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Everybody interested is invited to
attend the Museum’s AGM on March 13 at 2.30pm. Evaluation of 2020 events and
planning for 2021 are the main items on the agenda. We hope to welcome and
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Dates Meetings 2021 AGM at Museum March 13, 2.30pm GM June 19 GM September 18 GM December 4 Address 167 - 185 Banna
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Homepage updated 1/3/2021 The Museum is also
available on FACEBOOK The museum is usually open on Fridays from
10 am to 2 pm and on Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm,
pending further COVID-19 directions! At this stage we are
restricted to the one visitor per 2 square metres rule. 16/1/2021) A group of
25 visitors may participate in a tour.(29/1/2021) The museum operates in a Covid-19
safe way. 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 |
(COVID-19
restrictions) Museum
Activity Sheets 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 Covid-19
restrictions apply) !! Please check |
ROGER PENRITH
(1972-2020) It
was with great sadness that on December 12, 2020, we were informed that
Roger, a great fellow citizen and a reliable member and contributor to the
Griffith War Memorial Museum had passed away unexpectedly. Roger will be
missed by all of us. Through
collaboration Roger, the Museum and the Griffith RSL sub-branch have been
able to achieve that “The First Australians” Servicemen and women are
officially recognized and honoured for their service in the Australian
Defence Forces during the conflicts Australia has been part of. Roger’s
involvement had as results that now the Griffith ANZAC Day Dawn service is
opened with the playing of the didgeridoo and at the Day Morning service a
delegation of the local Aboriginal community lays a wreath remembering the
Aboriginal service people. Also a permanent Aboriginal display was opened at
the museum on ANZAC DAY 2013 and has been regularly updated with new exhibits
and information over the years. Copies of Aboriginal Nominal and Honour Rolls
are available for the public at the museum. Collated reference material on
“The First Australians and their defence of Australia”, with and from an
Indigenous perspective, is anticipated to be launched early 2021. The
Griffith War Memorial Museum’s management, members and volunteers New displays You
are kindly invited to come and see additions and 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 compiled) *Regional Aboriginal Honour and
Nominal Rolls….Updated May 2020 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. This is good news for descendants/relatives of Australian
Women’s Land Army ladies. It gives
them that extra opportunity to honour and recognise their (grand) mother’s,
mother-in-law’s WW2 service. Contact the museum via email gwmm@westnet.com.au if you would like
to receive a photo of the AWLA hat badge. Griffith City Council On
20 November 2020 the Griffith War Memorial Museum Inc
received a letter from Griffith City Council advising that our application
under the Community Grant Program had been successful. An amount of $4000 had
been approved to support the exterior painting of the Griffith War Memorial
Museum, phase 1 of a project to upgrade and improve the building, its
appearance and surroundings. A cheque presentation was held at Griffith City
Council on 26 November 2020. The museum’s executive, members and volunteers
express their appreciation and gratefulness to Griffith City Council for the
financial support given, a valuable contribution towards the disclosure of
Griffith’s military history from Boer War to current in an inviting, worthy
and representable environment. |
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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) |
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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
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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 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 Watch
this place for future information and details…at this stage it may be on! Covid-19
restrictions will apply. Stay safe, healthy and
be positive |
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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,
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Museum
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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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