Calendar of Events

The Forgotten Cruiser: HMAS MELBOURNE (I)¬† Australia‚Äôs first light cruiser arrived in Melbourne in March 1913. Serving until 1928, it received the battle honours of Rabaul 1914 and North Sea 1916-1918. MELBOURNE ¬†was a work horse of the RAN, somewhat overshadowed by its sister ship SYDNEY but won accolades for the hazardous rescue at the […]

'Sir Sidney Smith RN' a hero from the age of sail in the tradition of 'HornBlower', Cochrane' etc. Serving in the American and French revolutionary wars, he later rose to the rank of admiral. Napoleon Bonaparte, reminiscing later in his life, said of him: "That man made me miss my destiny". The presentation prepared by […]

Terry Smith tells the little known story of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. (AATTV) in 1972, 64 Australians, who never numbered more than 30 at any¬†one time, who helped train 27 light infantry battalions of the Cambodian Army, a total of 13,600¬†officers and men, in Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam between January and […]

Presented by Pattie Wright Many would call these two men heroes and they would be right. Sadly,only one returned. Hec Waller was an RAN Captain, and Weary Dunlop, a Lieutenant Colonel, a¬†doctor and POW. What are the odds that two of Australia‚Äôs greatest came from what was then a¬†small town by a river in northwest […]

This is our last get together for the year so come with your partner and friends for a celebration. The RSL‚Äôs ‚ÄúWarramunga Restaurant‚Äù looks after us extremely well and the food is delicious. Speaker: This year our guests are Captain Katherine Richards RAN, and her husband, Colonel Bernard Richards, who combine two full time careers, […]

Presented by Dr David Holloway Victoria‚Äôs 4th Light Horse Regiment had, after its dismounted turn on¬†Gallipoli, seen little serious action. By the time of the attack on Beersheba¬†it was champing at the bit for action. The unlikely charge by the 4th and 12th Light Horse¬†Regiments armed only with slung rifles and bayonets to hand was, […]

Neville Rutledge was a navigator/wireless operator with 36 Squadron RAAF. He¬†served in the South-West Pacific during 1944-45 in C-47s, and will talk about his experiences, and about the¬†history of the famous Douglas type in which he flew. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month at RAAF Association, 24 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East, […]

Writing War in the Twentieth Century. ‚ÄúBeyond Glory?‚Äù is the third in a series of lectures presented by Professor Winter exploring the cultural history of the Great War. Professor Winter's previous lectures have addressed art and film. In ‚ÄúBeyond Glory?‚Äù Professor Winter focuses on the literary responses to the Great War. ‚ÄúWar is simply too […]

Major planning is complete for the Fly In to be held on Saturday October 20th at the Nhill aerodrome from 12 noon to 4pm.¬† Main features will be the attendance of¬† a member of the Roulettes team ,a Mustang, Wirraway,¬† Winjeel, Trojan, several Tiger Moths and a number of other aircraft of WWII vintage . […]

The Fort Queenscliff Museum Association¬†&¬†Directorate of Soldier Career Management - Army¬†presents¬†Fort Queenscliff Open Day 2012Open Day 2012 events include: Guided tours of the Fort grounds and the underground Museum BayFM (93.5FM) will be broadcasting live from Fort Queenscliff all day Art show featuring art by Michael Grant and current service men and women Firing of […]

HMAS Melbourne (I) was Australia‚Äôs first light cruiser, launched at Birkenhead in 1912.¬† She arrived in Melbourne on 26 March 1913 and took the crest and motto of the City of Melbourne ‚Äì ‚ÄòGathers Strength as She Goes‚Äô. ¬†Melbourne was in service until 1928 when she was returned to England to be scrapped. She had […]

Trade Exhibition ‚Äì New & Collectibles Antique & Modern Sporting Arms; Shooting Accessories; Reloading Equipment; Rifle Scopes/Optics; Collector's & Shooter's Ammunition; Hunting and Outdoor Clothing/Footware, Camping Utilities, Tanning/Leather Equipment, Edged Weapons; Custom Knives, Hunter Collector & Utility knives; Safes & Security equipment; Militaria; Medals; Books; Military prints; Accessories & Related memorabilia, etc. For further information […]