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The Value of Local History – Into the Future 2024 Conference
Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo Drive, Lilydale,, Victoria, AustraliaThe Association of Eastern Historical Societies presents - The Value of Local History – Into the Future 2024 Conference Saturday 29 June 2024 9am-5pm Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centre 1 Jarlo […]
Recovering the Past
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaThis unique photographic exhibition unites two distinct groups of men separated by a century, connected by conflict and the art of photo montage. The first group comprises the men of […]
Last days – Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite […]
Book Launch – Kokoda Legend-Captain Sam Templeton by David Howell
East Malvern RSL Stanley Grose Dr,, Malvern East, Victoria, AustraliaKeynote Speaker-Historian Carl Johnson author of Mud Over Blood-Stories of the 39th Battalion-1941-1943. Click here to order your copy If you have trekked Kokoda, then the campsite of Templeton’s Crossing […]
An Australian Country Town at War: Armidale 1914-1918
ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaAustralian society of the early 20th Century had many potential fault lines. But upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, most of these disappeared from sight, as much of […]
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Killer Bees the story of the Australian Independent Companies and Commandos 1942-1945 – Dr. Gregory Blake
Online via ZoomIn the heart of wartime jungles, ‘The Killer Bees’, Australia’s elite soldiers, redefined warfare, shaping history in unconventional ways. In the throes of World War II, Australia’s Independent Companies and […]
The Lost Diggers of Fromelles screening
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaJoin us for this compelling documentary that uncovers a thrilling detective trail across Australia and Europe as experts connect families with the fallen of Fromelles. Almost 2000 Australian soldiers were […]
Sectarian Riot? Coverup?
Tonic House 386 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe literature of the Battle of Fromelles 1916 Speaker: Major General (Ret’d) Michael O’Brien CSC, MDA, BSc (Mil) Australia’s disastrous Battle of Fromelles has generated a large volume of literature […]
Australian Olympians during the First World War.
The Sir John Monash Centre Route de Villers Bretonneux, 80800 Fouilloy, Somme, FranceDuring the Summer Olympics, the Sir John Monash Centre invites you to attend a presentation on Sunday 28 July 2024, dedicated to the history of Australian Olympic athletes who served […]
The Miracle of D-Day, 6 June 1944
ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaA Public Lecture by Noel Phelan. This year we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944. Operation Overlord was the greatest amphibious […]
2024 Monash Commemorative Service
The Legislative Assembly Chamber, Parliament House Spring Street, Melbourne, AustraliaMr. James Rosenberg, Chairman of The Spirit of Australia Foundation, invites you to the annual General Sir John Monash Commemorative Service, to be held Thursday 8th August 2024, at 9.45 […]
Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial Commemorative Service – Lemnos Square
Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial Foote St, Albert Park, Victoria, AustraliaAnnual Commemorative Event at Lemnos Square. We have had many services over the years since the official unveiling in 2015. Many dignitaries from here and abroad have visited our […]
