Liverpool Regional Museum presents:
Australian War Correspondents: ‘We go, so you know’
Join Christopher Holcroft as he discusses the story of Australia’s war correspondents from colonial times to the present.
Being a war correspondent is often considered to be one of the most dangerous jobs in journalism. Some work for private news agencies, while others work for the military. They work on or close to the front lines, reporting back on what they witness. As the motto of the Australian War Correspondents and Military Public Affairs Association says: ‘We go, so you know’.
This talk covers Christopher’s experiences as a war correspondent and includes a history of Australia’s most famous war correspondents and artists who brought news of Australian troops home to the nation. These include Charles Bean, William Lambie, Damien Parer, and Neil Davis. It also covers the formation of various agencies specialising in war journalism and public relations, which have assisted the Australian Defence Force to show Australian troops in action from the Boer War to Afghanistan.
War correspondent Captain Charles Bean watching the Australian advance through a telescope near Martinpuich, France, in 1917 (Herbert Baldwin: E00246: Australian War Memorial)
About the speaker
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Holcroft OAM RFD JP (Retd) served in the Australian Army Reserve for more than 43 years and later in the Australian Cadet Forces for another five years. While working for the Australian Defence Force, he was deployed to East Timor with the United Nations, Iraq and the wider Middle East. While working in Military Public Affairs, Christopher served in most major Australian military headquarters. He has written six books, three for Young Adults, three for Adults, with one unpublished in the editing process. Christopher received the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Australia Day Honours and Awards for his services to Youth and the Community.
Event Details
When: Saturday, 15 November 2025, at 11.00 am – 12.30 pm.
Where: Liverpool Regional Museum, 462 Hume Hwy, Liverpool NSW.
Admission: This is a free event.
RSVP: Click here to book a ticket.
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