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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 […]

Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved forts in the country. Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort (operating as an Australian Army Base) with over 150 […]

Thw Memorial Service and Luncheon presented by 58/32 Infantry Battalion Association Inc. You are cordially invited to attend The Major-General Pompey Elliott 2015 Annual Reunion To be held on Friday 20th March 2015 Memorial Service 11.30a¬∑m to 12.30pm Pre -luncheon drinks 12.30pm to I.OOpm "The Brass Tavern" 144 Pascoe Vale Rd, Moonee Ponds Ladies most […]

Australian soldiers praised stretcher-bearers on every battlefield of both world wars. From the landing at Gallipoli to the last campaigns of 1945, in desert, jungle, mountains and mud, Australian stretcher-bearers routinely risked their lives to save others. To win that praise, all bearers paid a high price. Their job was intensely dangerous and no category […]

Susanna de Vries will tell of eight heroic army nurses, five from Melbourne. Sister Samsung‚Äôs story is only one of eight enthralling narratives which Suzanna de Vries will present. Sister Hilda Samsing witnessed the bungled evacuation of wounded Anzacs, many of whom were left lying on the beach at Anzac Cove for days in burning […]

By Tom Wright Originally produced by Queensland Theatre Company and Sydney Festival The untold story of our Indigenous ANZACS. One hundred years ago, in 1914, a bullet from an assassin‚Äôs gun in Sarajevo sparked a war that ignited the globe. Patriotic young men all over the world lined up to join the fight ‚Äì including […]

Through historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to the contribution of Victorians. Find out about the hardships that our men endured and the battles that they fought alongside Allied nations ‚Äì from the […]

Through historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition presents the chronology of the First World War (1914-19) and provides the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories with particular reference to the contribution of Victorians. Find out about the hardships that our men endured and the battles that they fought alongside Allied nations ‚Äì from the […]

Join military historian Lieutenant Colonel Neil C Smith, AM, Retd, of Mostly Unsung, for an insight into researching military history. Neil will focus particularly on the Anzac Landings in 1915, providing an overview of WW1 and military research techniques within this context. He will include, as examples, research on some local Kingston residents. Book by […]

Victorian Collections is a new free, easy to use, online cataloguing system that is available to collecting organisations throughout Victoria, including RSLs and military heritage groups. Over the coming months workshops for volunteers to learn this cataloguing system will be held across Victoria - in Melbourne, Sale, Bright, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, St Arnaud and Mt […]

A lilydale soldier and author of the famous First World War poem – “The bugles of England” To be unveiled by Dr Mark Johnston, Head of History – Scotch College

Recognising the service and sacrifice of men and women from the Wimmera District of Victoria. Some of the features of the Exhibition will be local men who served on Gallipoli, the ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, The Australian Flying Corps,The Gallipoli Submarine the AE2, The Light Horse and the Western Front. During the Exhibition there will be […]