As part of the College’s Centenary of Anzac commemorations, we present a new exhibition, Newington and the Great War, in the Chaplain Peter Swain Archives Exhibition Room.

The largest section of the exhibition, titled ‘Newington Soldier’, links the stories of 28 Newingtonians who served in the First World War, along with two staff members on Home Service, with items from the College’s archives collection and on loan. Also a mix of collection and loaned materials is the ‘Relics of War’ section, displaying items from military training, Gallipoli and the Western Front. ‘Making Young Soldiers’ examines Newington’s part in the Compulsory Military Training scheme in the years before the War. ‘Remembering’ looks at First World War memorials and other forms of remembrance at Newington and elsewhere, and features 49 war memorial ‘tree plaques’ on public view for the first time since the 1960s.

Accompanying Newington and the Great War is a slideshow of 92 photographs of Newington and Newingtonians from the War period, plus a range of computer-based resources.

The Chaplain Peter Swain Archives Exhibition Room is open from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM each week day and at other times by arrangement. Please contact Mr David Roberts, College Archivist, for more information.

Mr David Roberts
College Archivist