Calendar of Events

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 […]

The Mt Evelyn RSL is proud to invite you to the launch of the book "The last Lighthorseman" A year and a half after his older brother had been killed in action during the Battle of Pozieres, 20 year old Joe Clark went against his father‚Äôs wishes and left his job as a timber cutter […]

The Great War saw the emergence of an Australian Flying Corps (AFC), which by 1918 was making a tangible contribution to Allied air operations in the Middle East and on the Western Front. Over the operational phases of the war, the airmen and ground crews adapted to new aircraft types while facing a determined enemy […]

Vice Admiral P. ¬†Jones AO DSC RAN will present the Creswell Oration for 2013. Rex William, President of Naval Historical Society Vic and an Executive Committee member of the Navy League will be the MC. The Annual Australian Navy Foundation Day Creswell Oration. Bookings Open $40 a head. TIME: 1200 for 1230 LOCATION: William Angliss […]

MHHV and its supporter, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV), will hold a major Exhibition at the RHSV The Exhibition is to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of Australia‚Äôs first light cruiser, HMAS Melbourne, in Port Phillip Bay, on 26 March 1913, as part of the new Royal Australian Navy.¬† HMAS Melbourne took […]

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 […]

Learn about the experiences of prisoners of war and civilian internees in Victoria during the Second World War (1939-45) and discover a little known aspect of Australia's history. This exhibition explores the impacts on prisoners of war and internees who lived and worked in camps. Between 1939 and 1947 rural Victoria hosted eight internment and […]

An exhibition of 10 content-rich panels from the Texas Tech University‚Äôs Vietnam Center & Archive , which gives the American perspective on a range of fascinating aspects to their helicopter war in Vietnam.¬† Enhanced with QR Codes (Hint: make sure your mobile phone has the QR code app), the embedded technology in the panels allows […]