The Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) Australia and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in collaboration with the Anzac Memorial presents a number of special programs in June 2020 to recognise and remember ‘Australians in the Korean War 1950–53’ on the occasion of this year’s 70th anniversary of the Korean War.
1. ‘LEST KOREA FORGET’ SYDNEY LIGHT RAIL CAMPAIGN
22 June – 26 July 2020
We are featuring eight Australian veterans who served in the Korean War (1950-53) on the Sydney light rail from the 22nd of June. This Light Rail campaign will be a new discovery and introduction of relatively lesser-known Australian veterans which include Grace Bury who served as a nursing sister, Brian Cooper who showed outstanding leadership in the Battle of the Samichon River at the age of 20, and Steve Dodd who was the first Aboriginal to sign up from South Australia to go to Korea.
Find the nearest stop and daily timetable to see the campaign: overseas.mofa.go.kr/au-sydney-en/index.do (to be updated daily from June 22)
ENQUIRY: 02 9210 0226 / consyd@mofa.go.kr
2. ‘AUSTRALIANS IN THE KOREAN WAR 1950-53’ ONLINE EXHIBITION
22 June until the end of 2020
This online exhibition is designed to reflect on the significance of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, and to remember the ‘forgotten faces’ of Australian Korean War veterans. A total of 21 veterans were selected by historian and curator of the Anzac Memorial Bradley Manera to tell the stories of their beautiful comradeship and noble spirit of sacrifice. Due to COVID-19, it will be released online first, and an offline exhibition will be held in the future.
ONLINE EXHIBITION LINK: (to be live on the 22nd of June)
ENQUIRY: 02 9210 0226 / consyd@mofa.go.kr
3. SPECIAL ONLINE TALK WITH BRADLEY MENARA AND REAR ADMIRAL IAN CRAWFORD
30 June 2020
In order to rediscover the meaning of the Korean War as a ‘War to Remember Together’ and to share the hidden stories of Australian veterans, historian and curator of the Anzac Memorial, Bradley Manera and Korean War veteran Rear Admiral Ian Crawford will hold a special online talk on the Korean War. The full video of the talk will be released on the 30th of June on the KCC’s YouTube channel.
LINK: www.youtube.com/koreanculturalcentreau
ENQUIRY: 02 8267 3400 / info@koreanculture.org.au
4. ‘PASSAGE TO PUSAN’ DOCUMENTARY ONLINE SCREENING
23 June – 30 June 2020
Produced by the KCC in 2017, the Passage to Pusan Documentary follows author Louise Evans as she retraces the footsteps of her grandmother Thelma Healy on her epic passage to South Korea, a harrowing 15,000km journey to find the grave of her beloved son Vince who died in the Korean War. With the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, the documentary will be available for a free online screening for a limited time.
LINK: www.youtube.com/koreanculturalcentreau
ENQUIRY: 02 8267 3400 / info@koreanculture.org.au
More info at http://www.koreanculture.org.au/australians-in-the-korean-war