Cyclone Tracy and the sinking of HMAS Arrow – 50 years on by Dr. Tom Lewis
It’s 50 years this Christmas since Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin, killing 66 people and destroying 90% of the city’s houses.
Killer Bees the story of the Australian Independent Companies and Commandos 1942-1945 – Dr. Gregory Blake
In the heart of wartime jungles, ‘The Killer Bees’, Australia’s elite soldiers, redefined warfare, shaping history in unconventional ways.
Lines in the Sand – Hobson’s Bay Defences of Williamstown & Sandridge 1854 – 1871 – By Keith Quinton
Based upon two decades of research, ‘Lines in the Sea – Hobson’s Bay Defences The Harbour Fortification of Williamstown and Sandridge 1854-1870’ – provides a detailed 300-page historical analysis of […]
Australia’s Tasman Wars Colonial Australia and Conflict in New Zealand, 1800 – 1850 by Craig Wilcox – Book Review
This is a very detailed account of the many incidents of warfare which took place in New Zealand in the first half of the nineteenth century.
How many unexploded WWII bombs lie near Darwin?
A story of an unexploded bomb from World War II always make national headlines, as was the case recently. But how many more are there out there?
Victoria and the Scottish Horse
On Saturday 28 October 1899 over 250,000 Melburnians, over half of the city’s then population, turned out to farewell the 1st Victorian Mounted Regiment and the 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry, […]
Game of Dominoes: Australia’s Security and the Cold War 1947-1991
Australia’s involvement in Asia in particular, arising from its part in the ANZUS treaty of 1951 and in SEATO from 1954 was examined – its role in the Malayan Emergency, […]
From Books and Blackboards to Battlefields- Victoria’s State School Teacher-Soldiers in the Great War – Speaker: Rosalie Triolo
All of us have memories of our schooldays, but few Victorians have paused to contemplate the experiences of Victoria’s male State school teachers, mainly ‘primary’ but with some from the […]
