Calendar of Events

Professor Joy Damousi presents this lecture. A group who are often forgotten in our commemorations of war, mothers gave their sons in large numbers during the Great War. A group who are often forgotten in our commemorations of war,¬†mothers gave their sons in large numbers during the Great War. The ways in which mothers mourned, […]

Victorian Collections is a new free, easy to use, online cataloguing system that is available to collecting organisations throughout Victoria, including RSLs and military heritage groups. Over the coming months workshops for volunteers to learn this cataloguing system will be held across Victoria - in Melbourne, Sale, Bright, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, St Arnaud and Mt […]

The question of whether an Australian foreign policy existed during the First World War arises because there was no Department of Foreign Affairs at that time. Through ‚ÄòAustralia in War and Peace, 1914-19‚Äô, a major collaborative research project between the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies (MCAS) at King‚Äôs College London and the Department of Foreign […]

The Victoria Division Navy League of Australia is to hold a ‚ÄúWelcome Luncheon‚Äù on Monday 5th November for the port visit of HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Warramunga . Time:¬† 12 for 1230 Venue: ¬†Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens Hotel ‚Äì Apple room overlooking the Treasury Gardens.¬† ¬†¬†Seating up to 30.¬† President NLA Victoria Division - LCDR […]

By the end of The Great War, forty five Australian and New Zealand nurses had died on overseas service and over two hundred had been decorated. These were women who left for war on an adventure, but were soon confronted with remarkable challenges for which their civilian lives could never have prepared them. Peter Rees […]

Date: 7 & 8 JulyVenue: Expo Hall - Building 03 Opening Times: Sat 9:00am - 5:00pm Sun, 9:00am - 3:00pm Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors $10. Available at the door ATM Availability: Limited ATM facilites will be available. We recommend you visit an ATM prior to your arrival on site. Parking Facilities: Onsite parking $5.00 Entry […]

Between July 1942 and January 1943, Australia fought three costly campaigns against Japanese forces in Papua, New Guinea: at Kokoda, Milne Bay and the Beachheads. The Kokoda Track, winding through the Owen Stanley mountain range was the setting for the most famous of these, a campaign which many believe to be Australia‚Äôs defining episode of […]

Colonel Marcus Fielding will provide a unique and fascinating insight into the significant contribution by the Australian soldiers embedded in various Coalition headquarters. In telling his own story, Fielding provides interesting and fresh perspectives on Australia’s involvement. Click here for more information.

Presented by Dr Ross McMullin Ross McMullin‚Äôs latest book, Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia‚Äôs Lost Generation, contains extended biographies of ten extraordinary but long forgotten men whose loss was devastating to the nation as well as to their families. Dr McMullin‚Äôs illustrated presentation will examine the remarkable stories he has retrieved. Cost: Members Free […]

Presentation by Rob SteinbergVisitor donation appreciated - $3. Includes refreshments (tea/coffee/bisuits). Contact Noel Clark nhclark@ozemail.com.au War in the Air. Sir Ross Smith, No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps – Rob Steinberg

Join one of the world's leading Gallipoli scholars Bruce Scates for a discussion of his ‚Äòimagined history‚Äô of the Anzac Landing and beyond. This talk will explore the research underpinning Professor Scates‚Äô most recent book On Dangerous Ground: A Gallipoli Story, examine the contested truths of the past and consider the enduring importance of Gallipoli […]

On this walk we honour those who served their Country as being part of the Army, Navy and Air Force not only during the First and Second World Wars but also during the time that the world was at peace. November 10th 2012 at 2pm ‚Äì Remembrance Day Walk This walk will begin just inside […]