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The Great War is, for many Australians, the event that defined our nation. The larrikin diggers, trench warfare, and the landing at Gallipoli have become the stuff of the Anzac 'legend'. But it was also a war fought by the families at home. Their resilience in the face of hardship, their stoic acceptance of enormous […]

Join Melbourne‚Äôs first Anzac Run. Start at Cobbers Statue, Shrine of Remembrance Shrine of Remembrance, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne VIC 3004 The commemorative public run acknowledges and honours the significance of the military to Australia‚Äôs defence whilst promoting the values and ideals that lay at the heart of the Anzac tradition. Melbourne‚Äôs Anzac Run will start […]

During the centenary of the Great War, the Chinese Museum endeavours to research and tell the untold stories of Chinese-Australian war contributions both at home and abroad. This exhibition seeks to reignite public and community interest in World War One and to present an alternative, community-centred commemoration of the Great War which cannot be achieved […]

Through historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition will present the chronology of the First World War (1914-18). It will provide you with the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories of the 416,809 Australian men, 114,000 of whom were from Victoria, who enlisted, as well as the Australian women who served overseas as nurses.

Warbirds Downunder 2015 will be expanded this year to include a Friday Evening airshow on November 20th 2015 and a Full Day Airshow on Saturday November 21st 2015. To ensure that you stay up to date with all of the latest inclusions and important updates, sign up for our free email newsletter, like our Facebook […]

Come and join us on the occasion of the 113th anniversary year of the Australian Navy Foundation Day for the Creswell Oration 2014. The RAN Fleet Commander. Rear Admiral Tim Barrett AM CSC RAN will present ‚ÄúThe significance of the arrival of the Royal Australian Navy‚Äôs first fleet‚Äù The Fleet Commander approved HMAS Yarra IV […]

The conference is to be hosted by the Queensland Branch of the Society and will be held at Easter, 18 to 21 Apr 2014 in Maryborough, Queensland. Conference Theme: 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. This year‚Äôs conference theme recognizes the impact 1914 had on Australia. Conference venue: The conference […]

Victorian Collections is a free, online cataloguing system especially created for small museums in Victoria. This workshop offers a full day of training, beginning with basic collection management. By the end of the day each participant will have photographed and catalogued an item from their organisation‚Äôs collection using the Victorian Collections system. Each organisation should […]

Victorian Collections is a free, online cataloguing system especially created for small museums in Victoria. This workshop offers a full day of training about the system, beginning with basic collection management. By the end of the day each participant will have photographed and catalogued an item from their organisation‚Äôs collection using the Victorian Collections system. […]

The conference, convened by Military History and Heritage Victoria Inc., will be held at the Pompey Elliot Memorial Hall, Camberwell RSL,¬†on 30 May 2015.This one day conference, held close to the 50th anniversary of the first national servicemen entering Army in the Vietnam period, examines the history, politics, controversy and experience of compulsory military service […]

2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. To mark the anniversary of Australia‚Äôs involvement in the conflict that engulfed Europe, James Brown, Military Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy examines the long-reaching effects of Australia‚Äôs military engagement. As a former Australian Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, […]

Military History Group meeting