Military History & Heritage Victoria
Military history and heritage is an important part of Australia’s national story. MHHV Inc. aims to encourage interest in Australian and especially Victorian military history and heritage in all of its forms; to develop and engage in activities related to its research, preservation, promotion, education and commemoration. MHHV also aims to promote the interests of its member organisations in the community at large and to promote communication and cooperation within the military history and heritage community.
What’s Coming Up
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08Sep, 2021
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Semut: Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo – Speaker: Prof Christine Helliwell
September 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 8 September 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
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25Sep, 2021
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The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona, Buna and Sanananda – One Day Conference
Keilor East RSL, 12-22 Hoffmans RdSeptember 25 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
As the battle for Guadalcanal dragged on the Japanese advance on the Kokoda Track culminated and they were ordered to ‘advance to the rear’.
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03Dec, 2021
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The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona, Buna and Sanananda Sydney, One Day Conference
Great Southern Hotel, 717 George StDecember 3 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
As the battle for Guadalcanal dragged on the Japanese advance on the Kokoda Track culminated and they were ordered to ‘advance to the rear’.
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The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria
For anybody in Victoria who is interested in military history (and readers of this website probably fall into that category) or in strategic and defence matters more generally, there is a jewel of a resource available to them at the Royal United Service Institute of Victoria.
Niche Wars Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001–2014 Edited by: John Blaxland, Marcus Fielding, Thea Gellerfy
Australia invoked the ANZUS Alliance following the Al Qaeda attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001.
‘Battle on 42nd Street: War in Crete and the Anzacs’ bloody last stand’ – Speaker: Dr Peter Monteath
In addressing an audience of 25, Dr Monteath explained how he had written his book largely through the eyes of several high-profile participants, particularly Johnny Peck of the Australian 2/7th Battalion.
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Summary – ‘Special Missions in Persia and Russia, 1917-1919: Colonel Earnest Latchford MBE, MC.’
Mark Latchford opened his excellent presentation to an audience of 26 explaining that he inherited his grandfather’s (Ern) trunk of several hundred letters written to his fiancé during WWI.
Japan’s Pacific war: personal accounts of the Emperor’s warriors by Peter Williams – Book Review
Japan’s Pacific War is a collection of personal accounts from over 100 former Japanese soldiers, sailors and airmen recorded by Dr Peter Williams when he lived in Japan in the 1980s.
An interesting point: a history of military aviation at Point Cook by Steve Campbell-Wright – Book Review
On Sunday, 1 March 1914, a Bristol Boxkite aircraft flown by Lieutenant Eric Harrison, took to the skies over Point Cook, Victoria, marking the first flight by a military aircraft in Australia. It was the beginning of Australia’s long and distinguished military aviation capability. The first edition of An Interesting Point: A History of Military […]
