A wasted Effort? – The RAAF and the Battle for Tarakan 1945
A wasted Effort? - The RAAF and the Battle for Tarakan 1945 by Mr Tony Hastings. The last series of Allied amphibious operations of the Pacific War began on 1 May 1945 when the 26th Brigade Group of the 9th Australian Division landed on Tarakan Island, off the north-east coast of Borneo. Over the following […]
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum King Street, Queenscliff, AustraliaEnjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]
Gallipoli: The Turkish Defence & Defending Gallipoli: The Turkish Story – Book launch
The two books by Harvey Broadbent are the result of four years work on the Turkish archives and give, for the first time, a full Turkish view of the conflict Gallipoli: The Turkish Defence by Harvey Broadbent A landmark work of military history.¬† The people of both Australia and Turkey attach meaning to their national […]
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum King Street, Queenscliff, AustraliaEnjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]
Trees to Remember Them By: WWI Avenues of Honour in the Chisholm Electorate.
Monash Federation Centre 3 Atherton Road Oakleigh 3166, AustraliaIn this photographic exhibition of remembrance at the Monash Federation Centre (produced by MHHV member Dr Andrew Kilsby/Cooee History & Heritage), World War One Avenues of Honour in the modern Electorate of Chisholm (partly in the former Shire of Mulgrave) are considered.Three were established before the end of World War One and one after the […]
Reserve Forces Day Parade
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia100 years of Reflection ‚Äì ‚ÄúNow‚Äù and ‚ÄúThen‚ÄùReserve Forces Day 2015 pays tribute to the former and current era Reservists, and commemorates WW1 events of 1915 especially the RAN Reserve Naval Bridging Train Gallipoli/Sinai. Assemble ‚Äì Government House drive at 1000hrs Then March to Shrine for Parade and Commemorative Service A message from the Patron-in-Chief […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19)
Mildura Arts Centre 199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura, AustraliaThrough historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to the contribution of Victorians. Find out about the hardships that our men endured and the battles that they fought alongside Allied nations ‚Äì from the […]
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum King Street, Queenscliff, AustraliaEnjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]
The Pacific2015 International Maritime Conference
The Pacific2015 International Maritime Conference This conference will be held at the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island from 6 October until 8 October. The conference, organised by The Royal Institute of Naval Architects and The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology will allow delegates to be involved in discussions engineering and maritime technology; […]
Shenandoah Officers Ball
The American Civil War Roundtable of Australia is proud to present the Shenandoah Officers Ball. This event commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ‚ÄòBuccaneers Ball‚Äô held at Craig‚Äôs Royal Hotel, Ballarat in honour of visiting officers of the Confederate warship CSS Shenandoah in February 1865. When: Saturday 7 February at Craig‚Äôs Royal Hotel, 10 Lydiard […]
Trees to Remember Them By: WWI Avenues of Honour in the Chisholm Electorate.
Monash Federation Centre 3 Atherton Road Oakleigh 3166, AustraliaIn this photographic exhibition of remembrance at the Monash Federation Centre (produced by MHHV member Dr Andrew Kilsby/Cooee History & Heritage), World War One Avenues of Honour in the modern Electorate of Chisholm (partly in the former Shire of Mulgrave) are considered.Three were established before the end of World War One and one after the […]
Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours
Fort Queenscliff Museum King Street, Queenscliff, AustraliaEnjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]