The Home Soil
The eight walls of the Hall of Service display soil from 1,701 New South Wales' towns, cities, suburbs and homesteads given as a home address by First World War enlistees.

On this day

On this day
1 April

1921 — The First Australian Imperial Force, raised for overseas service in World War 1, was disbanded

1955 —The Australian Government announced its decision to send ground troops to the Commonwealth of Nations Far East Strategic Reserve in Malaya