Calendar of Events

Discussing his publication, Uncommon Soldier, Chris Masters, one of Australia‚Äôs foremost investigative journalists, turns his attention to the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from our ongoing fascination with Anzac story, he looks at the rich and illuminating present to write a character study of the modern Australian soldier‚Äîwar fighter, peacekeeper, street-level diplomat, and aid worker. […]

Six Australians, aged between 20 and 25 should have been standing in an Aussie backyard the day before Christmas 1944, drinking a cold beer and burning sausages on the barbeque. Their conversation should have been about the Boxing Day Test. Instead these young men with bright futures were at RAF Binbrook being briefed for an […]

By 1914, a small number of determined women had been graduating from the Melbourne Medical School for 23 years and there were almost 130 women registered as medical practitioners in Australia. From the declaration of war in August 1914, the male medical fraternity enlisted enthusiastically across the country and women doctors were just as keen […]

In the lead up to the Centenary of the Great War, the Australian and New Zealand governments will embark on a great initiative, one destined to change the way that conflict is remembered. ‚ÄòProject Albany‚Äô will involve the digitisation of tens of thousands of repatriation files, charting what happened to the diggers who came home. […]

In March 1942, Australia was on its knees. The Japanese were swarming southward, Darwin had been bombed, and the vast majority of Australia‚Äôs best troops were overseas fighting the Germans. Fear of invasion was very real‚Ķ Then ships arrived at Port Melbourne bringing the first of hundreds of thousands of American troops to Victoria. It […]

Most cultural heritage is difficult to protect against development pressures. The fact that Australia's war heritage lies mostly in other people's countries makes the conservation and management of significant sites and sometimes related artefacts even more difficult. Using illustrated examples from the two World Wars (Gallipoli, Thai-Burma Railway) and the Korean and Vietnam Wars (Kapyong, […]

Despite the focus on the Gallipoli campaign, little is known about the experiences of the Australians captured at Gallipoli and imprisoned in Turkey for 3 ¬Ω years. Based on ten years of research in the Australian, British and Turkish archives, this presentation examines the identity of these men, their various experiences in Turkey and challenges […]

Australia following the Great War – a society shocked and riven by nearly five years of sacrifice. Book via La Mama web site or phone. Contact details info@lamama.com.au or 03 93476142 April 23 – May 11 Start Time(s) – Wed,Sun 6.30 pm; Thurs-Sat 7.30 pm. End Time(s) – 75 minutes duration.

Sydney Theatre Company and the Australian Defence Force present The Long Way Home - By Daniel Keene. Created from first-hand accounts, The Long Way Home reflects the Australian Defence Force's recent experiences on operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor as well as humanitarian and disaster relief. As we approach the centenary of the beginning […]

RSL Phillip Island golf day on Friday 15th November at Phillip Island Golf Course annual fund raiser for the National Vietnam Veterans Museum.RSL Phillip Island golf day on Friday 15th November at Phillip Island Golf Course annual fund raiser for the National Vietnam Veterans Museum . For details of how to enter and get your […]

Our speaker will be Commodore J S Dickson AM, MBE, RAN (Ret‚Äôd). Webster‚Äôs Dictionary defines the word ‚Äòodyssey‚Äô as describing a ‚Äòlong journey with adventures‚Äô. Jim Dickson has been on a sailor‚Äôs odyssey since he joined our RAN as a 13 year old Cadet Midshipman in January 1950. His long journey encompassed sea training in […]

An Anglo Boer war conference will be held at the Manningham council function centre, Doncaster, Melbourne over the weekend of the 26th and 27th October 2013. Although the occasion is being celebrated and organised by the Anglo Boer war study group, you do not have to be a member to enjoy the occasion with us. […]