History & Culture
Snapshot: The singing child evacuees of World War II
During the darkest hours of World War II, a short-lived survival plan was hatched to send British children to safety on the other side of the world in Australia.
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On This Day
On this day: The Ragtag Fleet is born
During World War II more than 3000 Aussies who couldn’t join the military signed up for ‘The Ragtag Fleet’ and faced fire in the Pacific.
On This Day
On this day: Australia at war
On 3 September 1939, two days after Hitler invaded Poland, Australia entered World War II.