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Thousands gander at Australia’s military relics at the War Memorial
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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9/2/2023
Thousands of people have gotten up close and personal with some of the Australian military’s biggest relics at the War Memorial's warehouse in Mitchell.
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From big shots to big birds. Size certainly mattered for thousands of people today who
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descended on the Australian War Memorial's storage hub in Mitchell for a rare look at
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the military relics that don't fit in the Campbell Building.
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Today is a really great way for people to get really close to these big things and see
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things that they wouldn't normally see every day.
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We're able to tell the stories of that service through an object to allow people to see it
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through effectively a different lens.
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Some 121,000 items used by or against Australians during conflict and peacekeeping that make
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up the memorial's back catalogue were on show and in demand, including a Bushmaster damaged
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by IEDs in Afghanistan and the G for George Lancaster bomber which carried out almost
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90 bombing missions during World War II.
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I am interested in a lot of aviation stuff and I'm very interested in fighter planes.
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Just to have the history and be able to show your children this and have access, it's what's
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great about living in Canberra isn't it?
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It's not just vehicles and machinery stored here, there are plenty of smaller, big items
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too. Everything from bomb removal robots and sea mines to munitions and even a sewing machine
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used by the Light Horse.
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And far more than storage, this is where items are restored and preserved, ready to go on
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display when there's room.
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For some items, like the Chinook helicopter, that won't be until late 2025 when the expanded
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memorial's new galleries open.
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But there's plans for more big things more often then too.
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I would like to think that once we get through the development there is an opportunity to
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have this facility open more regularly because there's clearly a demand for it.
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A new perspective on Australia's service and sacrifice.
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