Calendar of Events

Called the 'Cornerstone of the Continent' by George Bass when he discovered the area in 1798, this exhibition highlights the importance of Wilsons Promontory within the nation's security during WW ll and its role in the training of selected soldiers for guerrilla warfare. Foster & District Museum Old Post Office main street Foster 3960 (next […]

Reflects the debt of honour owed by Australia to the Timorese people. In 1942 two of Australia's first Commando units who trained at Wilsons Promontory fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese in former Portuguese East Timor. The Commandos only survived through the support of the Timorese people who provided food and shelter, warned of […]

Called the 'Cornerstone of the Continent' by George Bass when he discovered the area in 1798, this exhibition highlights the importance of Wilsons Promontory within the nation's security during WW ll and its role in the training of selected soldiers for guerrilla warfare. Foster & District Museum Old Post Office main street Foster 3960 (next […]

MHHV and its supporter, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV), will hold a major Exhibition at the RHSV The Exhibition is to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of Australia‚Äôs first light cruiser, HMAS Melbourne, in Port Phillip Bay, on 26 March 1913, as part of the new Royal Australian Navy.¬† HMAS Melbourne took […]

Military Historical Society of Australia - Victorian Branch Monthly Meeting.

Military Historical Society of Australia - Victorian Branch Monthly Meeting.

Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a great Australian. In terms of importance to Australian history, he is head and shoulders above the pack for his achievements in defeating tyranny and fighting for democracy. He was also a man who used education to turn his natural talent into ability, allowing him to realise his […]

Military Historical Society of Australia - Victorian Branch Monthly Meeting. The Wau-Salaumua Campaign followed on from the battle for Wau at the start of 1943. After defeating the Japanese attack on Wau, the Australians made ready to advance. The Japanese retreated two-thirds of the way back across the mountains, but were determined to hold a […]

Melbourne author Mike Rosel speaks on his book Unknown Warrior: The search for¬†Australia‚Äôs Greatest¬†Ace (Captain Alec Little, 47 victories in the Great War). Journalist and author, Mike Rosel shares stories of the decorated and virtually unknown WWI Royal Air Force pilot and former Prahran resident Captain Alec Little . (Fellow Members are welcome to talk […]

The Shift Theatre presents The Girls in Grey by Carolyn Bock and Helen Hopkins The Girls in Grey is a powerful play for all Australians, young and old, that brings to dramatic life the story of Australian Army Nurses during the Great War. Elsie Grace and Alice leave our shores in 1914 determined to prove […]

Bob Richards joined the Navy as a junior recruit in January 1973, and he was selected as an Officer Candidate during his early days at HMAS LEEUWIN.On December 6th 2006 he was Promoted to Commodore and assumed duties as Director General Logistics Assurance in the Joint Logistics Group. Chief of Navy also appointed him Head […]

After the ANZAC Day March, the Pipeclay Club invite members and guests to come together to mark this solemn day of remembrance.Guest of honour, award-winning historian and biographer Dr Ross McMullin, will deliver a keynote address. Dr McMullin has researched and written extensively about Australia‚Äôs involvement in World War I. Cost: $45 per person, includes […]