The most popular day was Saturday, when 7,710 people visited. Next was Sunday with 7,521, Monday with 5,882 and Friday with 3,777. Memorial Director Steve Gower says the figures reflect the enduring appeal of the Memorial. They also indicate that the Memorial's on-going gallery renewal program is being well received by Australians. Articles deal fully and frankly with both the distressing and the lighter sides of war.
Every issue delivers the stories of courage and survival of both service personnel and civilians.
April - 29 August 2001. An Enigma has just been added to the displays in the Australian War Memorial's Second World Gallery. Enigma is the name of the cipher machine used by German armed forces, military intelligence and state railways during the Second World War. The machine is a standard German Army of Air Force 3-rotor model with Stecker board of WW2 vintage. We do not know the history of if this particular machine other than it came to Australia in the immediate post-war period.