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The diary of Gallipoli and Western Front soldier Bert Orchard was published in 2010. See details.
 

Gallipoli and the Anzacs: A Resource for Secondary Schools  (dva.gov.au)
Scroll down to "Gallipoli and the Anzacs". From the Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2010. The full resource includes a Teachers' guidebook of photocopiable print resources, a DVD-ROM and a DVD-VIDEO. These resources have been sent to schools. The collection can be purchased. However, the printable resources can be downloaded free. You can download the full publication Gallipoli and the Anzacs [pdf, 29MB] or the individual units:
- Introduction for Teachers [pdf file]
- Unit 1: Australians at war in 1914 [pdf file]
- Unit 2: The Dardanelles strategy and geography [pdf file]
- Unit 3: The landing at Gallipoli [pdf file]
- Unit 4: The Gallipoli Campaign [pdf file]
- Unit 5: Fighting and surviving at Anzac [pdf file]
- Unit 6: Receiving news of Gallipoli on the home front [pdf file]
- Unit 7: Understanding Anzac Day - past, present, future [pdf file]

Defence 2020: Salute to the Aussie Digger [pdf file] (defence2020.info)
From Studies Magazine Issue 1 2008 on the Defence 2020 website. (Audio samples available.)
For Gallipoli questions see pages 16-18.


Australians at War (Department of Veterans' Affairs)
- Primary Schools Education Resource Part 1 [
pdf, 3.1MB]
- Primary Schools Education Resource Part 2 [
pdf, 5.2MB]
- Secondary Schools Education Resource Part 1 [
pdf, 2.5MB]
- Secondary Schools Education Resource Part 2 [
pdf, 4.3MB]
- Secondary Schools Education Resource Part 3 [
pdf, 5.1MB]

Investigating Gallipoli [pdf file, 16.8MB] (Department of Veterans' Affairs)
Worksheets and information. Designed for primary students. Four components can be downloaded separately - see the DVA Education Resources page. A teachers guide for the associated DVD-ROM is available.

Schools targeted
for war history

(Scroll down to 22 March 2011)
PSNews, 22 March 2011

A new education resource to assist primary and secondary school students learn about Australia’s wartime history has been launched by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon.
Mr Snowdon said that all primary schools in Australia would receive Forever yours: stories of wartime love and friendship, with secondary schools also receiving a teachers’ guidebook, We’ll meet again - Australian stories of love in wartime.

 

Forever Yours [pdf] (dva.gov.au)
Stories about love and friendship during wartime. Mainly primary. Website version available. For more information see the DVA Education Resources page. See also the Teachers' Guidebook for We'll Meet Again (which currently does not appear to have a link on the DVA website, 22 Mar. 2011).

We'll Meet Again [pdf] (dva.gov.au)
Information and learning activities on love and friendship experienced during times of conflict. Mainly secondary. Website version available. For more information see the DVA Education Resources page. See also the Teachers' Guidebook for We'll Meet Again (which currently does not appear to have a link on the DVA website, 22 Mar. 2011).

DVA Education Resources (dva.gov.au)

List of downloadable booklets.


Gallipoli and Australian Identity 1915-2000 [pdf file] (anzacsite.gv.au)


Operation CLICK:
Anzac to Kokoda - Resource Book (anzacsite.gov.au)
See also About Operation CLICK.

Operation CLICK: Anzac to Kokoda -
Worksheets (anzacsite.gov.au)
See also About Operation CLICK.

Too dark for the light horse: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the defence forces (Australian War Memorial)
Designed for use in conjunction with Memorial Box 03.
- Download Resource Book for Memorial box 03 [pdf file]

Lest We Forget [pdf file] (dva.gov.au)

From Working the Web: Investigating Australia' Wartime History.


Gallipoli 2000 [pdf file]
(anzacsite.gov.au)
"The Anzac Story from the Interpretative Panels at the Anzac Commemorative Site at North Beach, Gallipoli Peninsula."

ANZACS: The Pain and the Glory
[pdf file] (anzacsite.gov.au)
Primary schools version.

ANZACS: The Pain and the Glory [pdf file] (anzacsite.gov.au)
Secondary schools version.

A Duty Clear Before Us [pdf file] (anzacsite.gov.au)
See http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/nbeachc.html

Their Spirit, Our History (awm.gov.au)


ANZAC - A Day to Remember (awm.gov.au)


Time to Remember [pdf file, 3.1MB] (dva.gov.au)
For teachers and students.

Australians on the Western Front
[pdf file] (dva.gov.au)
"Students can learn about the experiences of Australians on the Western Front between April 1916 and November 1918 through images, film and classroom activities. Published 2006."

Gallipoli: A Social Perspective [pdf file]
- Link currently not working, 11 Nov 2011: Try Internet Archive version, then right-click "Impatient?" and open in new tab.

By Matt Walsh. "This booklet is an initiative of the Defence Reserves Association (NSW) Inc. and the Military Police Association of Australia Inc. as part of their Schools Military History Program."


Educational Resources: Books, Brochures and Study Guides
(anzacsite.gov.au)
List of downloadable publications (already listed separately).

From  Gallipoli to Dili: The Spirit of Anzac
[pdf file] (dva.gov.au)

Working the Web
(dva.gov.au)
For pdf files of individual chapters go to

http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/education/Pages/education%20resources.aspx
then scroll down to "Working the Web".
"This publication aims to extend education about Australia's wartime heritage by encouraging increased use of DVA's websites."
Also available:

- Teachers guide [pdf file]

See also:
Australia and World War One: Documents (exetel.com.au/eduweb)

A variety of documents from and about World War 1.

 

   

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