VX120627 William Edward Nielsen
Ted was born at Rushworth, Victoria on 26 August 1922. He was living with his family in Prahran and working as a French Polisher when war broke out in Europe […]
The Battle for Oakleigh 1888 Part 2
Logistics Exercises like this, small in scale and time by Easter camp standards though it was, still required considerable logistics – rations had to be arranged and issued to the […]
The Battle for Oakleigh 1888 – Part 1
Introduction 1888 was a particularly busy year in the life of the nascent Militia forces in Victoria. Formed in 1885 to replace in large part Volunteer forces which had been […]
From the Top of the Hill – Finding Private Jack Peoples, 4288, 58th Battalion
The following is the introduction given by Kevin Peoples at the launch of his book on his Uncle Jack.
South Channel Fort – Part 2 (1883 -1893) by Keith Quinton
The second ‘Report on the Defences of Victoria’ presented in March, 1879, motivated the Victorian government into immediately implementing an integrated system of gunboats, fortifications, and submarine minefields to defend […]
South Channel Fort – Part 1 (1876 -1882) by Keith Quinton
In 1860 the Victorian Colony sought advice on suitable defences to protect Port Phillip from naval attack. An expert fortress engineer, Captain Peter Scratchley R.E., was assigned by the UK […]
A New Generation Of Remembrance By Kate Mani
It’s 9pm but the setting sun shows no sign of repose as it beams down across the vast wheat fields of Fromelles.
Dying for the Truth – The Concise History of Frontline War Reporting by Paul Moorcraft – Book Review
Paul Moorcroft is a writer with four decades of experience in the subject matter covered in Dying for the Truth.
