Calendar of Events

The lasy Military History Group/ Eastern regional libraries meeting will be held at the Croydon Library at 2pm on Friday 12th December

You are cordially invited to join the Fort Queenscliff Museum team for Christmas drinks on the lawn next to the black lighthouse. 5.30pm ‚Äì 8.30pm Friday 12th December $25.00 per person (Includes Beer, Wine, Soft drinks and light finger food) Dress: Smart Casual (with a hint of Christmas) RSVP by Tuesday 9th December Contact liz […]

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 […]

The WW1 Centenary Exhibition coming only to Melbourne Museum, opens in April 2015 to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. This is the most historical and significant exhibition from IWM to ever leave Great Britain and visit our shores. 10am to 5pm 7 days a week, with entry to the last session closing […]

On Wednesday 1 July, a very special tribute event to General Sir John Monash will be held at Caulfield RSL. The event will feature a distinguished panel of speakers: ‚Ä¢ The Hon. Ted Baillieu, Victorian ANZAC Centenary Committee Chair ‚Ä¢ Renata Bernarde, CEO of the General Sir John Monash Foundation ‚Ä¢ Roland Perry OAM, Author […]

Jim Bridges is the man behind the Australian Cartoon Museum. For the last 33 years, he has been collecting cartoons in all their many shapes and sizes. He has over 5,000,000 cartoons in his collection. Our Social and Political History is intrinsically bound up in these sketches, which are also time capsules of our era. […]

Jim Claven MA, Secretary of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee, will recount the often forgotten role that the Greek Island of Lemnos played in the Gallipoli campaign. Lemnos was the forward base for the campaign. There were 148 diggers buried amongst the over 1,200 other allied graves on the island. Lemnos is also the location […]

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 […]

Australian Navy Foundation Day "Creswell Oration 2015" - Monday 2nd March 2015 Creswell Oration 2015: Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer will present the Australian Navy Foundation Day Creswell Oration 2015 VENUE: Wm Angliss TAFE restaurant - 550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. DATE & TIME : Monday 2nd March 2015, 1200 for 1230 lunch. BOOKINGS: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]