From the Collection #41 - Linking Research with Collections
Part of the "From the Collection" series prepared and distributed to a subscribers' list during 2022 as a follow on to the "Virtual Visit" series initiated during the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 The collection focus of this item is the AWAS and Home front exhibitions on Rottnest and at the Army Museum in 2022, the 80th anniversary of the deployment of Australian Women's Army Service soldiers to Rottnest in support of the coast defence of western Australia.
Over 500 visitors made their way to Kingstown Barracks on 8 and 9 October 2022 to celebrate the women who joined the various services and were posted to Rottnest during World War 2. The visitors came to Salute the Service of those women. The Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association event, organised by a group of dedicated guides, with great support from Rottnest Island Authority, and the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was highly successful and widely acclaimed.
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Typically only a small portion of a museum collection is exhibited at any one time. This is due not only to practical consideration of display space, but a range of professional considerations designed to protect and preserve the artefact. This series highlights objects and stories you may have overlooked in the galleries or collection items awaiting the opportunity to be viewed and share their story.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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