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Foxholes of the Mind by Bernard Clancy
Bernard Clancy‚Äôs riveting stage play about PTSD, Foxholes of the Mind, is all set to go on tour in August this year.Tickets go on sale in early July. Foxholes premiered at La Mama theatre in Carlton in 2010 to virtually full houses. It had a profound effect on veterans, wives and families and was widely […]
83rd Melbourne Arms & Militaria Fair
Trade Exhibition ‚Äì New & CollectablesAntique & Modern Sporting Arms; Shooting Accessories; Reloading Equipment; Rifle Scopes/Optics; Collector's & Shooter's Ammunition; Hunting and Outdoor Clothing/Footware, Camping Utilities, Tanning/Leather Equipment, Edged Weapons; Custom Knives, Hunter Collector & Utility knives; Safes & Security equipment; Militaria; Medals; Books; Military prints; Accessories & Related memorabilia, etc. THE TRADITION CONTINUES $15 […]
58th Battalion’s Monument Unveiling
The 58th Battalion Monument will be unveiled¬†by Major General Kevin Cooke You are cordially invited to our most prestigious event Saturday 8th October 2016 Queen's Park, Moonee Ponds: Time 2 .00 pm corner Kellaway Ave & Pascoe Vale Rd. Major General Kevin Cooke AO RFD ED Our Patron 58/32 Infantry Battalion Association. Kevin Cooke […]
Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November. Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. The exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 […]
Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November. Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. The exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 […]
Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November. Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. The exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 […]
Fromelles and Pozi—êres: In the Trenches of Hell
On 19 July 1916, 7,000 Australian soldiers ‚Äì in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front ‚Äì attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France. By the next day, there were over 5,500 casualties, including nearly 2,000 dead. Yet the sad truth is that, nearly a century on from those […]
A Matter of Honour – the 5th VMR and Wilmansrust 1901
by Australia‚Äôs foremost Boer War historian, Dr Robin Droogleever. The 5th VMR was the largest of the eight contingents sent by Victoria to the Boer War.¬† It also suffered the most casualties, most notably at the action at Wilmansrust after which it was accused of cowardice, as a ‚Äòdamned fat, round shouldered, useless crowd of […]
Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November. Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. The exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 […]
Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November. Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. The exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 […]
South Vietnamese Soldiers: Memories of the Vietnam War and After
To be launched by¬†Professor Peter Edwards,¬†Official Historian of Australia's Involvement in Southeast¬†Asian Conflicts 1948-1975With an opening address by¬†Professor Alistair Thomson,¬†School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies¬†Monash University The book breaks new ground by shedding light on an essentially unexplored aspect of the war: the histories of the men ‚Äì and women ‚Äì who served in […]
Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories Photo courtesy of Mary Chandler
An exhibition about the Victorian soldier settler experience opens at Old Treasury Building in November. Soldier On: WW1 Soldier Settler Stories features records from the state archives of Public Record Office Victoria revealing previously untold stories of the Victorian soldier settler experience. The exhibition will take viewers through the establishment of the World War 1 […]
