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Podcast: Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers' service documents

Military records specialist William Spencer talks about WO 97, one of The National Archives' most popular record series. This series holds detailed and comprehensive military records of over 1.5 million soldiers who served in the British Army between 1760 and 1913. This talk reveals the enlightening information found in the records, for anyone with ancestors who served in the army during this period.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/royal-hospital-chelsea.htm

Duration: 7 minutes 19 seconds

Text taken directly from TNA's website.

The Heritage Talks: Japanese Wartime Skeletal Remains in Australian Museum Collections

Pine Rivers Heritage Museum Moreton Bay Regional Council Old Petrie Town Dayboro Road Whiteside Qld 4503 Ph 07 3285 7213 Fax 07 3285 7412 www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au<http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/>

The Heritage Talks: Japanese Wartime Skeletal Remains in Australian Museum Collections Date: 11 May  2011 ,  Time: 10am - 11:30am Join Jeff Hopkins-Wiese and Michael Westaway from the Queensland Museum as they discuss the implications of holding Japanese wartime skeletal remains in Australian museums.

Cost: Free, Morning tea included.

Bookings are essential for catering purposes

Please email museum.pinerivers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3285 7213.

The Heritage Talks: A7V Mephisto

Mephisto, the last surviving A7V German First World War tank, was captured by the Australians and is now housed at the Queensland Museum.

Join Jeff Hopkins-Wiese and Greg Czechura from Queensland Museum to discover more about this tank.Morning tea included. Bookings are essential for catering purposes.Date: 09 March 2011Time: 10.00am - 11.30amLocation: Pine Rivers Heritage Museum - Old Petrie Town, Dayboro Road, WhitesideCost: FREEContact: Marie TrebilcoPine Rivers Heritage MuseumPh: (07) 3285 7213museum.pinerivers@moretonbay.qld.gov.auMore Informationwww.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/pinerivers-museum Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tank-Mephisto-Queensland-Museum.jpg

SLQ event: Bring in your wartime memorabilia

Bring in your military medals, badges, photos, letters and other personal treasures for a rare chance to ask Australian War Memorial experts about the significance, care and preservation of your memorabilia – part of the "Of love and war" exhibition.

State Library of QueenslandSun 20 Feb, 1pm-5pm | slq Auditorium 1, level 2For more information please visit: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/reopening

Please note that Cultural Centre car parks remain closed till further notice. We encourage visitors to use public transport - State Library is an easy walk from the Cultural Centre busway, South Brisbane train station and from the CBD via the Victoria or Kurilpa Bridges.