100 Years Since the Signing of the treaty of Versailles

Today marks a century since the Treaty of Versailles was signed which formally ended hostilities during the First World War between the Allied powers and Germany. The First World War remains Australia's costliest conflict in terms of lives lost and casualties with more than 60,000 killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. While the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, and much of Germany?s capacity to wage war had been destroyed, the terms of the peace treaty had to be finalised. After six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference, the Treaty was signed in the famed Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles by representatives of 32 countries.

In the Centenary of the Great War (2014-18), the Australia in the Great War campaign shared our proud Anzac stories with millions of Australians, created beautiful commemorative products to remember those who served and helped military charities raise significant amount of funds. To read all the stories that we shared in the last five years explore this blog or visit our Facebook page.

While the Centenary of the Great War has officially ended we'll continue creating commemorative products that connect today's generations to our proud Anzac history and support our military charities raise funds by creating beautiful products for them. We'll keep sharing stories and remember those who died so that we can live.