Photo of Legatee Lucky Luscombe and the Minister for Veterans Affair, The Hon Con Sciacca MP and Ted Gregory the CEO of AAV. Mr Sciacca was the Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 25.3.1994 to 11.3.1996. This could be during 1995 which was the 50th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Articles in Trove mention there was a promotion called 'Australia Remembers' during 1995 which helped increase awareness of history and commemorate the end of the war. AAV was Australia's largest publicly listed digital media services group. The men appear to be standing in front of a visual display.A record that Legacy was involved in the Australia Remembers activities in 1995 which were supported by the Department for Veterans Affairs.Colour photo of Legatee Luscombe and two others.Typed label on the reverse says ' From Left to right: Legacy of Laughter. Legatee Brian 'Lucky' Luscombe, Minister for Veterans Affair, The Hon Con Sciacca MP, AAV CEO, Ted Gregory.events, brian lucky luscombe, luscombe

More than 1000 women veterans of World War II were welcomed by the Prime Minister in the Great Hall of Parliament House. Among them was Rita Kneebone, who had served with the Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD) on Labuan Island, Borneo. Also among them was Jean Syres and Mary Canty, who between them, served with the VAD in Palestine, Syria, Egypt and Papua New Guinea. Giving the address on behalf of all female veterans was May Douglas, the only surviving director of women's army services, served in Australia and Papua New Guinea. A large newspaper clipping of two stories with a large and a small black and white photo. The large photo shows a crowd of older women marching towards Parliament, with the smaller photo showing two older women sitting on an outside bench together.paul, paul keating, the captives hymn, perth, changi, box hill, ivanhoe, minister for veterans affairs, con sciacca, australian defense force, john stuart baker, world war two, wwii, ww2

In the build up to Brisbane's World War II commemorations, "Australia Remembers", ex-servicewoman Win Goodman remembers watching the matron of the Redbank Hospital sliding down the banisters whooping with joy the day the war ended. Win, (then Win Ruthning) worked as a radiographer in war hospitals in queensland during the war.Two newspaper clippings, one story continued over two pages. The larger clipping has a large title with four columns of text and two embedded black and white images. The larger image on the left is a photo of an older couple looking at each other. The smaller image is an Anzac memorial pin design for 1945 - 1995. The smaller clipping has a title above three columns of text with a centred, embedded black and white image. The image is a photo headshot of a young woman.wwii, ww2, world war two, world war 2, veteran affairs minister, con sciacca, pacific, rupert goodman, australian medical women's army service, vp day, middle east, tobruk, jerusalem, ceylon, borneo, pow, st lucia, kokoda track, the centaur, centaur, moreton bay

Certificate issued to H.W. STOCK, no further details or donor information available. Possibly - Harold Walter Stock VX109628 or Herbert Wright Stock VX3493. Only two "Stocks" with these initials.Certificate to recognise 50 years since end of WW2. Paper certificate, gold and khaki colour border, on cream colour background with black print, at top is Australian Coat of Arms, centre coloured emblem. Three signatures at bottom. Frame: brown colour stained timber with moulding. Glass front. MDF board at back.Emblem has words "AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS/ 1945-1995". Handwritten details - black and blue ink pen "H.W. Stock" and 3 signatures "Paul Keating"/ "Con Sciacca"/ "Bruce Reid". framed accessories, certificate, ww2, 50th anniversary, h w stock

Presented to all service personal who served in WW2.by the Australian government.Awarded to Ronald Leslie Gregory in appreciation of his service to the war effort by the Hon Paul Keating MP. Prime Minister of Australia.Rectangular shaped Certificate.On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a grateful nation expresses its thanks to RONALD LESLIE GREGORY for contributing to the war effort and the coming peace. Signed by Prime Minister the Hon. Paul Keating MP Signed by the Minister for Veterans Affairs the Hon. Con Sciacca MPronald leslie gregory. certificate, award,

Newspaper Clipping from "The Post", 13-9-1995, P 3 "Saluting the war effort"ON THE ROAD TO GUNDAGAI - Norwood Secondary College students Naomi, Hayley (back) and Ryan, with ALP candidate for Deakin, Kerrin Buckney, who presented the school with an Australia Remembers plaque last week. In recognition of its "outstanding contribution" to Australia remembers - 1945-1995, Veterans Affairs Minister, Con Sciacca, last week arranged for a commemorative plaque to be presented to Norwood Secondary College.

John Henry Lockett OAM (22 January 1891 – 25 May 2002) was the oldest man ever in Australia when he died aged 111 years, 123 days. As one of the last surviving veterans of World War I, he was acclaimed as a national hero during the last decade of his life. Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school aged nine to work on a local farm. Later, he worked for his uncles in the Mallee. On 24 March 1916, he travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France with the 38th Battalion, earning promotion to sergeant and was discharged on 20 September 1919. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lockett After the war, Jack returned to The Mallee and selected a 640 acres (260 ha) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo in 1953, leaving the farmland (which now covered more than 130,000 acres (53,000 ha), in the care of their children and grandchildren. "Diggers And mates. Victorian World War 1 Veterans In Profile." Compiled by Kylie McKenzie. Preamble by Con Sciacca, Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Foreward by Brian Flynn, Deputy Commissioner for Veterans' Affairs. Produced by the Commonwealth Department of Veteran's Affairs, Melbourne. Printed by the Australian Government Publishing Service in 1995. Contains a collection of the experiences and insights of many of Victoria's then surviving World war 1 veterans. Soft cover book with image of 'Supporting Troops of the 1st Australian Division photographed on a duckboard track near Ypres, Belgium, 1917. Titles printed in Green and dark blue. Vererans' Affairs logo in centre at top of front cover. Book includes service particulars of each service person, personal particulars of person, and image(s) of service person at time of publication (1995) and whilst in service. Includes an article on Jack Lockett - serviceman 43 as presented in book . jack lockett, world war 1