OFTEN stories of service men and women are lost throughout history and this month Shoalhaven City Arts Centre and Regional Gallery will be hosting In Memory to preserve their stories.
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On Saturday an exhibition to highlight the Shoalhaven’s Aboriginal service men and women was opened at the Shoalhaven City Arts Centre.
The exhibition provides first hand and family accounts of their involvement in conflicts from the Boer War right through to the recent conflict in Afghanistan.
Shoalhaven Mayor Joanna Gash said the exhibit detailed the proud history of the Shoalhaven Aboriginal people and their contribution to Australia’s military efforts.
“The In Memory exhibition represents a moving and detailed account of Shoalhaven Aboriginal service men and women’s contribution to Australia’s defence forces,” said Cr Gash.
“Council’s community development unit have gone to great effort in researching, interviewing and detailing the accounts of local Aboriginal people’s involvement in Australia’s overseas conflicts and peacekeeping roles.
“Aboriginal people have made a very lasting and telling contribution to Australia’s defence forces dating back to the Boer War,” Cr Gash said.
“However, many of the stories of our Aboriginal service men and women have failed to surface or receive the recognition they deserve.”
The project was generously supported through research carried out by the Australian War Memorial, Nowra RSL sub branch, historians and museums.
In Memory opened on Saturday, August 23 at the Shoalhaven City Arts Centre and runs until October 11.
