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

Dec
13
Designing Remembrance – Alternate visions for Victoria’s war memorial
The Shrine of Remembrance
December 13 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jan
5
Immortals – Clayton Tremlett
The Shrine of Remembrance
January 5, 2025 @ 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

Life So Full of Promise: further biographies of Australia’s lost generation. Speaker: Ross McMullin

Life So Full of Promise, Ross McMullin’s second multi-biography about Australia’s lost generation of World War I, features a collection of interwoven family stories about forgotten Australians who had radiant […]

Revealing Secrets: An unofficial history of Australian Signals intelligence & the advent of cyber – Book Review

This work is an exhaustive and authoritative history of signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations and applications within the Australian context and environment, both strategically and operationally.

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.