Military History & Heritage Victoria

Military history and heritage are an important part of Australia’s national story. MHHV aims to encourage interest in Australian military history and heritage in all of its forms; to develop and engage in activities related to its research, preservation, promotion, education and commemoration; promote cooperation within the military history and heritage community and advance the interests of its members in the community at large.

What’s Coming Up

Oct
12
Grave Matters: Using Cemeteries as a Research Tool
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
October 12 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Oct
13
Designing Remembrance – Alternate visions for Victoria’s war memorial
The Shrine of Remembrance
October 13 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Latest News

A word from the MHHV President, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge RFD

The Annual General Meeting of MHHV was held last Wednesday 4th September 2024.  You can see the names of the new and continuing office bearers on the “About us” page […]

Game of Dominoes: Australia’s Security and the Cold War 1947-1991

Australia’s involvement in Asia in particular, arising from its part in the ANZUS treaty of 1951 and in SEATO from 1954 was examined – its role in the Malayan Emergency, […]

Defenders of the Queen: Imperial and Colonial Defence 1850 – 1901

In this conference, historians and experts on the era presented on both the strategic and the tactical.

Latest Articles

The Siege of Malta through Australian eyes

The Siege of Malta in the Second World War, which lasted from June 1940 until November 1942, was a linchpin of the war.

Great Courage and Initiative – The Heroic Life of George Ingram VC, MM. – Speaker: Anthony McAleer OAM

By today’s standards George Mawby Ingram lived a courageous life.

In The Fight – Australia and the Burma Campaign – Book Review

On 4 November this Big Sky Publishing in Australia is publishing In The Fight, a new book examining the various connections between Australia and the Burma Campaign between 1942 and […]