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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28Jan, 2021
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For Gallantry – Museum At Home Webinar
January 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
In this webinar we host the author of For Gallantry, Craig Blanch to find out more about the stories of 28 remarkable Australians.
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15Feb, 2021
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Women Work for Victory in World War II – Exhibition
Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring StFebruary 15 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Women Work for Victory in World War II tells the story of women on the home front during the Second World War.
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17Feb, 2021
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‘The Dunera Boys – a Family Story’ – Speaker: Phil Dressing
February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Zoom Webinar: Wednesday 17 February 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
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20Mar, 2021
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The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona, Buna and Sanananda – One Day Conference
Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 239 A'beckett StMarch 20 @ 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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Latest News
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.
DARK SECRETS: The True Story of Murder in HMAS Australia Speaker & author – Robert Hadler
In his presentation to an audience of 34, Robert Hadler, brought to life the tragic events surrounding to the murder, on 12 March 1942, of a lowly stoker Jack Riley by two other stokers, Ron Gordon and Ted Elias aboard HMAS Australia, the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.
Latest Articles
Major Gus Ebeling DSO: A Controversial Citizen and Soldier
Gustav Adolph (Gus) Ebeling was born at Percydale in the Pyrenees Ranges of the central Victorian goldfields on 5 March 1871.
Horrie the war dog: the story of Australia’s most famous dog by Roland Perry – Book Review
This book is a re-telling of the story of Horrie, a stray Egyptian Terrier puppy, who was befriended in the Libyan desert by members of the Signals Platoon of the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division, Australian Imperial Force, in 1941.
