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Discover classroom-ready teaching resources and information linked to the curriculum and collection items.

We offer free, guided tours to school groups wishing to explore Anzac Square Memorial Galleries, as well as professional development workshops and classroom-ready teaching resources linked to the curriculum and State Library collections.

We also offer schools the opportunity for self-directed research. The Post-1945 Gallery can be set up as a study space, and groups are able to use the Gallery's digital display for presentations.

A group of students gathered around a staff member as she gestures to a touch screen in the Memorial Galleries.

Book a free school tour

Our popular guided tours for school groups depart weekdays at 10:30am, 11:30am, and 1:30pm. Bookings essential.

Excursion guides

Two students standing and looking at a memorial plaque.

World War I Memorial Crypt

High school student and staff member using a touch screen in the gallery. Memorial plaques are behind them.

World War II Gallery

Teaching resources

Developed by State Library of Queensland, Curriculum Connect resources provide meaningful engagement for students before, during and after an excursion to Anzac Square Memorial Galleries.

Teachers, parents and caregivers can explore trusted, curriculum-aligned resources, making the discovery of free, teacher-reviewed, classroom-ready resources and activities simple and accessible.

Black and white photograph of tents outside.

Australians in World War II

This resource explores the changes to the lives of Australians and the consequences of World War II in shaping Australia’s international relationships.

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Corporal Victor Paul Patty, clad only in his shorts and boots, is standing alongside a road at Luscombe Field. Five helicopters are in a line on the 'landing field' to the side of him and a jeep with two men stood alongside it behind him.

Australia in World War II and Vietnam War

Students will analyse historical sources to explore the experiences of Australian service personnel in the Vietnam War and World War II.

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Four Navy aeroplanes in flight.

Australians in the Vietnam War

Learning activities relating to a series of filmed interviews with service personnel in the Vietnam War.

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A group of soldiers, three men and two women in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens. They are joined by a young girl. Other soldiers walk past in the background. The figures are in uniform. The young girl holds a windmill fan.

Victory in the Pacific

Students will be introduced to database resources and practice inquiry and research skills.

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Professional development for teachers

Our program of professional development workshops has been specifically designed for teachers with a passion for history.

Old photograph of a group women nurses. Their uniforms feature a cross on the front and on the headdress. A sign in the middle reads 'Hamilton Branch.'

Queensland women in the World Wars

An exploration of women's roles in the history of the two wars, with resources provided for further reading.

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Portrait of seven Australian soldiers outside during World War One.

Service, sacrifice and staying at home

Dr Mark Cryle leads an energetic exploration of what it meant for Queensland men and women to serve, sacrifice or stay at home during the First World War.

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A double wedding of two first nations WW1 servicemen to their wives outside a church.

Indigenous participation in World War I

State Library's Indigenous Languages Coordinator Desmond Crump presents current information and research tools.

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The back of two figures looking at a plaque featuring two soldiers in the gallery.

Anzac Square teacher treasures

An overview of the collection and stories that can be uncovered inside the Anzac Square & Memorial Galleries presented by Alice Rawkins.

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Black and white image of children playing in a playground

Childhood in WWII

This resource captures the variety of experiences that Queenslanders faced on the home front as well as in the armed forces.

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Father with a child on his shoulders looking up at a statue outside.

Queensland's first First Nations memorial

Join Aunty Lorraine Hatton OAM for an online professional development session exploring the history and celebrating the recent unveiling of the new memorial statue at Anzac Square.

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More resources

Students looking at a display at the Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Explore activities, resources, and publications.

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Red poppy attached to a memorial stone.

Places of Pride

Discover war memorials all around Australia.

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Female teacher standing next to white board while holding a market and smiling.

Anzac Portal

Find free resources prepared by the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

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