Lest We Forget! – researching your WW1 family military history
Parkdale Library 96 Parkers Road, Parkdale, AustraliaJoin 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 […]
Australia will be there: Victorians in the First World War (1914-19) – Last days
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum , AustraliaThrough 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 […]
Memorial in tribute to James Drummond Burns
Lilydale War Memorial Main St, Lilydale, AustraliaA 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
Spirit of the Past Exhibition
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 […]
Victorian Collections Training Workshop – Upper Yarra Community House
Upper Yarra Community House 2463 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction, AustraliaVictorian 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 History of the Royal Australian Navy, Volume 1
Melbourne Naval Centre (ESU Building) 146W Toorak Road, South Yarra, AustraliaA Navy Video produced by our Navy Video Unit, Sydney in 2008 - a navy does not drop from the clouds. It is a miraculous and delicate instrument, a creation of nerves as well as steel, united with blood as well as rivets; it is in many ways the greatest expression of a nation's genius. […]
Pipeclay Club lunch – 134th Year Luncheon
RACV City Club 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, AustraliaThe Pipeclay Club was founded on the 16th May 1881 at a meeting held at the Earl of Zetland Hotel. Join us at the RACV Club for lunch on Friday 15th May 2015 to celebrate 134 years since the Club was originally formed. Lunch includes a 2 course meal. Drinks at menu prices. Guests are […]
Spirit of the Past Exhibition – Last Days
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 […]
‘Quiet Lion’ – the story of ‘Weary’ Dunlop
Horsham RSL 36 McLachlan St, Horsham, AustraliaHorsham Sub-Branch RSL and U3A present a series of Military History programs. Horsham RSL / Horsham U3A commenced monthly Military History sessions on Wednesday 24 May 2009 and these are now held on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the Horsham RSL Conference Room commencing at 7-30pm. The sessions are available to all RSL […]
The National Vietnam Memorial Museum Activities Open Day
The National Vietnam Veterans Museum 25 Veterans drive, Newhaven, AustraliaAn open day at the National Vietnam Memorial Museum for members and the public with a great array of events and activities for everybody, for families or veterans alike. To learn more about the one day conference Choppers: Helicopters and the Vietnam War on Saturday 20 April at the NVVM, click here To learn more […]
Researching your military ancestors
Emerald Library 400 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Emerald VIC, AustraliaAndrew Kilsby is a professional historian completing his PhD at the ADFA@UNSW. His books include Lions of the Day (2008), The Bisley Boys (2009) and ¬†fallen leaves (2010).¬† His history of the rifle club movement - ¬†The Riflemen: Australia‚Äôs Forgotten Reserves - is expected to be published in 2012. Andrew is currently engaged on two […]
It Wasn’t a Holiday Camp! Contrasting views of Italian wartime internment in Australia
Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton Gardens, AustraliaPart of the History & The Meaning of Things¬†2012 Seminar Series on History & Material Culture. On 10th June 1940, Fascist Italy declared war on Britain. The following day authorities began rounding up thousands of Italian men across Australian capital cities and regional towns. There were approximately 33,000 Italian-born migrants in Australia at the time. […]