Virtual Visit #82 - Gunner Curly
2020 - 2022Part of a series of Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia entitled “Gunner Curly - A Woman with a Dream".
Danusha Cubillo,is a researcher at the Australian War Memorial. A proud Larrakia woman, Cubillo has been working with the Memorial’s Indigenous Liaison Officer Michael Bell to research and identify Indigenous Australians who have served or are still serving. Danusha was seconded to the Memorial from the Department of Defence through Defence Indigenous Affairs in 2020, to work on the Memorial’s Second World War Indigenous Service List. Gunner Curley’s story is one of the many she has uncovered during her research into Indigenous service during the Second World War.
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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was closed to volunteers and the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. One outcome was the creation of an expanded on-line presence through a weekly Virtual Visit post. The initial response encouraged the Museum over the following three tears, to continue the series. Virtual Visits normally focused on an object or theme from the collection. The general format was to link the story of the object and its significance. with web links and related materials to facilitate a continuing journey of self-discovery.
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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