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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29Jun, 2021
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Below the radar: The secret war in South-East Asia 1942-45 Presented by Kate Reid-Smith
June 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The speed of Imperial Japan’s occupation of British Malaya in 1941–42 caught the Allies off-guard and without substantial intelligence assets.
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08Jul, 2021
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Launch of the RUSIV Australian Defence Force Ethics Essay Competition
ANZAC House, 4, Collins StJuly 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The President & Council of The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria have pleasure in inviting you to the Launch of the RUSIV Australian Defence Force Ethics Essay Competition by Major General the Honourable Greg Garde, AO, RFD at Anzac House, 4 Collins St Melbourne at 11 am on Thursday 8th July 2021
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14Jul, 2021
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‘Special Missions in Persia and Russia, 1917-1919: Colonel Earnest Latchford MC MBE’ – Speaker: Mark Latchford
July 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In late 1918, thousands of Australian soldiers, exhausted and scarred from the conflict in Europe, began to head home to loved ones down under.
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02Oct, 2021
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The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona, Buna and Sanananda – One Day Conference
The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 239 A’Beckett StreetOctober 2 @ 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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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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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 […]
Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001–2014 Edited by John Blaxland, Marcus Fielding, and Thea Gellerfy – Book Review
In addition to its availability as a free download, Niche Wars is unique for the breadth of its authors’ expertise—a blending of strategic, operational, and tactical insights and a frankness rarely seen in such collective efforts.
Semut: The untold story of a secret Australian operation in WWII Borneo By Christine Helliwell – Book Review
If war is an innate to human societies, then an anthropologist is probably well placed to provide insights that are atypical to most military histories.
