Records of the European War Collecting Project, established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library...
Records of the European War Collecting Project, established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library in 1918
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`During the war period the Trustees sought to acquire original letters and diaries of Australian soldiers. A considerable sum was expended in the purchase of such records, and many were received as gifts. The collection includes a presentation copy of Sir Ian Hamilton's "Gallipoli diary" with a tribute to the Australian troops under his command, an...
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Records of the European War Collecting Project, established by the Trustees of the Mitchell Library in 1918
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Also known as the Soldiers' Diaries Collection or War Diaries Collection
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The Library holds other manuscript and pictorial collections relating to the First World War that have been acquired separately from the European War Collecting Project. This additional material may be located within collections of personal and family papers.
You can find all the war diaries and letters by compiling the following ADVANCED SE...
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9arGy32n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arGy32n
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845191
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