Returned and Services League of Australia
The Returned and Services League of Australia, known as RSL, RSL Australia and RSLA, is an independent support organisation for people who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force.
The RSL's national headquarters from 1963 to 2011 at 81 Constitution Avenue, Canberra near Russell Offices, the headquarters of the Australian Defence Force and Department of Defence
Many RSL sub-branches display redundant military hardware, such as this Leopard 1 tank outside the Kilcoy sub-branch in Queensland
RSL sub-branches often operate from small suburban premises, such as here in Wagga Wagga, in contrast to the usually large public licensed "RSL club" buildings in New South Wales, which in that state are not owned by the RSL
The Highett RSL Sub-Branch Club in suburban Melbourne, is one of more than 200 RSL and services clubs in Victoria
History of the Jews in Australia
The history of Jews in Australia traces the history of Australian Jews from the British settlement of Australia commencing in 1788. Though Europeans had visited Australia before 1788, there is no evidence of any Jewish sailors among the crew. The first Jews known to have come to Australia came as convicts transported to Botany Bay in 1788 aboard the First Fleet that established the first European settlement on the continent, on the site of present-day Sydney.
York Street Synagogue, Sydney, 1840s
The Great Synagogue, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, constructed in 1878
Brisbane's First Synagogue in the grounds of Samuel Davis's home on North Quay, 1930
Brisbane Synagogue, 2012
