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 […]
WW1 Centenary Exhibition
Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton Gardens, AustraliaThe 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 […]
General Sir John Monash Tribute
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 […]
You Gotta Laugh – Australian Cartoons of the Vietnam War
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. […]
Lemnos – The Other Side of Gallipoli
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 […]
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 […]
Creswell Oration 2015: Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Stuart
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: […]
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 […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19) – Last days
Ararat Regional Art Gallery Vincent Street, Ararat, 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 […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19)
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 […]
Frankston Lecture: Stretcher-Bearers
From the landing at Gallipoli to the last campaigns of 1945, in desert, jungle, mountains and mud, Australian stretcher-bearers routinely risked their lives to save others.¬†In this talk Dr Mark Johnston, author of a new book on stretcher-bearers, explores their intensely dangerous work. ¬†Please note bookings close 4pm Monday 30 November. Wednesday 2¬†December, 5.30pm […]