Ballarat Arms and Collectables Fair
Wendouree Sports & Events Centre Norman Street, Ballarat, AustraliaYes folks, 2 whole days of collecting.
Salvos ANZAC Salute
Melbourne Town Hall 90/120 Swanston Street, Melbourne, AustraliaCompared by Denis Walter Featuring Artists - Silvie Paladino, The Australian Children's Choir (Andrew Wailes), City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band, Melbourne Staff Band (Ken Waterworth) Purchase Tickets Here $20 / $15
Choppers: Helicopters and the Vietnam War – Museum and Conference Dinner
The National Vietnam Veterans Museum 25 Veterans drive, Newhaven, AustraliaMHHV and the National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) will hold a Museum Dinner at the NVVM on Saturday 21 April 2013 from 7 pm following its one day conference at the Museum - Choppers: Helicopters and the Vietnam War The dinner is open to all comers, but seats are limited to 80, so book early. […]
Choppers: Helicopters and the Vietnam War – MHHV one-day conference
The National Vietnam Veterans Museum 25 Veterans drive, Newhaven, AustraliaMHHV and the National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) will hold a one day conference at the NVVM on Saturday 20 April 2013, between 9 am and 4.30pm: The conference will be opened by Dr Peter Edwards, AM, Official Historian for Australia‚Äôs involvement in South East Asian conflict 1948-1975, and the keynote speaker will be Air […]
National Vietnam Veterans Museum Open
National Vietnam Veterans Museum 25 Veterans Drive, Phillip Island, AustraliaNational Vietnam Veterans Museum Open During Summer School Holidays: Daily* from 10.00am - 5.00 pm Outside of School Holidays** Wednesday to Monday from 10.00am - 5.00 pm *Except Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. **The Museum is closed on Tuesdays during non-school holiday periods for maintenance, training, planning and administration.
The Anzac Battlefield: Landscape of War and Memory – Last days
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaThe enduring fascination with Gallipoli is explored in this exclusive exhibition which presents some 100 items recovered from the Joint Historical and Archaeological Survey of the Gallipoli battlefield (2010 ‚Äì 14) supported by the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish governments. Historical and geographical context is provided by maps and engravings on loan from the University […]
Australian Police Arms and Accoutrements – Colonial to Present
Eley Park Community Centre 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South, AustraliaAustralian Police Arms and Accoutrements - Colonial to Present.This is Major Noel Hall Award night. PLEASE CONTACT THE GUILD FOR THE START TIME. The Guild holds monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month at Eley Park Community Centre, 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South, Melbourne (Melways ref: 61-H5). We warmly welcome, and encourage, all […]
Bayonets
Eley Park Community Centre 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South, AustraliaBayonets.This is Major Noel Hall Award night. PLEASE CONTACT THE GUILD FOR THE START TIME. The Guild holds monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month at Eley Park Community Centre, 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South, Melbourne (Melways ref: 61-H5). We warmly welcome, and encourage, all prospective members to come along to one of […]
Battleships at War 1941/42.
Melbourne Naval Centre (ESU Building) 146W Toorak Road, South Yarra, AustraliaPart one of 'Episodes of the Royal Navy, Battleships at War 1941/42.' This is part of a series of eleven DVD presentations featuring archival film from the Imperial War Museum, London. The Complete set has been presented to the Victoria Chapter of the NHS by Captain David Mc Fall FCII MN of the Maritime Model […]
Militaria
Eley Park Community Centre 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South, AustraliaMilitariaThis is Major Noel Hall Award night. PLEASE CONTACT THE GUILD FOR THE START TIME. The Guild holds monthly meetings on the last Monday of the month at Eley Park Community Centre, 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South, Melbourne (Melways ref: 61-H5). We warmly welcome, and encourage, all prospective members to come along to one of […]
Britannia Goes to War.
Melbourne Naval Centre (ESU Building) 146W Toorak Road, South Yarra, AustraliaFrom Naval Video Time Capsules, Episodes of the Royal Navy, we view Part 2 'Britannia Goes to War'. Produced from rare archival film from the Imperial War Museum London, this one hour video profiles almost all the types of warships of WW2. From Spithead reviews to the Home and Mediterranean fleets exercising off Gibraltar. From […]
The Borella Ride
In 1915, Albert Borella journeyed through 1,000 kilometres of Northern Territory‚Äôs outback from Tennant Creek to Darwin to enlist in World War I. He fought at Gallipoli and the Western Front; was wounded, commissioned on the battlefield, and awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest honour for valour in combat. From 20 February to 3 March […]