Life On Board the Troopships at ANZAC Cottage
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Sun 01 Jul 2018
During World War I, the troopships were in constant use delivering new recruits and reinforcements to the battlefields and bringing the sick and wounded veterans back to Australia. Life on board these troopships has been immortalised in the many newsletters full of stories, poems and drawings produced on these voyages.
Sometimes poignant, sometimes cynical, revealing the feelings and thoughts of the men as they either faced an unknown future on their way to war or fought to overcome the horrors that they had faced on the front line.
ANZAC Cottage will
open from
1:00pm to
4:00pm on
Sunday,
July 1,
2018, for visitors to browse at leisure and find out more about this memorial's fascinating history. Additionally, the
Friends of ANZAC Cottage will present talks exploring some of these 'troopship' stories as recorded by the sometimes-reluctant sailors at
1:45pm and repeated at
2:45pm.
Keeping busy
The good humour and creativity of the men aboard these vessels, shone through, despite not always being comfortable with complaints about the quantity and quality of food a common factor.
Though it was not all beer and skittles, the men often indulged in games and contests that helped to spend the time, and perhaps distract them from feelings of fear or bad memories.
First class service
Let us not forget the invaluable nurses aboard many of these vessels, caring for the wounded and making the 'cruise' a little more tolerable.
Welcome aboard
Entry is
free, bookings are not necessary and afternoon tea is available for a gold coin donation.
All are welcome to attend this thought-provoking event, and access more information about
ANZAC Cottage, by emailing
[email protected], or calling Anne on 0411 44 55 82. Check for regular updates on their
Facebook page , and
learn a little more about the Cottage and its importance to our history.
Photos are courtesy of the Friends of ANZAC Cottage from ANZAC Cottage Souvenir of the Monument Erected at Mount Hawthorn 1916 unless noted in the article. Artwork by John F.
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