Forgotten heroes of the Australian Voluntary Hospital
March 15, 2024
This is a sneak peek into edition 26 of Traces!
This is a sneak peek into edition 26 of Traces!
During World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill reached out to Australia for a very strange request. Churchill proclaimed that he wanted platypuses to be shipped over, and what followed was a bizarre and sad story of how one platypus was used to boost Britain’s political agenda.
By Elisa and Anna Jakymin’It’s Ukraine, not The Ukraine.’ Following the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine’s declaration of independence in 1991 marked a turning point in a centuries-long and turbulent history fought for by our forefathers. Given that the prefix was used by Soviet Russians to refer to Ukraine as one of its own, its deletion reflected the formation of a fully-fledged sovereign country.
After the death of her mother, Elizabeth Cutler discovered a part of her life that was rarely spoken about. In Edition 16 of Traces, Elizabeth shares with us the truths she uncovered…
Smallpox was a devastating disease. Final figures showed that, on average, three out of every 10 people that had the disease died. Those who didn’t survive were often left with severe scarring.
Diving into Traces edition 13, contributor Terry Jenkins explores the life of Colonel John George Nathaniel Gibbes.
Diving into Traces edition
12, contributor Dr Peter Hobbins uncovers the air-war heritage located
in a Sydney suburban park.
Diving into Traces Edition 11, contributor Kelli Schultz uncovers the life of her great-uncle Christian Henry Schultz, during the first World War.
In the newest edition of Traces magazine, we revisit the Sydney–Kormoran battle – a clash between two warships that ended in huge loss and missing wrecks. Both wrecks remained missing until 2008, when a new search uncovered their final resting places – 112 nautical miles off Steep Point in Western Australia, bringing years of uncertainty and speculation to an end.
