Calendar of Events

Hear Professor Peter Monteath, historian and author of Battle on 42nd Street, in conversation with Megan Spencer, broadcaster and creator of the podcast ‘From a whisper to a bang!’ as they discuss the campaign in Crete: the most modern and the most ancient of wars. Presenter: Professor Peter Monteath and Megan Spencer Date: CANCELLED Location: […]

To honour and recognise those who have served as members of the Reserve Forces in Australia. REGISTER ATTENDANCE Due to the current COVID situation and after consultation with the Shrine Staff the Reserve Force Day Ceremony will be held at the Shrine on the forecourt with the restriction that only registered guests may attend the […]

The battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 is one of the AIF’s most iconic but least understood victories.   It has usually been depicted as a relatively straightforward affair — the Australians advanced behind an irresistible barrage that resembled a Gippsland bushfire, and there were inevitable casualties but no major hiccups. This interpretation is […]

Zoom Webinar: Tuesday October 20, 2020 @ 7.00 pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Purchase your tickets here A dark secret lurked aboard HMAS Australia, the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy. This would prove to be one of the most controversial events in the history of the Royal Australian Navy and trigger unprecedented […]

Zoom Webinar: Wednesday November 11, 2020 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Purchase your tickets here The Battle for Crete was at once the most modern and the most ancient of wars. For a week Australians and New Zealand forces were relentlessly hammered from the skies by the Luftwaffe and pursued across Crete […]

Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War. It is an online exhibition for now, while the Old Treasury Building is closed for the COVID 19 pandemic. But the exhibition is in place in the galleries and will be available just […]

Zoom Webinar: Tuesday 08 December 2020 @ 07:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time). When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn’t alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in […]

In this webinar we host the author of For Gallantry, Craig Blanch to find out more about the stories of 28 remarkable Australians. About this Event From the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the burning ruins of the Bali bombings, For Gallantry tells the stories of the 28 Australians awarded the nation's highest non-combat awards […]

Trove is a National Library of Australia website which provides access to historic newspapers, photographs, and much more. Come along to this session to learn what’s available on Trove, and some tips and tricks to find what you’re looking for. Recommended for beginners. Date: February 10 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Website:https://libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/categories/local-family-history/2784-trove-for-beginners  

In this Museum At Home webinar 30 years on from the Gulf War, we explore Australia's contribution and involvement in Operation Desert Storm. About this Event 17 January 2021 marks 30 years since the start of Operation Desert Storm, the military response by a US-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq’s illegal occupation of neighbouring […]

Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War. It is an online exhibition for now, while the Old Treasury Building is closed for the COVID 19 pandemic. But the exhibition is in place in the galleries and will be available just […]

Zoom Webinar: Wednesday 17 February 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) During this presentation Phil Dressing will tell a very personal family story of the “Dunera Boys”. His father and his two brothers were brought up in a German orientated orphanage in London. They were interned in the UK in the mid-forties […]