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Fort Queenscliff Museum School Holiday Tours

Fort Queenscliff Museum King Street, Queenscliff, Australia

Enjoy 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 […]

Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19) – Last days

Mildura Arts Centre 199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura, Australia

Through 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 […]

Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19)

Ararat Regional Art Gallery Vincent Street, Ararat, Australia

Through 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 […]

Everyman – Last days

Contemporary drawings by Craig Barrett, inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen; British soldier/poets renowned for their evocative and insightful war poetry reflecting experiences on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Craig created this exhibition, of large scale drawings in charcoal and coloured washes, specifically for the atmospheric surrounds […]

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, Australia

Enjoy 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, Australia

Enjoy 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, Australia

In 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, Australia

100 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, Australia

Through 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, Australia

Enjoy 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 […]

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