Calendar of Events

John Rogers of MHHV member Friends of the Cerberus will give a presentation on the Victorian Navy. John Rogers of MHHV member Friends of the Cerberus will give a presentation on the Victorian Navy RSVP to Adrian Roads

This is an introductory hands-on workshop for twelve participants using computers to learn Victorian Collections. This is the free, easy-to-use online cataloguing system especially created for small museums and collecting organisations. This training day is for organisations who have already decided to use this system to catalogue their collections. It is expected that you will […]

This workshop will get participants to think about developing engaging exhibitions in venues such as RSLs, local historical societies, small museums and libraries. ‚Ä¢ How can we develop displays with interesting stories behind them? ‚Ä¢ How should we decide what is exhibited and what stays in storage? ‚Ä¢ What is the safest way to display […]

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 […]

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. Rotary Club of Mont Albert & Surrey Hills Meeting Venue: Box Hill Institute ‚Äì Nelson Campus, Room G32, Ground Floor, Nelson Road, Box Hill 3128 (Melway 47 C8) Meeting Date […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.