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The Weary Dunlop Dinner
St Andrew's First Aid Australia in conjunction with The Weary Dunlop Foundation and Kokoda Historical invite you to join us for: The Weary Dunlop Dinner. A fundraiser in support of bringing first aid to the people of Kokoda. Be in the company of Kila & Ben from the Green Masin (Kokoda Historical guides) with Squadron […]
The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Augustus Wolskel Lecture 2018 Presented by Dr Peter Edwards AM
As 2018 marks the half-centenary of the most tumultuous year of the Vietnam War, when much of the world seemed on the verge of revolution, it is an appropriate time to revisit some of the major themes of the debates that divided Australian politics and society. As Melbourne was the epicentre of Australia‚Äôs political earthquake, […]
Navy Lunch at the Heroes Club, Toorak RSL.
Rear Admiral Peter Briggs AO CSC RAN (Rtd) was the Expedition leader of solving one of Australia's great Naval mysteries. The former Royal Australian Navy senior officer who has made finding HMAS AE1 his life's work says he will remember the moment the submarine was finally found, after 103 years, off PNG with mixed emotions.
1968 From the Vietnam War to Vietnamese Immigration: Melbourne’s Long “Sixties”
The significance and meanings of notable dates, eras and events are both highly historically-contested and geographically-specific. They are also often intensely personal. While the focus of most of the papers in this symposium is political - the ‚Äòevents‚Äô of 1968 and the legacies of the protest movements of the 1960s in Australia and elsewhere - […]
Seizing Damascus
In the last months of the First World War the light horsemen of the Australian Mounted Division took part in a remarkable advance that started in Central Palestine, near modern Tel Aviv, and finished at Aleppo in northern Syria. On the way the city of Damascus fell to the advancing Australian horsemen. This lecture will […]
The Tokyo Tribunal: 70th Anniversary of the Judgment on Japan’s War Leaders
At the post-war Tokyo Tribunal, the Allied powers charged Japanese leaders with waging aggressive war and committing war crimes against prisoners-ofwar and civilians. This trial, presided over by the Australian judge, William Webb was criticised at the time (and still to this day) for its retrospective charges and procedural shortcomings. After its conclusion with the […]
The Battle Within
What did it mean in a country so attached to Anzac, a legend of battlefield prowess, to have spent the war as a prisoner? Drawing on their own words, Christina Twomey presents the POW‚Äôs struggle to rehabilitate themselves and to win compensation. Presenter: Christina Twomey Date: Thursday 20 September, midday Location: Auditorium, Shrine of Remembrance […]
The Diggers Requiem – A moving Brass tribute to those who sacrificed so much
The Diggers‚Äô Requiem is a moving and beautiful Australian tribute to mark the end of World War One a century ago and is dedicated to the memory of our Defence Force personnel and civilian victims. Including music written by seven of Australia‚Äôs finest living composers, these prelude concerts will be performed in Melbourne on Wednesday, […]
Mark Johnston – “An Australian Band of Brothers”
In what promises to be a riveting presentation, Dr Johnston follows a small group of front-line soldiers from their enlistment in the dark days of 1940 to the end of World War II. No ordinary soldiers, they are members of Don Company and part of the famous 9th Australian Division which, during their campaigns, sustained […]
Centenary of the Armistice of Moudros Keynote Address by Historian and Secretary of the LGCC Jim Claven
On behalf of Lee Tarlamis OAM President of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee (LGCC), I would like to invite you to attend the Centenary of the Armistice of Moudros Keynote Address by Historian and Secretary of the LGCC Jim Claven 10.30 am Education Centre Shrine of Remembrance¬†followed by Commemorative Service Shrine of Remembrance Sanctuary 11.45 […]
Curating the Anzac Centenaries: War, Memory and the Museum
As the centenaries of the Great War come to an end, two leading Melbourne museum curators reflect on how museums have represented the experience of Australians at war over the last few years.As Director of Exhibitions and Collections at Melbourne‚Äôs Shrine of Remembrance, Jean McAuslan has played a central role in shaping the Shrine‚Äôs response […]
Defence Seminar
Presenters from Navy, Army and Air Force will discuss "Changes in Australia's strategic circumstances. Partners: Returned & Services League of Australia (Victoria) Inc Naval Commemoration Committee of Victoria Air Force Association of Australia Royal United Services Institute Naval Association of Australia Navy League of Australia. Lunch with coffee/tea $25 per person email naval.commemoration.committee@gmail.com […]
