Windows into Wartime

Windows into Wartime was an exhibition produced for the Centenary of Anzac and to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the First World War. The exhibition presented a selection of images produced by the NSW Government Printing Office Photographic Branch during and immediately after the Great War. As society mobilised on the home front in support of Australia’s military effort overseas, government photographers were on the ground in Sydney and across the state shooting the image. They photographed a raft of activities and produced an extraordinary body of work that not only documented, but promoted and shaped how the people of NSW responded to the impact and upheaval caused by the First World War. Today, this collection of historic images—reproduced from original glass plate negatives—provides a unique insight into the NSW home front during the First World War.

Past touring venues

Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum (QLD)
Sara Street, Meandarra, Queensland 4422
13 July to 4 September 2020

Sorell RSL (TAS)
49 Cole Street, Sorell, Tasmania
30 August to 23 September 2019

Erina Centre Gallery
18 May to 31 May 2019

Gosford Hospital (Main entrance corridor)
1 March to 16 May 2019

Penrith Library
601 High Street
24 October to 30 November 2018

Orange City Library
147 Byng Street
12 November to 7 December 2018