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The Lost Records of Australia’s WWI Photographer
A mystic explorer, George Hubert Wilkins, was appointed the official photographer under Charles Bean at the Western Front during WWI. Author Jeff Maynard discovered Wilkins‚Äô lost records in the USA in 2014 and uses them to illustrate the remarkable story of the man who put a face to the Anzac legend. Date: Wednesday 24 February, […]
1966 – The year that changed the world
1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]
1966 – The year that changed the world – Last Days
1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]
Major General Arthur Denaro “Just Fighting”
Royal United Services Institute of VictoriaLunchtime Address Thursday 17th March 12.30 pm: Defence Plaza Melbourne, 661 Bourke St, Melbourne, 3000 Major General Arthur Denaro ‚ÄúJust Fighting‚Äù Major General Arthur Denaro CBE DL, speaks with experience and great insight on how to motivate, inspire and lead others in testing times. Major General Denaro's distinguished career began […]
Australia’s Worst 24 Hours: The Centenary of Fromelles with Ross McMullin
The battle of Fromelles remains the worst 24 hours in Australian history. Historian Ross McMullin will analyse how the disaster eventuated in July 1916, explain how it became for decades Australia‚Äôs little-known battle, and discuss the developments that have transformed perceptions of Fromelles in recent years. Ross McMullin is the author of an award-winning biography […]
First drafts of History: Rediscovering Victoria’s war correspondents
From the Boer War to Vietnam and beyond, Australians have long relied on war correspondents to bring home reports from the frontlines of conflict. Rediscover Victoria's war correspondents at a seminar with historians Fay Anderson, Garrie Hutchinson and Richard Trembath. Their presentations at this 'Making Public Histories' seminar complement the free inaugural exhibition celebrating the […]
‘Magnificent’: Australians at Alamein 1942
Dr Mark Johnston, author (with Prof Peter Stanley) of Alamein: The Australian Story, and one of Australia’s leading experts on the Second World War, will explain the role of Australian forces in the great turning point battle of the war in July-November 1942. Why did General Montgomery, commander of the British Eighth Army, call the 9th Australian Division ‘magnificent’?
Grief and Glory – Last Week
Grief and Glory — Victoria’s Unseen Anzac Photographic Treasures. See more here
Geelong Women and the First World War
The First World War was not just men's business. Thousands of Australian women responded to the demands of the war, and found themselves acting in an extraordinary range of dangerous situations and in diverse capacities. Join Dr Janet Butler and Dr Ruth Lee as they delve deep inside the experiences of two Geelong women at […]
Boer War Day Commemoration
The march starts at lower end of the Shrine Forecourt to the Eternal Flame.
Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service
Honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander¬†Service Men and Women. The Remembrance Service is a family friendly event and includes: Speeches from the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and a special guest Didgeridoo Performance and Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place Choir Services Band The Ode, rouse and last post Flying of the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and […]
Return of the Catalina – Documentary Screening
In 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese and with it the vital air¬†route that delivered top secret communications between Britain¬†and Australia. A group of aviators from Australia re-established the¬†route flying unarmed PBY Catalina flying boats for up to 32 hours¬†across enemy territory. In order to recognise these unsung heroes,¬†a museum in Outback Australia devised an […]
