Collected - 001 Treaty of Versailles

Collected: Stories from the Australian War Memorial explores artefacts in the museum of the Australian War Memorial. Join journalist Louise Maher over twelve episodes and take a closer look at the obscure, popular, strange and wonderful items in the collection. Louise peels back the past, highlights the history and uncovers the stories that the public don’t always get to hear.

In this episode Louise looks at Australia's official copy of the Treaty of Versailles currently on display as part of the After The War exhibition.

In conversation with Memorial curators Kerry Neale and Anthea Gun Louise explores the history of the treaty and the important role Australia played in its signing. Drawing on related artefacts from the collection, first hand accounts and historic material to bring the story to life.