Two Victorians awarded the Military Medal for bravery
Remembrance Day is a time for many people to take a moment to think about the men and women who have served their country in a war zone over seas.
More than bombs and bandages Australian Army Nurses at work in World War 1 by: Kirsty Harris – Book Review
This is a most interesting work; so interesting in fact that I had to read it twice!
The Armistice and The Australian 4th Light Horse
Why a minute of silence at 11am on 11th of November every year is observed.
Beachport Mine 1941 – The first casualties among Australian servicemen in Australia as a result of enemy action in World War 2
Maurie Stehbens had never seen one before, but he knew what it was as soon as he saw it bobbing up and down in the waves, just ahead of his […]
Did a Naval Coastwatcher send an ignored warning of the first aid raid on Darwin?
It is asserted by many that there was a second warning given to Darwin of the incoming air raid of 19th February 1942.
D-Day veteran turns 100 in Tasmania
It is a long way from England for a veteran of the 1944 D-Day landings, but Tasmania is where Les Elliott made home for the last 60 years.
Lark Force
On the 18/4/2023 the shipwreck, Montevideo Maru was discovered at a depth of over 4000 meters of water, (13000 feet), in the south China sea, off the northwest coast of […]
Politics and the General in Supreme Command: Law reform and Averting Unjust War By Richard Adams – Book review
I had a particular interest in reviewing this book, so I’d better put my cards on the table up front.
