2 matches for trams, themes: 'aboriginal culture','service and sacrifice'
Diverse state (5) Aboriginal culture (1) Built environment (1) Creative life (1) Immigrants and emigrants (1) Local stories (2) Service and sacrifice (1)-
Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula
... trams...Postcard: 'The Steam Tram, Back Beach Sorrento', c. 1890.... Over 4,000 trippers were known to arrive on some days. Many would then take the steam or horse-drawn tram to the Ocean Beach. ...Stories of a time in history when holidaying was a grand pastime, and when special and unique places in Victoria began to be appreciated, celebrated and shared in that iconic mode of communication: the picture postcard.
Inspired by postcards in their collections, eight historical societies developed themes to explore the history of the Mornington Peninsula.
This story is based on a touring exhibition which was initiated by the Mornington Peninsula Local History Network and the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
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Lucinda Horrocks
The Missing
... made her way to her boarding house, by tram and on foot, under the lights of planes overhead and the sound of gun flares and shrapnel bursts. ‘Was I scared?’ she wrote, ‘Yes, and proud…’ Presumably her pride rested in having been there, contributing ...When WW1 brought Australians face to face with mass death, a Red Cross Information Bureau and post-war graves workers laboured to help families grieve for the missing.
The unprecedented death toll of the First World War generated a burden of grief. Particularly disturbing was the vast number of dead who were “missing” - their bodies never found.
This film and series of photo essays explores two unsung humanitarian responses to the crisis of the missing of World War 1 – the Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau and the post-war work of the Australian Graves Detachment and Graves Services. It tells of a remarkable group of men and women, ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, who laboured to provide comfort and connection to grieving families in distant Australia.