Last month we bid our final farewell to Derek Holyoake, the last surviving Canberran of the Battle of the Coral Sea and one of the last surviving Rats of Tobruk at a Commemorative Dinner. A commemorative service was also held at the Australian-American Memorial earlier in the day to mark the 81st Anniversary of the battle. We were …
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Join us for an afternoon gathering at King O’Malleys to celebrate the 247th birthday of the United States of America! The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—is the most famous holiday in the United States and the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American …
We’re pleased to announce Dr Lucy Neave as our guest speaker for our informative Australian-American themed discussion and networking series, the AAA Forum. A former Fulbright Scholarship recipient, Dr Neave is the author of Believe in Me (UQP, 2021), which was highly commended for the Christina Stead Prize in 2022 and was recently awarded the $10,000 ACT 2022 Book of …
On Sunday 23rd July 2023, the USS Canberra crew will exercise their right to Freedom of Entry to the city of Canberra and they’ll be accompanied by crew members of HMAS Canberra & Navy Band. The USS Canberra LCS 30 will be the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the namesake of Canberra after the HMAS …
