AUSTRALIA POST issued three stamps in 1991
marking the 50th anniversary of the Australian War Memorial which was
unveiled to the public by the
Governor-General, Lord Gowrie on 11 November 1941. On that day, over
5,000 people attended the event including the Prime Minister John
Curtin, General Sir Thomas Blamey, and 18 recipients of the Victoria
Cross. The stamps honoured Australian women who served during WWII, the
veterans of the Siege of Tubruk and the opening the Memorial itself. Shown here, the commemorative folder and stamp set.
The Memorial is more than a monument. Inside the
sandstone building, with its copper-clad dome, selections from a vast
National Collection of war relics, official and private records, art,
photographs, film and sound are employed to tell the story of the
Australian nation's experience in two world wars, regional conflicts,
and international peacekeeping.
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