritage Award Finalist Australia Day 2016 2015 Griffith” Citizen of the Year”
Nomination 2015 “Girls with Grit”, Community Project
Nomination NSW Government, 17/8/2017 Ministerial Commendation for contributions
to the Griffith Servicemen/women veterans community 2017 Proud and Deadly Awards Recipient of the Community Award
Non-Aboriginal Australia Day 2019 2018 Griffith “Citizen of the Year” Joint
Nomination 2018 Griffith Community “Project of the
Year” Award Recipient. A combined team effort made by RSL, GGHS,GWMM. Australia Day 2021 2020 Griffith “Citizen of the Year”
Nomination Australia Day 2022 2021 Griffith “Citizen of the Year”
Nomination Flashbacks ANZAC DAY 2017 Guest speaker Miss Madison Penrith from the Griffith Aboriginal Community
spoke in her address about * Indigenous Soldiers in the
Australian Armed
Forces *Her visit to Gallipoli attending the
1915/2015
Centenary Commemorations ANZAC DAY 2018 Local
guest speaker Mr. Noel Hicks gave a
very meaningful address on the Anzac Spirit and mateship. He brought tears to
the eyes of many present when elaborating on the human aspects, the suffering
and sacrifices in the wars. Remembrance Day Service
2018. Dedication of the Cenotaph’s new Honour Board, showing the names
of local WW1 and 2 Servicemen who died during the conflicts, followed by a
Centenary Commemoration of the end of WW1. Detailed information about the WW1/WW2
Servicemen whose names are on the new Cenotaph Honour Board is now available
for the public in the Griffith War Memorial Museum. ANZAC DAY 2019 The
Dawn Service was at 5.30am officially opened by Ty
Powell playing the
didgeridoo and the sounds of bagpipes and trumpets reverberating at the early
start of the commemoration of Anzac Day 2019. The Dawn Service was again
attended by an apparently every year increasing number of onlookers. This
was at 10.30 am followed by the Anzac Day march where hundreds lined up along
Banna Avenue applauding and cheering the Sydney St
Mary’s Bagpipes Band, Service and Ex-Servicemen and women and descendants/relatives
of Service People who had passed away. For the first time a wreath was laid
for veterans who fought in the Boer War. A large crowd attended a moving ceremony
at Griffith Memorial Park. ANZAC DAY 2020 The
COVID-19 crisis resulted in a cancellation of all ANZAC Day
gatherings….Dawn-, Day-services and marches. However, many Australian
residents organised personal candlelit driveway ceremonies where families in
small groups honoured the veterans between 5.30 and 6.00 am. ANZAC DAY 2021 Due
to Covid restrictions the ANZAC DAY Dawn and Main Services had to be “controlled outdoor events” and as such it
meant it had to be ticketed events in a fenced off area which in Griffith is
Memorial Park in Banna Ave. There was also no
march along Banna
Ave. ANZAC DAY 2022 Worried
about the number of people attending The
Dawn and Morning ANZAC Day commemorations after returning to the way
pre- Covid-19
services were run, now some Covid restrictions were
dropped ? Attendance at both services was bigger than
ever, and
it showed that the sacrifices of all Australians who
served in the conflicts Australia was part of, had not been in vain and forgotten, but were recognised
and highly respected. The
commemoration address was given by Mr Lachlan
Date sharing the story of his great- grandfather
Frank Bartle Ledwidge who fought in WW1
and WW2. |
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The objective of the Griffith War Memorial Museum Inc is to display items of military interest and aspects of the social history linked to military operations of ex-servicemen and women and their families from Griffith and districts. The museum aims to
achieve this by displaying photos, audio and DVD resource material, stories,
clothing, weapons and other military artefacts. |
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Museum
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Fridays OPEN 10am-2pm Saturdays OPEN 11am-2pm Good Friday CLOSED REMEMBRANCE DAY (11/11) open after the Cenotaph ceremony ANZAC DAY (25/4) open after the Cenotaph ceremony. BOER WAR DAY (31/5) open between 11am and 1pm. |
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A donation is appreciated to cover development and maintenance costs of the museum. Donations over $2.00 are tax deductable and a receipt will be given. |
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Tours
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Attention If you would like to donate any artefacts, photos or information to the museum, please contact us via email or our PO Box 2221 Griffith. |
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These can be organised at other times by special arrangement. By writing to PO Box 2221 Griffith NSW 2680, or emailing to gwmm@westnet.com.au or by contacting the Secretary Pat Cox on 0407485091
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· Public parking on the street bays and centre · Disabled access via door to the left of the building · Public toilets in the park next door. |
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