Latest Kokoda Podcast Episodes
The Interview
My Kokoda Journey - February 12, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutesin December 2019 I sat down and was interviewed by Glenn Azar on the Kokoda Track Podcast. Glenn's a bit of a Kokoda Legend so I was rather chuffed to be asked on the show. I will be travelling to Kokoda with Glenn's adventure company Adventure Professionals. Hope you guys enjoy the interview ...
Lessons Learned – Professor Geoffrey Quail
Shrine of Remembrance - February 07, 2020 00:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsProfessor Geoffrey Quail discusses the near-devastating effect of malaria on the Australian troops in New Guinea during the Second World War.
David Gives An Update
My Kokoda Journey - February 06, 2020 00:00 - 6 minutesJust a quick update on how I am travelling, The help and support I am getting and where I hope to take the Podcast over the next few months.
Curator Talk: Through the Eyes of the Son
Shrine of Remembrance - January 23, 2020 04:03 - 19 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Shrine Curator Kate Spinks for a our of our special exhibition Through the Eyes of the Son: A John Williams Retrospective (1933–2016). Through the Eyes of the Son in on display daily in the Shrine Galleries from 10am with last entry at 4.30pm until September 2020. This video can also be...
Be a Little More Selfish
My Kokoda Journey - January 14, 2020 03:00 - 6 minutesToday I talk about being a little more "Good Selfish"
Welcome to 2020
My Kokoda Journey - January 10, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutesJust touching base in 2020 after the Christmas/New Year Break
Douglas Parry, Coastal Command Veteran
Shrine of Remembrance - December 20, 2019 06:35 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDouglas Parry is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veteran who served in the Royal Air Force Coastal Command during the Second World War. Shrine Curator Neil Sharkey speaks with Doug about his memories of the Cinderella Service.
Why Kokoda?
My Kokoda Journey - December 11, 2019 19:00 - 4 minutesIn this episode I discuss why I have chosen to tackle the Kokoda Track and saying thanks to those who put their lives on the line
Trailer
My Kokoda Journey - December 05, 2019 20:00 - 3 minutesJust a little trailer to tell you what My Kokoda Journey is all about
The Lost Boys - Paul Byrnes
Shrine of Remembrance - December 05, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn the First World War of 1914–1918, thousands of boys across Australia and New Zealand lied about their age, forged a parent’s signature and left to fight on the other side of the world. Though some were as young as thirteen, they soon found they could die as well as any man. Like Peter Pan’s l...
The Cinderella Service with Neil Sharkey
Shrine of Remembrance - November 21, 2019 03:38 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsShrine Curator Neil Sharkey discusses the Shrine’s special exhibition The Cinderella Service: Australians in Coastal Command 1939–45. Discover the story of 5,000 Australian airmen who undertook grueling maritime patrols with the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Battling the German submarines w...
Discovering SS Iron Crown
Shrine of Remembrance - September 13, 2019 09:14 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Dr Barbara Musso,Facilities Program Director of the Marine National Facility CSIRO and Emily Jateff who was Chief Scientist on board RV Investigator when it discovered the final resting place of SS Iron Crown. The vessel, sunk by a Japanese submarine off the Victorian coastline in June 1942...
The Cinderella Service
Shrine of Remembrance - August 30, 2019 07:55 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Cinderella Service: Australians in Coastal Command 1939–45. Discover the story of 5,000 Australian airmen who undertook grueling maritime patrols with the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Battling the German Submarines which threatened to blockade Britain, the men made an essential; contri...
The Battle of Kapyong - Dr Adrian Threlfall
Shrine of Remembrance - August 15, 2019 08:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFor two days in April 1951, the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fought a heroic rearguard action and helped to stop a massive Chinese force at the gates of Seoul. Dr Adrian Threlfall explores Australia’s largest post-Second World War battle. Adrian's two books are: Jungle Warrio...
Special release: The Korean War 1950–53 exhibition launch
Shrine of Remembrance - August 01, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsRecorded Friday 5 April. MC: Mr Dean M Lee, CEO Shrine of Remembrance Speakers: The Honourable Robin Scott, Minister for Veterans Mr Tom Parkinson, President of the Korean War Veterans Association of Australia Dr Richard Trembath, academic and author of A Different Sort of War: Aust...
Curator Talk: The Korean War
Shrine of Remembrance - July 18, 2019 00:40 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsShrine Curator Neil Sharkey shares his insights into the creation of our latest special exhibition on the Korean War. Although the fighting ceased over 65 years ago, the war has never ended. The Korean War 1950–53 is on display in the Shrine Galleries daily until March 2020. Entry is between 1...
The Missing Man – Peter Rees
Shrine of Remembrance - July 04, 2019 02:03 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLen Waters was a trailblazer. In realising his childhood dream, Len became the first and only Indigenous Australian fighter-pilot. Peter Rees reflects on Len’s man’s extraordinary life. Recorded Tuesday 28 May during Reconciliation Week 2019. Enter the draw to win a complimentary copy of Pe...
Australia as Peacemaker?
Shrine of Remembrance - June 21, 2019 08:49 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow can we create a more peaceful world? Join Dr Tania Miletic, specialist in peace and conflict studies, as she reflects on the Australian experience of conflict prevention and peace building processes around the world.
Stern Justice – Adam Wakeling
Shrine of Remembrance - June 06, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn the aftermath of the Second World War, Australia conducted hundreds of trials against Japanese wartime leaders. Adam Wakeling considers whether these trials were acts of justice or revenge and what we can learn from them today.
Purpose of Futility – Dr Clare Rhoden
Shrine of Remembrance - May 23, 2019 06:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAustralia had the highest levels of public education in the British Empire at the outbreak of the First World War. From the midst of destruction came an outpouring of art and creativity. Discover our literary legacies from The Great War with Dr Clare Rhoden. See Clare’s website for more in...
Fearless in Serbia
Shrine of Remembrance - May 09, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBe inspired by the remarkable story of Victorian surgeon Dr Mary de Garis. Mary was the Chief Medical Officer of a tent hospital for two years on the Eastern Front during the First World War. Dr Ruth Lee tells her story.
Special Release: Anzac Day 2019 Dawn Service
Shrine of Remembrance - April 24, 2019 23:56 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMC: Mr Peter Meehan Ode: Dr Robert Webster OAM, State President RSL Victoria Address: The Honourable Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria In Flanders Field: Mr Angus Hatty Musical support by the Royal Australian Navy Band and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Armistice of Mudros – Jim Claven
Shrine of Remembrance - March 14, 2019 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHistorian Jim Claven discusses the agreement which ended the fighting between the Allies and the Ottoman Empire. This armistice encompassed the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East and affected tens of thousands of Australian soldiers. Jim’s upcoming publication Lemnos and Gallipoli Revea...
Bomber Command to Resistance – Michael Veitch
Shrine of Remembrance - February 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Michael Veitch and discover the extraordinary story of young Australian airman Barney Greatrex. Shot down during his 20th mission over occupied France and rescued by the resistance, Barney seized the opportunity to continue fighting. Barney Greatrex: From Bomber Command to the French Reis...
Curator Talk: Resistance
Shrine of Remembrance - February 14, 2019 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Shrine Curator Neil Sharkey as he explores the stories of Australians who gave aid to the various Resistance organisations in Axis occupied Europe and those Australians who owed their freedom and their lives to these groups. Hear how the stories and themes from different European resistance...
Our Century of Emergency Relief – Dr Steven Bullard
Shrine of Remembrance - January 31, 2019 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs fighting ceased on the Western Front in November 1918, the Australian military turned its attention to a threat closer to home. The Spanish influenza had arrived in the Pacific Islands and was taking a devastating toll on the populations of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. Hear an author from the Offic...
Meet the artists: Flowers of war
Shrine of Remembrance - January 17, 2019 23:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMeet two of the artists, Kirsten Haydon and Neal Haslem, behind the Shrine's special centenary of Armistice exhibition, Flowers of war, in conversation with the Shrine's Director Access and Learning, Jean McAuslan. Hear how this incredible work of art, comprising of hundreds of enamelled floral ...
Leadership Secrets of the Australian Army - BRIG Nicholas Jans OAM and Tim Orton
Shrine of Remembrance - January 03, 2019 00:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSome of our greatest leaders and shapers of society have hailed from the Australian Defence Forces. Brigadier Nicholas Jans (Retd) OAM in discussion with Tim Orton explores how military institutions create extraordinary leaders and the skills and principles civilians can learn from our armed for...
Seizing Damascus – Dr Jean Bou
Shrine of Remembrance - December 20, 2018 23:40 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDr Jean Bou examines the dramatic events in Palestine in the last months of the Great War, when a great offensive led to a rapid British advance over hundreds of miles. An advance in which the Australian Light Horse played a considerable role. Read more about the fall of Damascus in Dr Jean Bo...
The Last 100 Days – Will Davies
Shrine of Remembrance - December 10, 2018 05:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhat were the experiences of the Australians fighting on the Western Front in the final battles of the First World War? Sourced from soldier’s diaries and letters, Will Davies, pieces together their experiences from Amiens to the Hindenburg line. Will’s book, The Last 100 Days is available for...
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